What does a DEXA scan measure?
a. Bone density
b. Severity of bone microfractures
c. Bioavailability of calcium supplements
d. Calcium absorption and excretion balance
e. Movement of calcium throughout the body
Question 2
Which of the following is a feature of bone metabolism?
a. Cortical bone mass alone is diagnostic of osteoporosis
b. Trabecular bone is the chief supplier of blood calcium on a low-calcium diet
c. The strongest predictor of bone density is calcium intake during the third decade of life
d. Bone density of former smokers never achieves the level found in people who never smoked
e. Heavy alcohol intake is modestly protective of bone density when beer and wine are consumed but not when liquor is
The greatest bone mass is found around age 30 for both men and women, with the later decline being f
Thread pitch gauge used to measure the pitch of the thread. This bolt has 13 threads to the inch.
Three phases of bone infection.
Epiphyseal Plate in Long Bone Adolescent bone growth takes place along the epiphyseal plate
The Tendons Are the Bands of Tissue That Connect Muscle to Bone
Long bone formation