The term 'china' is widely used to describe any kind of ceramic ware while talking about dinnerware. Also, we often hear the expressions bone china and porcelain being mistakenly used interchangeably although there is significant difference between porcelain and bone china. We need to know the differences to make informed and wise decisions while selecting our dinnerware. History of china and its transition in today's world Since the dawn of civilization, ceramic ware has been made in the Orient
ways. In ancient China, oracle bones were one way to seek answers relating to the near future. Oracle bones are ecofacts of turtle plastrons or bovine scapula that have been inscribed with ancient Chinese characters. Their creation involves a meticulous process. First, the bones are polished, then small holes or pits are drilled into the backside. They are then inscribed with a preface which includes the date and name of the diviner. Then, a “charge” is etched into the bone or shell. A “charge”
focal disorder of accelerated and disorganized skeletal remodeling that may affect multiple bones in the body, giving rise to progressive enlargement and deformity of the bones and joints.1 PD is prevalent across both the sexes with incidence ranging from 1.5% to 8%.2 It is more common in individuals over 50 years of age. Pathology PD is described by a confined, disproportionate, and uncontrolled osteoclastic bone resorption. This results in subsequent compensatory augmented osteoblastic activity, ultimately
The Devastating Suicide in Bone In Bone, by Fae Myenne Ng, the character Ona Leong grows up in a Chinese-American family in San Francisco. Ona shared her home with two sisters that are extreme opposites, a mother who works in sweatshops and a father who works out at sea for long periods. Ona grew up loving every member of her family and each one of them believed that she was on the road to success. But on a day like any other, Ona commits suicide by jumping off of the thirteenth floor of the
Directed and written by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber, the movie “Butterfly Effect” is about a young man (Kutcher) who blacks out harmfull memories of significant events of his life. As he grows up he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life. This movie teaches a simple lesson about life: one little thing in the past can change the whole outcome of life later. The book Bonesetter’s Daughter, by Amy Tan, also has something to do with past, as it is narrated
aquatic reptiles migrated just as whales do today, paleontologists have had the amazing advantage of collecting fascinating bone fragments throughout the past 177 years. Ichthyosaurs swam the ocean life from about 245 million until about 90 million years ago- approximately the same time dinosaurs ruled the land. The earliest Ichthyosaur fossil findings were in parts of Canada, China, Japan, and possibly Thailand. Countless fossils came from coatings of limestone produced out of the ocean-floor ooze that
actually just regular people. The reason why everyone considers them to be freaks is because there are many myths created about them that are proven incorrect. Contortionism comes with many myths and unique styles, however, contortionists have special bones and ligaments, and their spines are a little different than a regular person. People created myths about contortionists to figure out how their flexibility became so extreme. The first myth that was created was; there were snake oils and special elixirs
hip and shoulder goniometry The tension and arrangement of the muscles around the hip and shoulder gives the stability needed to hold the bones together and provide the flexibility that allows movement to occur. The hip has a deep socket with strong surrounding ligaments and muscles, while the shoulder has shallow sockets with fewer ligaments and weaker muscles. If the muscles and ligaments are weak from misuse, the stability of the joint is reduced thus effecting their ability to function
Along with assessments of age, sex, and ancestry, stature estimation assists a forensic anthropologist in building the biological profile of an unidentified decedent (DiGangi, Moore). Research has shown that measurement of the lengths of the long bones is the most useful for estimation of living stature of an individual when the full skeleton is not available (DiGangi, Moore). According to DiGangi and Moore, the following generalizations can be made when considering stature estimation: • Stature
Hypercalcemia is the abnormal calcium level in blood. Calcium helps maintain bones, contracts muscles, release hormones, and monitor functions of the nerves and brain. For calcium to maintain these functions; it has to stay at a normal level. Anything above the normal can cause other problems. There are three types of hypercalcemia. They are tertiary, familial and humoral. The tertiary is when the disease of the renal is in its end stage causeing the body to be resistance to vitamin D. The familial
What is silica? Silicon, the second most abundant element after oxygen on the earth, is also responsible for stronger bones and luxurious hair. It is a necessary element that the body needs to strengthen bones, maintain youthful skin, and to help grow stronger hair and nails. Silica is not to be confused with silicone, which is a form of silicon that is used in producing glass products, optical fibers, lubricants, and breast implants. Silicone contains a different chemical bond than silicon
really good for bones? • What prevents osteoporosis? • How do you treat osteoporosis? Case Study Questions: Marissa- Scenario A 1. Bones are dense and provide support and structure to the body. The two types of bones is compact and spongy bones. Compact bones are dense and tough. Spongy bones are not as dense and are flexable. Bone remodeling occurs n 120-day cycles. Over the first 20 days resorption by osteoclasts occurs. Osteoclasts release proteases, clears away damaged bone, and releases matrix-bound
structured by the skeletal system which includes over 200 bones that help protect vital organs. There are five classifications of bones which are long bone, short bone, flat bone, sesamoid bone, and irregular bone, and each bone is classified within one of the categories by their gross anatomical features (Allen and Harper 2014). A bone is classified as long when the length of the bone is longer than the width like the femur bone is. Short bones are classified by having the same measurement of length
Nutrition plays a significant role in the development of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from the loss of bone mass which can be the result of hormonal changes or a deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. Calcium is important for healthy bones and because our body does not produce calcium. We must get it from foods that we eat. The needed amount of calcium for adults over 50 years old is 1,200 mg while an age 19-50 is 1,000 mg and for children
(2015). Osteoporosis is a disease with a high risk of bone fracture due to the advance loss of bone density, and consequently skeletal strength is compromised. Women 's age to be at risk of osteoporosis is around 50 years old or over, while in men is after age 65 or over. Bone density is maintained by an equilibrium of osseous-cellular activity of osteoblasts (responsible of new bone formation) and osteoclasts (in charge of breaking down calcified bone) cells. When the imbalance of those two processes
Are you experiencing pain, tingling or numbness in the hand and arm? It could be caused by the median nerve that travels through the wrist. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passage of bone and connective in the wrist that houses the median nerve and nine tendons that help to bend the fingers and thumb. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the passage way narrows and places pressure on the median nerve. What Are the Risk Factors Associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? The most common cause of carpal
just a lump of skin, muscles, bones, and other materials? Is a person something immaterial like a mind or a soul? Or is a person a combination of these two things? Really there is no right answer, and it all depends on the point of view that you hold. First of all, what is a body? Some say that a body is, like I said before, a lump of skin, muscles, bones, and other materials. Some say it is more than that. These people agree that the body is made up of skin, muscles, bones, etc., but they think the
This disease is characterized by diminishing the structure of the skeleton (particular the "spongy" bone). This results in an increased risk of fracture. Osteoporosis develops silently over a period of years, eventually progressing to a point where a fracture can easily occur causing pain and disability. This disease is characterized by low bone mass and structural worsening of your bones, leading to bone fragility. There is an increased chances of damaging the hip, spine, and wrist . Twenty-five million
consists of 206 bones, in the adult human body, all of which are divided into two major divisions. One division, the axial skeleton made up from 80 bones, runs along the body’s midline and the other division, the appendicular skeleton which has 126 bones. Compact bone, or cortical bone, makes up 80 percent of the human skeleton, which is dense and filled with organic minerals and nutrients. It is the primary bone for longer bonse such as the arms and legs. Spongy bone, or cancellous bone, is much lighter
The Ankle Joint, otherwise known as the Talocrural Articulation, is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal tibiofibular joint to the upper surface of the body of the talus. Owing its strength to the shape of the articulating bones as well as the ligaments and tendons attached to it, the ankle joint is relatively stable in the neutral position. Dorsiflexion and Plantarflexion are the motions that take place at the talocrural joint. The following muscles contribute to the dorsiflexion of