The Skeletal System - Diseases, Injuries, and Bone Health
Reading on Skeletal Injuries - Click here
Bone Injuries Worksheet -Make Copy of the following document and fill it in.
Topic #1 - Taking Care of Bone/ Osteoporosis
p. 18 and 19 in Reading Above
Questions to answer: What is it? (cause, effect, treatment)
Topic #2 - Fractures, Dislocations, and Sprains
p. 20 and 21 in Reading Above
Link to Site - Health 24
Questions to answer: Kinds, effect on body and when do they happen?
Topic #3 - Identifying Injuries- X-ray
p. 21 in Reading Above
Questions to answer: Be sure to answer the advantages and disadvantages, cost, and when is it used?
Topic #4 - Identifying Injuries- MRI
p. 22 in Reading Above
Link to Site- MRI and this site too for comparing
Questions to answer: Be sure to answer the advantages and disadvantages, cost, and when is it used?
Topic #5 - Joint Replacement Surgery
p. 23 in Reading Above
Questions to answer: What is it? Candidates for and advantages/disadvantages.
Topic #6 - Arthroscopic Surgery
p.23 in Reading Above
Questions to answer: What is it? Candidates for and advantages/disadvantages.