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What happens if someone has osteoarthritis?

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The cartilage erodes at a joint

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What is cartilage?

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Rubber like padding at the end of bones that reduce friction and act as shock absorbers

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What happens when someone has rheumatoid arthritis?

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The bone erodes at a joint due to an autoimmune response.

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What are the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis?

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Rheumatoid nodules

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Where is a ball and socket joint found in the body?

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In the hip

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Where is a pivot joint found in the body?

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In the neck

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Where can a fixed joint be found in the body?

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In the cranium

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Where can a sliding joint be found in the body?

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In the wrist

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Where can a hinge joint be found?

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In the knee

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What are the seven types of joints?

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Ball and socket
Hinge 
Saddle 
Condyloid 
Pivot
Gliding and sliding
Fixed
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What are bones at joints bound together by?

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Strong flexible fibres aka ligaments

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What do joints connect?

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bone with bone

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Give two examples of antagonistic pairs?

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Biceps and triceps

Hamstrings

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Muscles can only do what?

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pull

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What can’t muscles do?

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push

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What is the role of the agonist?

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The agonist does the work

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What does the antagonist do?

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It relaxes

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What does it mean when muscles contract?

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They become shorter

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What happens when muscles relax?

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The become longer

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What is a tendon?

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A tough material joining a muscle to a bone

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What are antagonistic muscles (AKA antagonistic pair)?

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muscles that work together.

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What happens when antagonistic pairs work together?

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One contracts, and the other one relaxes

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Osteoarthritis
Complete the sentence:
Joints become painful and _____ often in the knees, ____ and the small joints of the _____.

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1) stiff
2) hips
3) hands

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Osteoarthritis
Complete the sentence:
Joint _____ and increased ____ happens if the joint has not been _____ in a while.

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1) Tenderness
2) Pain
3) Moved

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Osteoarthritis | There can be a ________ noise or _______ sensation at the joint
1) cracking | 2) grating
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Osteoarthritis | You can have limited range of ________ at the ____
1) movement | 2) Joint
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Joints may appear more _(what )_ than normal for someone with osteoarthritis?
Knobbly
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What is the epiphyseal line?
A part of the bone that replaces the growth plate once the person has reached adult height.
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What is periosteum?
A membrane that covers the outside of the bone
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What is a compact bone?
A denser bone that creates a hard structure in the middle of the bone
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Where is a spongy bone found?
At the ends of long bones
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Complete the sentence: | Spongy bones are ______, weaker and more ________
1) softer | 2) flexible
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What is the medullary cavity of a bone?
It is the central cavity of the bone
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What is stored in the medullary cavity?
Bone marrow
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What is produced in the bone marrow?
Blood cells
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What is the blood vessels function?
To carry blood through the body
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What are blood vessels part of?
The circulatory system
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What is the role of osteocytes?
To maintain the bone
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What are the canaliculi?
Small passages
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What happens in the canaliculi?
Nutrients are exchanged
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Complete the sentence: | In the ________ of the _______, blood vessels run through the _________ _______.
1) middle 2) osteon 3) haversian 4) canal
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What are the roles of cartilage?
Shock absorber | Prevents friction
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What does synovial fluid do?
It lubricates and nourishes the joint as well as preventing friction.
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What is stored inside the synovial membrane?
Synovial fluid
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Complete the sentence: energy and muscle contraction | ATP is converted into ___ during ______ contraction which releases _____ to the cell.
1) ADP 2) Muscle 3) Energy
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What is the part of the bone called when it is cut top to bottom?
The Vertical cross section
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What is the bone section called when it is cut through the middle?
The transverse section of the bone
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Muscles can only generate force when it is...?
Contracting
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If muscles can only generate a force when it is contracting then what can they not do?
Push
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How many muscles are required for movement around the joint?
Two
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Complete the sentences: Most joints use pairs of muscles acting in _________ directions to generate movement. Such muscles are known as _________ pairs. The _______ and _______ and the ______ and ______ are just two examples of antagonistic pairs.
1) opposite 2) antagonistic 3) quadricep 4) hamstring 5) bicep 6) tricep
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What is essential for muscle contraction?
Energy
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Complete the sentence... Energy is essential for muscle ________. ___ is converted to ___ during muscle contraction which releases the ______ to the cell. Without this energy, our _______ cannot contract, which means our bodies will not be able to _____.
1) contraction 2) ATP 3) ADP 4) energy 5) muscles 6) move
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What is osteoporosis?
A health condition that weakens bones.
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What does osteoporosis make the bones?
Fragile and more likely to break
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How quickly does osteoporosis develop?
Slowly
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When is osteoporosis usually diagnosed?
Usually after an unusual bone breaks or fractures
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What are the most common fractures for someone with osteoporosis?
Wrist Hip Vertebrae
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Someone who has very advanced osteoporosis can get a fracture from just doing what?
Sneezing
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What is protein matrix?
A honeycomb structure
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What does the protein matrix provide?
Strength so the bones can support our weight
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What is bone density?
A measurement of the amount of calcium and other minerals in as segment of bone.
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What does a higher mineral content in your bones indicate?
Higher bone density and more stregnth
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What is the menopause?
It is when a woman stops having periods and are no longer able to get pregnant naturally.
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Complete the sentences: Osteoporosis is due to a loss of protein ______ from the bone resulting in a loss of bone density. The condition weakens bones so they become brittle, more _____ (lower bone mass) with more _____.
1) matrix 2) porous 3) holes
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Complete the next sentences: Bones naturally become _________ with age, particularly in _______, who lose bone rapidly in the first few years after menopause. This is because the hormone _________ (which promotes bone formation) _______ in __________ after ___________.
1) thinner 2) women 3) oestrogen 4) declines 5) in 6) production 7) menopause
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What hormone promotes bone formation?
Oestrogen
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What is a normal part of the ageing process?
Losing bone
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What are the risk factors of getting osteoporosis?
Family history of the condition or of hip fractures Heavy drinking and smoking Having an eating disorder like anorexia Long term of medications affecting bone stregnth like corticosteroids (used for arthritis and asthma) Having other conditions like rheumatoid arthritis Lifestyle factors like diet and exercise
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What are the three methods of monitoring osteoporosis?
Bone density scans like a DEXA scan Blood tests Fracture of an unusual bone
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What does a dexa scan measure?
Calcium levels in the bone.
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What does a DEXA scan produce and what is it compared to?
It produces a 'T-score' and the score is compared to a healthy person of the same age.
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What do blood tests determine for someone with osteoporosis?
The progression of the malfunction
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What are the possible treatments for osteoporosis?
``` Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements Taking hormone replacement therapy Taking biphosphonates Having physiotherapy Using a TENS machine ```
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What hormones are given to women taking hormones for osteoporosis?
Oestrogen and progesterone
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What do biphosphonates do?
Slow the rate at which bone is broken down
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What does physiotherapy do to the muscles?
Strengthens muscles and bones which means that there is less risk of fracture.
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What does a TENS machine produce?
Electrical impulses
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What is a TENS machine used for?
Arthritis
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What does a TENS machine help reduce?
Pain
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What is an osteocyte?
A bone cell

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