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Results 1 - 10 of 19 for Skeleton
  1. The skeleton (lateral view) (image) 
    The skeleton is made up of 206 bones in the adult and contributes to the form and shape of the body. The skeleton has several important functions for the body. The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9506.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Skeleton (posterior view) (image) 
    The skeleton is made up of 206 bones in the adult and contributes to the form and shape of the body. The skeleton has several important functions for the body. The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9771.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. X-ray - skeleton 
    ... ray views may be uncomfortable. If the whole skeleton is being imaged, the test most often takes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003381.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Skeleton (image) 
    The skeleton consists of groups of bones which protect and move the body.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1115.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Anterior skeletal anatomy (image) 
    The skeleton is made up of 206 bones in the adult and contributes to the form and shape of the body. The skeleton has several important functions for the body. The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9065.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Aging changes in the bones - muscles - joints 
    ... gait (walking pattern) are common with aging. The skeleton provides support and structure to the body. Joints ... areas where bones come together. They allow the skeleton to be flexible for movement. In a joint, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/004015.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Scoliosis surgery in children 
    ... surgery will vary. After the bones of the skeleton stop growing, the curve should not get much ... unknown cause (idiopathic scoliosis): All young people whose skeletons have matured, and who have a curve greater ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007383.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. What causes bone loss? 
    ... old bone and create new bone. Your entire skeleton is replaced about every 10 years, though this ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000506.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Paget disease of the bone 
    ... be in one or two areas of the skeleton, or in many different bones in the body. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000414.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Gaucher disease 
    ... marrow aspiration MRI CT X-ray of the skeleton Genetic testing
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000564.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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