Common Diseases, Disorders and Pathologies of Bone

Running Head: BONE RELATED DISEASES 0
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Common Diseases, Disorders and
Pathologies of Bone

BONE RELATED DISEASES 1
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................1
Anatomy and physiology of Skeleton System.......................................................................1
Diseases of Skeleton system..................................................................................................2
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
Bones are the main structures of the body that provides support, shape to the body and
protect other organs of the body. There are two hundred and nine bones in an adult human
body. Bones are formed by ossification of cartilage. All the bones in the womb start off as the
cartilage and gradually changed into hard bones as a person grows. Each bone of the body
has different shape and size. These different types of bones make skeleton system. There are
various disorders of diseases are associated with skeleton system. The normal anatomy &
physiology of skeleton system, risk factors, causes, sign & symptoms and treatments of the
diseases will be discussed in this report.
Anatomy and physiology of Skeleton System
The human skeleton system is consisting of various bones and cartilages. There are
various types of bones in a human skeleton such as dense bone, the spongy bone, large, short,
flat and irregular bones. Femur is determined as the largest and strongest bone of the body.
The smallest bone of human skeleton system is Stapes.
Functions
Support: Bones form a framework which supports the human body and it cradles the soft
tissues. The bone of legs acts like a pillar to provide support to the body when a person stands
and the thoracic cage play an important role to support the thoracic wall.
Protection: The bones protect the soft-tissues and organs of the body such as the brain, spinal
cord, and thorax organ.
Movement: A human body moves with the help of skeleton system. Skeleton muscles
surround the bones use it as a levers to move.