The largest organ and system in the body is: - Answer- The skin
Skin prevents_______ to internal organs - Answer- Injury
Skin also prevents the loss of too much______ which is essential to life - Answer- Water
The skin is also a ______ organ that feels heat, cold, pain, touch, and pressure - Answer- Sense
Blood vessels_________ or widen, when the outside temperature is too high - Answer- Dilate
Blood vessels__________ or narrow, when the outside temperature is too cold - Answer- Constrict
Normal or Sign: Thinning Skin - Answer- Normal
Normal or Signs: Bruises - Answer- Sign
Normal or Signs: Cut in Skin - Answer- Sign
Normal or Sign: Wrinkles - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign: Brown Spots - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign :Thinning of fatty tissue - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign:Flaking skin - Answer- Sign
Normal or Sign:Thinning Skin - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign:Less elastic skin - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign: Reddened Skin - Answer- Sign
Normal or Sign:Swollen Skin - Answer- Sign
Normal or Sign: Gray Hair - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign:Orange-peel look or skin - Answer- Sign
The body is shaped by - Answer- muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage.
The human body has_______ bones - Answer- 206
Bones _______ the body's organs - Answer- Protect Two _____meet at a joint. - Answer- Bones
Muscles allow ___________ - Answer- movement of body parts
Range of motion exercises help______ - Answer- Prevent problems related to immobility
Atrophy occurs when the muscle _________ - Answer- Weakens, decreases in size, and wastes away.
Falls can be prevented by ______ - Answer- Keeping paths clear no keeping walkers or
canes within easy reach
Normal or Sign: Bruising on Skin - Answer- Sign
Normal or Sign: Weakening of Muscles - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign: loss of muscle tone - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign: Change in ability to do routine movements or ROM exercises - Answer-
Sign
Normal or Sign: Loss of bone density - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign: Increased brittleness of bones - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign: aches & Pains - Answer- Sign
Normal or Sign: Loss of height - Answer- Normal
Normal or Sign:pain during movement - Answer- Sign
Normal or Sign:increased swelling of joints - Answer- Sign
Normal or Sign: white, shiny, and worn area over a joint - Answer- Sign
Normal or Sign:Slowing or body movement - Answer- Normal
Arthritis is a general term referring to _________ of the joints - Answer- Inflamation/Swelling
What happens with an autoimmune illness? - Answer- The immune system attacks normal tissue in the body
Osteoarthritis is common in - Answer- The elderly
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