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Skeletal System Flashcards

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What are the 4 components of the skeletal system?

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Bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments

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How many bones does the adult body have?

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206

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Almost half of the total bones in the human body are located where?

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Hands & feet

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What are the smallest and the longest bones in the human body and where are they located?

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Smallest bone is the stapes in the middle ear.
Largest bone is the femur in the thigh.

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What kind of tissue is bone? Is it living or dead?

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Bone is a hard form of connective tissue.
Living tissue (has its own metabolism ex. Fractured/broken bones are able to heal).

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What are the main functions of the skeletal system?

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Protection, movement, support, mineral storage/release, blood cell formation.

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What does the skeletal system protect?

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Protects internal organs

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What bones protect the lungs and heart?

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Ribs and sternum

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9
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What bones protect the spinal cord?

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Vertebrae

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What bone protects the brain?

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skull

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Where are blood cells produced?

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Bone marrow

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Name the process by which blood cells are produced.

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Hematopoiesis

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What minerals are stored and released in the bone?

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Calcium and phosphorus

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How does the skeletal system facilitate movement?

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Bones act as levers to move the body.

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What parts of the skeletal system support the weight of the entire body?

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Legs, pelvic girdle, and vertebral column

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What does the mandible (jawbone) support?

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Teeth

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What does the pelvic girdle support?

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Pelvic and abdominal organs

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What tissues/components are found in the bone?

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Osseous tissue
Bone marrow (blood cell formation)
Adipose tissue
Nervous tissue (bone fractures hurt)
Blood supply (living tissue)
Connective tissue

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What are the 2 types of bone?

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Spongy and Compact bone

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Describe spongy bone.

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Small needle-like
Many open spaces
Cancellous (porous, mesh-like) bone
Internal support
Located inside of compact bone

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Describe compact bone.

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Homogeneous
Hard
Strong
Weight bearing
Surrounds spongy bone

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What is cartilage and its function?

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Resilient, semi-rigid connective tissue that forms parts of skeleton to increase flexibility.
Main component of joints.

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23
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Articulating cartilages

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Articulating surfaces (bearing surfaces) of bones participating in a synovial joint are capped with articulating cartilages, providing smooth, low-friction, gliding surfaces for free movement.

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What is the function of cartilage in the thoracic cage?

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Provide flexibility to the diaphragm to aid in breathing.

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What are the classifications of bone by shape?

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Long, flat, irregular, sesamoid, and short bones

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Describe long bones and list some examples.
What is their structure? What kind of bone do they contain? What is their function? Where are they found?

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Longer then they are wide
Have shaft with heads at both ends
Contain mostly compact bone
Support weight and movement
Found in appendicular skeleton
Ex: humerus and femur

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Describe short bones and list some examples.

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Generally cube-shaped
Mostly spongy bone
Provide stability and movement
Ex: bones of the wrist

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Describe flat bones and list some examples.

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Thin and flattened
Usually curved
Two thin layers of compact bone around a layer of spongy bone
Protect internal organs
Provide attachment for muscles
Ex: skull bones, ribs, sternum

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29
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Describe irregular bones and list some examples.

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Do not fit into other bone classification categories.
Irregular, complicated shape
Protect internal organs
Ex: Vertebra

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30
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Describe sesamoid bones and list some examples.

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Bones that form within tendons
Give extra leverage
Small and round in shape
Protect the tendon from stress and wear
Ex: Patella

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31
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What is the only bone that does not articulate with any other in the body?

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Hyoid Bone

32
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Hyoid bone location and function

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Located in larynx
Serves as a moveable base for the tongue

33
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What are the functions of joints?

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Articulations between 2 or more bones
Holds bones together
Allow for mobility

34
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What are the 3 structural classifications of joints?

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Cartilaginous joint
Fibrous joint
Synovial joint

35
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What are the 5 classifications of synovial joints?

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Plane (gliding) joint
Hinge joint
Pivot joint
Saddle joint
Ball-and-socket joint

36
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Describe cartilaginous joints and where they are located.

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Bones connected by cartilage (hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage)
More movement then fibrous, less then synovial
Ex: costal cartilage to sternum, intervertebral joints, pubic symphysis

37
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Describe fibrous joints and where they are located.

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Bones united by fibrous tissue
Largely immovable
Ex: skull, between ulna and radius

38
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Describe synovial joints and where they are located.

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Most common joint in body
Most mobile
Surrounded by flexible membrane forming a sac
Synovial fluid secreted into the sac
Articulating cartilage covers bone ends to prevent friction
Reinforced by ligaments

39
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What are the two types of synovial sacs?

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Subacromial Bursa
Tendon sheath

40
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Describe the function of subacromial bursa (synovial sac).

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Flattened fibrous sacs lined with synovial membrane
Filled with synovial fluid
Eliminates friction by rolling where a structure would otherwise rub against a bone

41
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Describe structure and function of tendon sheath (synovial sacs).

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Elongated bursa that wraps around a tendon.
Helps to protect the tendons during movement

42
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Plane (Gliding) Joint function and example.

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Allows the bones to slide over each other
Ex: Carpals (wrist joint)

43
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Hinge joint function and example.

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Works similarly to a door hinge
Moves in a single axis to bend or straighten
Ex: elbow (ulna and humerus), knee (femur and tibia), fingers and toes

44
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Pivot joint function and example.

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Allows the rotation of the bones without changing the angle (across planes).
Ex: atlas and axis (1st and 2nd cervical vertebrae *neck), proximal and distal radioulnar joints (supination and pronation).

45
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Saddle joint function and example

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Allows bi-axial movement in the sagittal and frontal planes
Ex: thumbs across hand

46
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Ball-and-Socket joint functions and examples.

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Ball-shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup-like depression of another bone.
Allows more freedom of movement than any other kind of joint.
Ex: Hip and shoulder

47
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What is arthritis and what are the two types?

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Joint inflammation that can cause pain and stiffness
Degenerative process with age
Ex: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

48
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Osteoarthritis definition and symptoms

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Protective cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones wears down over time
Lost of join space (bone on bone)

49
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Rheumatoid arthritis definition and symptoms

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An autoimmune and inflammatory disease
The immune system attacks healthy cells by mistake, causing painful inflammation.
Bone erosion
Ex: ulnar deviation (fingers go out)

50
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How can rheumatoid arthritis affect the eyes?

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Uveitis
Scleritis

51
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What is the axial skeleton? What bones does it include?

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Forms the longitudinal part of the body
Ex: skull, hyoid bone, bony thorax (rib cage), vertebral column (vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx), sternum

52
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What is the appendicular skeleton? What bones does it include?

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Composed of upper and lower extremities
Ex: Shoulder girdle, arm, hand, pelvic girdle, leg, foot, pectoral girdles

53
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What is the vertebral column? What are the different parts?

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Houses the spinal canal that contains the spinal cord.
Separated by innervated discs.
Base of the skull to the tailbone.
Cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx.

54
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How many bones does the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae each have? Sacrum and coccyx?

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Cervical Vertebrae (7)
Thoracic Vertebrae (12)
Lumbar Vertebrae (5)
Sacrum- 5 fused into one
Coccyx- 4 fused into one

55
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Why is the vertebral column curved?

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Help body to absorb stress from body movement and gravity.
Helps to bear weight.

56
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Spinous process definition and function.

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Bony projection off posterior of each vertebrae.
Provides point of attachment for muscles and ligaments of the spine.

57
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What is the Atlanta-occipital joint?

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Function as bilaterally symmetrical ellipsoid synovial joints between C0 and C1.

58
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What does atlas (C1) articulate with, and what is the function?

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Articulates with occipital condyles
Causes neck flexion/extension (nodding)
Carries whole head (Greek mythology)
Anterior

59
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What does axis (C2) articulate with, what is the function?

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Articulates with atlas (C1)
Shaking head
Posterior

60
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What is the transverse process of the cervical vertebrae?

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Muscle attachment sites
The muscles that attach to the transverse processes maintain posture and induce rotation and lateral flexion of single vertebrae and the spine as a whole
Contains transverse foramen

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What is the transverse foramen of the cervical vertebrae?

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Hole in the transverse process through which the vertebral artery passes from the heart to the brain.

62
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What is the transverse costal facet for interior rib of the thoracic vertebra?

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The surface that articulates with the tubercle of the rib with the same number for the first ten thoracic vertebrae.

63
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What is the superior costal facet for superior rib of the thoracic vertebrae?

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Site where a rib forms a joint with the top of a vertebra.

64
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What is the vertebral foramen of the lumbar vertebrae?

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The opening in a vertebra that is formed by a neural arch and back portion of a vertebral body and through which the spinal cord passes.

65
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Vertebral Body

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Main portion of the vertebra
Bears weight
Provides attachment for the discs between the vertebrae
Anterior section protects the spinal cord and verve roots

66
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Describe the intervertebral foramen of the lumbar vertebrae.

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Location where nerve roots exit the spine.

67
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How does the spine appear with scoliosis?

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Spine is “S” or “C” shaped

68
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How does the spine appear with lordosis?

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Lumbar spine curves inwards (lower back).

69
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How does the spine appear with Kyphosis?

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Thoracic spine curves outward (upper back).
Caused by compression fractures (collapsed vertebral body).

70
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Osteoporosis

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Causes bones to become weak and brittle.
Bone become porous

71
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What is a synovial joint? Where are they found?

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Allow for movement
Bones’ surfaces are covered with a tin layer of strong, smooth articulating cartilage.
A thin layer of synovial fluid separates and lubricates the two cartilage-covered bone surfaces.

72
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What do ligaments connect?

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Bone to bone
Fibrous connective tissue
Flexible

73
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What do tendons connect?

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Muscle to bone
Flexible

74
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What is the dens?

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Bony projection on C2 (axis) that forms a joint with C1 (atlas) to aid in turning the head.

75
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What is Anklylosing spondylitis?

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Inflammatory disease causing lumbar vertebrae to fuse
Makes spine less flexible (hunched posture)
Ossification along margin of disk spaces in lumbar spine
Can cause uveitis in the eye

76
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Describe the procedure of centesis.

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Puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle to draw out fluid

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