Thursday, October 15, 2009

The Skeleton and Diseases

Assignment: Click on the link to read the article, then answer the following questions and post them as comments to this entry in this blog for credit.


http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/bonesjointsmuscles/bone3443.html

Questions:

1. What is the name of the disease the article is about?
2. List the symptoms.
3. If both parents are not carriers for this disease, is it possible that a child may still get it?  Why?
4. Why do you think some babies die right after or during birth?
5. You have a friend that continually comes to school with bruises and from time to time breaks a bone.  What would be your first guess as to why this happens?
6. How should your friend's doctor for question #5 explain in his/her letter that the bruises and bone fractures are caused by this disease?  Imagine that you are the doctor now and write out your statements.