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What is OSTEO LY SIS?

destruction on bone by osteoclasts

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What is osteoporosis?

a condition where there is less

mineralization in the extracellular matrix

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What causes OSTEOPOROSIS?

increased activity of osteoclasts

(more so than osteoblasts)

spongy bone is

affected more than compact bone.

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What’s the best way to prevent

osteoporosis?

exercise

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What is a lateral curve in the spine

SCOLI OSIS

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What is a hunchback curve

KYPH OSIS

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What is a swayback in the lower

region?

LORD OSIS

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What is severe arthritis in the spine,

causing the vertebrae to fuse?

ANKLY OSIS