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Skeletal System

Skeletal System. Alex Wiemann. Function. Support Protection Movement Produce blood cells Store minerals. Structural Roles in Movement. Animal Skeletal Systems. Long Bone. Leukemia. Description: type of blood cancer that begins in bone marrow

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Skeletal System

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  1. Skeletal System Alex Wiemann

  2. Function • Support • Protection • Movement • Produce blood cells • Store minerals

  3. Structural Roles in Movement

  4. Animal Skeletal Systems

  5. Long Bone

  6. Leukemia • Description: type of blood cancer that begins in bone marrow • Signs and symptoms: fever, night sweats, headaches, bruising, joint pain, fatigue, weak, weight loss • Prevalence: about 47,150 people will die of leukemia in 2012, 23,540 will be diagnosed • Treatment: chemotherapy, radiation, stem cell transplant

  7. Osteoporosis • Description: thinning of bone tissue and loss of density over time • Signs and symptoms: bone pain, fractures, loss of height, low back pain, neck pain, stooped posture • Prevalence: 44 million in U.S. ages > 50 • Treatment: calcitonin, hormone replacement therapy, parathyroid hormone, exercise, diet of high calcium foods

  8. Resources • http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/HumanBody/Skeletal/Skeletal_System.php • http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Skeletons-in-Animals.topicArticleId-8741,articleId-8716.html • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002276/ • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001400/ • http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/leukemia-treatment-overview • http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/leuks.html • http://www.nof.org/advocacy/resources/prevalencereport

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