Skeletal System and Skin

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SKELETAL SYSTEM           

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM?         

WHAT IS THE SKELETAL SYSTEM?              

What's inside your bones?           

AXIAL SKELETON ANATOMY        

Skull bones         

Hyoid    

Vertebral column             

Thoracic cage     

APPENDICULAR SKELETON ANATOMY   

Pectoral girdle   

Upper limbs        

Pelvic girdle        

                Pubis. The pubis is located in the front part of the hip bone.         

Lower limbs - Each leg is composed of 30 bones, known as the:   

JOINTS OF THE BODY      

Joints in the body             

Bony Joints         

Fibrous Joints    

Sutures 

Gomphoses       

Why Are Teeth Not Considered Bones?  

Syndesmoses    

Cartilaginous Joints         

Synchondroses 

Symphyses         

Synovial Joints   

Classes of Synovial Joints              

The Jaw Joint     

The Shoulder Joint           

The Elbow Joint

The Hip Joint      

The Knee Joint  

The Ankle Joint 

Scoliosis               

Tendons              

Muscle 

Diseases of the skeletal system  

TIPS FOR A HEALTHY SKELETAL SYSTEM  

3. CONSUME ENOUGH PROTEIN 

4. EAT HIGH-CALCIUM FOODS THROUGHOUT THE DAY    

5. GET PLENTY OF VITAMIN D AND VITAMIN K     

6. AVOID VERY LOW-CALORIE DIETS         

7. CONSIDER TAKING A COLLAGEN SUPPLEMENT               

9. INCLUDE FOODS HIGH IN MAGNESIUM AND ZINC         

10. CONSUME FOODS HIGH IN OMEGA-3 FATS    

SKIN (INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM)              

FUNCTIONS OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM   

PROTECTION      

SENSORY FUNCTION       

THERMOREGULATION   

VITAMIN D SYNTHESIS   

THE EPIDERMIS 

Stratum Basale  

Stratum Spinosum           

Stratum Granulosum      

Stratum Lucidum              

Stratum Corneum            

DERMIS 

Papillary Layer   

Reticular Layer (see Figure 1.6)   

HYPODERMIS     

Pigmentation     

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO REMOVING MOLES, WARTS, SKIN TAGS & MORE 

BEST NATURAL SKIN REMEDIES  

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR MOLES               

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR SKIN TAGS        

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR WARTS              

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR DARK SPOTS    

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR CLOGGED PORES           

CONCLUSION    

ACCESSORY STRUCTURES OF THE SKIN    

HAIR      

NAILS    

What do your nails say about your health?           

Nail Abnormalities           

LONGITUDINAL LINES ON THE NAILS        

HORIZONTAL LINES OR TRANSVERSE GROOVE     

ABSENCE OF MOONS (LUNULA) 

LARGE MOONS (LUNULA)            

RED, PUFFY NAIL FOLD (AREA OF SKIN THAT BORDERS THE NAIL) 

WHITE SPOTS     

PITTING OF THE NAIL      

NAIL BITING       

YELLOW NAILS  

PALE NAILS         

BLUISH-PURPLE NAILS   

CLUBBED NAILS 

SWEAT GLANDS 

What's to know about body odor?            

WHAT IS BODY ODOR?   

What causes foot odor? 

Tips on preventing foot odor       

TREATMENTS     

SEBACEOUS GLANDS      

DISEASES, DISORDERS, AND INJURIES      

DISEASES             

Basal Cell Carcinoma       

Squamous Cell Carcinoma            

SKIN DISORDERS               

Eczema 

SYMPTOMS        

INJURIES              

Burns    

First-degree burn             

First-degree burn             

Second-degree burn       

Second-degree burn       

Third-degree burn           

Third-degree burn           

Burn levels          

FIRST-DEGREE BURN       

SECOND-DEGREE BURN 

THIRD-DEGREE BURN     

COMPLICATIONS             

PREVENTING ALL DEGREES OF BURNS     

OUTLOOK FOR BURNS   

Scars and Keloids             

WHAT ARE KELOIDS?      

KELOID SYMPTOMS        

SCARS   

SYMPTOMS        

Bedsores and Stretch Marks       

Calluses                

WHAT CAN A HAIR MINERAL ANALYSIS REVEAL? 

WHY TEST FOR MINERALS?          

COMMON CAUSES OF MINERAL IMBALANCES

HEAVY METAL TOXICITY

THE MOST COMMON TOXICITIES INCLUDE:          

    FACIAL ANALYSIS

    TONGUE ANALYSIS

VITAMINS (APPENDIX 1) 

Fat-soluble vitamins        

Water-soluble vitamins 

Vitamin A            

Vitamin B             

Vitamin B2          

Vitamin B3          

Vitamin B5          

Vitamin B6          

Vitamin B7          

Vitamin B9          

Vitamin B12        

Vitamin C             

Vitamin D            

Vitamin E             

Vitamin K             

WHAT DOES VITAMIN F DO?       

BENEFITS OF VITAMIN F:               

Sources 

Functions            

Deficiency           

WHAT DO MINERALS DO FOR THE BODY? (APPENDIX 2)  

WHAT IS A MINERAL?    

ESSENTIAL MINERALS THAT THE HUMAN BODY NEEDS    

List of 5 major minerals (a.k.a. electrolytes)         

List of 16 trace minerals (a.k.a. micro minerals)   

ESSENTIAL MINERALS AND THEIR ROLES IN THE BODY      

1. Calcium           

2. Phosphorus   

3. Potassium      

4. Sodium            

5. Magnesium   

LIST OF 16 TRACE MINERALS REQUIRED BY THE HUMAN BODY     

1. Iron   

2. Manganese   

3. Copper            

4. Iodine              

5. Zinc   150

6. Cobalt              

7. Molybdenum 

8. Selenium        

9. Sulfur               

10. Chloride        

11. Boron            

12. Silicon          

13. Vanadium   

14. Nickel           

15. Arsenate     

16. Chromium   

NON-ESSENTIAL MINERALS        

EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY               

ACID-ALKALINE PH BALANCE IN THE BODY            

What are alkaline-forming minerals?       

What are acid-forming minerals?             

Minerals that can help you lose weight   

THE BEST ALL-AROUND SOURCES OF ESSENTIAL MINERALS             

The 20 Amino Acids and Their Functions ( Appendix 3)    

THE 20 AMINO ACIDS AND THEIR MAIN FUNCTIONS        

1- Phenylalanine         

2-Tryptophan    

3-Lysine              

4-Methionine    

5-Threonine       

6- Isoleucine      

7- Leucine           

8-Valine               

9- Glycine            

10- Alanine         

11-Serine             

12-Cysteine        

13- Aspartic acid               

14- Glutamic acid             

15-Asparagine   

16- Glutamine   

17- Arginine       

18- Tyrosine       

19-Proline           

20-Histidine        

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