HLTH 354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Crepitus, Antibody, Radioactive Tracer

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The medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of the skeletal and muscular systems and uses diagnostic tests, medical and surgical procedures, and drugs to treat skeletal and muscular diseases. Bony framework on which the body is built. Composed of 206 bones, as well as cartilage and ligaments. Provides structural support for the body, works with the muscles to maintain body posture and produce movement, and protects the body"s organs. Also known as the skeletomuscular system and the musculoskeletal system. Consists of the bones of the head, chest and back. Consists of the bones of the shoulders, arms, hips, and legs. Mandible: other bones of the head are found in the ear and called ossicles, or the ossicular chain because they are arranged in a row: 12 pairs of ribs (true ribs (1-7); false ribs (8-10); floating ribs (11-12): within the thorax is the thoracic cavity, which contains the heart, lungs, and other structures o o.

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