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National Osteoporosis Foundation: What Is Osteoporosis and What Causes It?
Article presents factual and statistical information on osteoporosis can be found at this resource. It gives statistical data on the prevalence of osteoporosis in men, women, and minorities; symptoms; risk factors; how osteoporosis is...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Skeletal System
Through this unit, written for an honors anatomy and physiology class, students become familiar with the human skeletal system and answer the Challenge Question: When you get home from school, your mother grabs you, and you race to the...
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Osteoporisis: Some Recent Research to Help Prevent or Reverse Osteoporosis
This site contains information on foods and lifestyles that may help prevent or reverse osteoporosis.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Repetitive Stress Injuries
When a teenager overexerts him or herself, pain in the joints can often occur. The injuries usually take place at the ends of the bones where they grow. Check out this article to determine whether or not you're treating your bones...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Strains and Sprains Are a Pain
In addition to describing how one might get a strain or sprain, this article offers well-organized, clear advice for those caring for their sprained or strained muscles. Links to related information included.
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Osteoporosis Resource Centers: What Is Osteoporosis?
This site is offered by an organization of physicians' offices in the Mid-Atlantic region for educating the public as well as the diagnosis, treatment and management of osteoporosis.
BBC
Bbc:test Your First Aid Skills
Find out how much you really know about using your first aid skills with this interactive program.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Skeletal Health and Disorders
This lesson will help students to classify common disorders and injuries associated with the skeleton.