A5 - Additional Factors of Skeletal System Flashcards
Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Age, Postural Deviations
1
Q
What are the 4 additional factors of the skeletal system?
A
Age
Arthritis
Postural Deviations
Osteoporosis
2
Q
What is arthritis?
A
Inflammation of a synovial joint
3
Q
What does age have to do as an additional factor?
A
For kids especially, doing weights might damage the epiphyseal plates in the bones which stunts their growth
4
Q
What are the two different postural deviations?
A
Kyphosis
Scoliosis
5
Q
What is kyphosis?
A
Hunched back
6
Q
What is scoliosis?
A
S-shaped back
7
Q
What is osteoporosis?
A
The weakening of bones
