Helpful Links to The Skeletal System - Diseases, Injuries, and Bone Health

Link to the Medtropolis - Skeletal System Online Webquest
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Use the following links to help you in the Bone Health Worksheets.

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The Skeletal System - Diseases, Injuries, and Bone Health

Topic #1 - Taking Care of Bone/ Osteoporosis 

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Link to Osteoporosis

Questions to answer: What is it? (cause, effect, treatment)

Topic #2 - Fractures, Dislocations and Sprains

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Link to Site - Health24

Questions to answer: Kinds, effect on body and when do they happen?

Topic #3 - Identifying Injuries- X-ray

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Link to Site- X-rays

Questions to answer: Be sure to answer the advantages and disadvantages, cost, and when is it used?

Topic #4 - Identifying Injuries- MRI

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Link to Site- MRI

Questions to answer: Be sure to answer the advantages and disadvantages, cost, and when is it used?

Topic #5 - Joint Replacement Surgery

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Link to Joint Replacement

Questions to answer: What is it? Candidates for and advantages/disadvantages.

Topic #6 - Arthroscopic Surgery

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Link to Arthroscopy

Questions to answer: What is it? Candidates for and advantages/disadvantages.