Anatomy of a Long Bone/Postural Conditions

Match the following portions of a long bone.

• The ends of the long bones

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• Protects the ends of bones from friction

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• The main shaft of a long bone

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• The outer surface contain nerves/blood

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• Hollow space containing RBC and WBC

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Match the following spine postural conditions

• Kyphosis

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• Lordosis

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• Scoliosis

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Match the following knee postural conditions

• Genu varum

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• genu recurvatum

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• genu valgum

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Match the spinal postural conditions with the correct cause.

• Genetic Predisposition

• Kyphosis

• Weak back muscles, strong chest muscles

• Scoliosis

• Large belly mass

• Lumbar Lordosis

(a)   are cells that cause bone growth.

The medical name for bone cell is (a)   .