Musculo-skeletal system : Bone and Muscle loss. The musculo-skeletal system allows the human body to physically move and exert forces on its environment. Whereas on Earth the musculo-skeletal system has to support the weight of the body, and the postural bones and muscles are permanently loaded by gravity, this is not the case in weightlessness.

Spine (vertebral column) A fully grown adult features 26 bones in the spine, whereas a child can have 34. Cervical vertebrae (7 bones) Thoracic vertebrae (12 bones) Lumbar vertebrae (5 bones) Sacrum (5 bones at birth, fused into one after adolescence)

LilySusannah Terms in this set (25) Cranium The upper part of your skull. Mandible The lower part of your skull. Sternum Long, narrow flat bone. Helps to stabilize the thoracic skeleton and protects vital organs including the; heart, aorta, vena cava and the thymus gland. Along the bodies midline and around six inches long. Ribs

Summary Some common bone cancer symptoms include pain in the affected bone, swelling or tenderness, a bone that breaks with little or no trauma, fatigue, and unexplained weight loss. Bone.

Signs and symptoms include: Severe pain, which might increase with movement Swelling Bruising Deformity, such as a bent arm or wrist Inability to turn your arm from palm up to palm down or vice versa

Things that can cause pathologic humerus fractures include: osteoporosis bone cancer bone cysts or tumors bone infection

Symptoms of a broken collarbone include: Pain that increases when moving the shoulder. Swelling, tenderness or bruising. Skin over the break might look like a tent when gently pinched. A bump on or near the shoulder. A grinding or crackling sound when moving the shoulder. Stiffness or not being able.

Shadow and Bone is a young adult fantasy adventure and debut novel written by Israeli-American author Leigh Bardugo. It was published by Macmillan Publishers on June 5, 2012. The novel is narrated by Alina Starkov, a teenage orphan who grows up in the Russia-inspired land of Ravka when, unexpectedly harnessing a power she never knew she had in.

Introduction. The clavicle is a double curved long bone which connects the arm to the trunk. It articulates medially with the sternum at the sternoclavicular joint, and laterally with the acromion process of the scapula. It can be divided into three parts: Medial (sternal) end. Lateral (acromial) end. Shaft.

Long bones are found in the arms (humerus, ulna, radius) and legs (femur, tibia, fibula), as well as in the fingers (metacarpals, phalanges) and toes (metatarsals, phalanges). Long bones function as levers; they move when muscles contract. Short Bones

Diseases & Conditions. Scapula (Shoulder Blade) Fractures. The shoulder blade (scapula) is a triangular-shaped bone that is protected by a complex system of surrounding muscles. Scapula fractures represent less than 1% of all broken bones and many of them can be treated without surgery.

The auditory ossicles - The middle ear is where the three smallest bones in the body are found: Malleus, Incus, and Stapes. The tympanic membrane (eardrum) forms the boundary between the outer ear and the middle ear. The sounds cause the eardrum to vibrate, and hence these three ossicles to transmit the kinetic energy.