A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This assessment data supports a diagnosis of:
a) Rickets
b) Osteoporosis
c) Osteomalacia
d) Paget disease
Answer:
a) Rickets
Explanation:
Rickets occurs at the early stage of childhood due to inadequate vitamin D.
Vitamin D provides the body with higher absorption rate of calcium and phosphorus, inadequate intake of Vitamin D results into low calcium and phosphorus levels in the bones, as a result, rickets sets in.
Rickets is a disarrangement of impaired mineralization of cartilaginous growth plates in children. It can also result from lack of exposure to sunlight.
They have very sharp teeth to cut through their prey, or try to escape if they are trapped
Their bodies are very narrow, enabling them to be very quick and nimble, it also enables them to hide it tight spaces
Their teeth also enables them to escape a fishermen's line ( I'm a fishermen and I've lost many barracuda due to those teeth.)
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This is where individuals fall into a number of distinct categories, and is based on features that cannot be measured across a complete range
continious variation refer to small, indistinct differences from the normal condition.
Milk yield in cows, for example, is determined not only by their genetic make-up but is also significantly affected by environmental factors such as pasture quality and diet, weather, and the comfort of their surroundings
