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Osteomyelitis , Osteomyelitis (ah-stee-o-my-uh-LYE-tis) is a bone infection that is usually caused by bacteria. It can involve any bone in the body, but it most comm… Musculoskeletal System , Skeletal System Overview (Morphology)
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The skull—or cranium—is the skeleton of the head. It includes the brain case and the bones of the face and jaw.
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The skul… Bone , bone Fairly early in the evolution of multicellular organisms it became an advantage to have a hard body component which could provide protection for…
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