What does the skeletal system do?
What is
Support of the body
Protection of soft organs
Movement due to attached skeletal muscles
Storage of minerals and fats
Blood cell formation
Break that does not penetrate the skin.
Closed (Simple) Fracture
Allow for growth of long bone during childhood.
What is Epiphyseal Plate?
Bone Breaks into many fragments
What is comminuted fracture?
Broken bone is pressed inwards
What is depressed?
Body stops making new bone due to lack of calcium, resulting in brittle bones and fractures
What is osteoporosis?
Inside of your pelvis?
What is the cocyx, your sacrum, 2 coxal bones (hipbones).
Type of arthritis that occurs when uric acid builds up in the blood, causing crystals to form in the joint
What is gout?