Happy Halloween

What better way to celebrate that to see if you know these DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF THE

SKELETAL SYSTEM

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            Exaggerated outward curvature of the spine in the thoracic region

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Inward exaggeration of the spine in the lumbar region

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          Lateral curvature of spine in any region

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A condition in which a defect in uric acid metabolism causes an excess of the acid and

 its salts (urates) to accumulate in the bloodstream and the joints respectively

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Pain with associated loss of function in a limb resulting from its repeated

movement or sustained static loading

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Any factor that acts on an individual so as to threaten his or her wellbeing, which

may produce a physiological and psychological response.  Mechanical stress

(or the lack of it) also affects the skeletal system

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Swelling in the carpal tunnel (in the wrist) causing compression of the medial nerve

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Protrusion of the pulpy inner material of an intervertebral disc through the

fibrous outer coat, causing pressure on adjoining nerve roots, ligaments, etc.

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A swelling of the joint between the great toe and the first metatarsal bone. A

bursa often develops over the site and the great toe becomes displaced towards

the outers

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Damage to the ligaments, vertebrae, or spinal cord, caused by sudden jerking

back of the head and neck, often in occupants of a car hit from behind

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