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Skeletal System
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Evans, Morgan R. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Through this unit, written for an honors anatomy and physiology class, students become familiar with the human skeletal system and answer the Challenge Question. Through this unit, written for an honors anatomy and physiology class, students become familiar with the human skeletal system and answer the Challenge Question: When you get home from school, your mother grabs you, and you race to the hospital. Your grandmother fell and was rushed to the emergency room. The doctor tells your family your grandmother has a fractured hip, and she is referring her to an orthopedic specialist. The orthopedic doctor decides to perform a DEXA scan. The results show her BMD is -3.3. What would be a probable diagnosis to her condition? What are some possible causes of her condition? Should her daughter and granddaughter be worried about this condition, and if so, what are measures they could take to prevent this from happening to them? |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Vanderbilt University Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Biology Chemistry Life Science Problem Solving Science and Technology Osteopenia Medical Biomedical Engineering Osteoblast Osteoporosis Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Compact Bone Dexa Scan Legacy Cycle Osteoclast Bone Strength |
| Content Type | Text |
| Education Level | Class X Class XI Class XII |
| Resource Type | Syllabus |
| Subject | Chemistry Biology Technical |
