Topic 9 - SKELETAL SYSTEM - osteoporosis | bone repair Flashcards
osteoporosis
decrease in ______ ______
decrease in bone mass
what decreases in bone mass?
osteoporosis
what are the 6 risk factors of osteoporosis?
- increasing age
- inadequate diet
- too little/excessive exersice
6.
- too little/excessive exersice
- increasing age
- post menopause
- inadequate diet
- illness, excess PTH
- too little/excessive exersice
- drugs + smoking
what are the 6 risk factors of osteoporosis?
- post menopause
- illness, excess PTH
- drugs + smoking
- increasing age
- post menopause
- inadequate diet
- illness, excess PTH
- too little/excessive exercise
- drugs + smoking
what are the 6 risk factors of osteoporosis?
no hints
- increasing age
- post menopause
- inadequate diet
- illness, excess PTH
- too little/excessive exersice
- drugs
risk factors of osteoporosis:
increasing age
decreases sex hormones (both male and female)
risk factors of osteoporosis:
post menopause
decreases estrogen
risk factors of osteoporosis:
inadequate diet
decreases vitamin D and Ca++
risk factors of osteoporosis:
illness, excess PTH
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risk factors of osteoporosis:
drugs + smoking
- e.g. cortisone, alcohol ⇒ decreases osteoblast acitivity
- smoking - decreases estrogen
what risk factor decreases sex hormones
increasing age
what risk factor(s) decreases estrogen?
post-menopause and smoking
what risk factor decreases vitamin D and calcium
inadequate diet
risk factors of osteoporosis: too little/excessive exercise
(stress - cortisol)
what risk factor decreases osteoblast activity?
drugs