Question 16 • 2026-2027 EDGE Human Anatomy and Physiology A
Osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and osteomyelitis are diseases that affect bone. Osteoporosis weakens bones, osteomalacia softens them, and osteomyelitis is an infection of bone. Polymyositis, fibromyalgia, and muscular dystrophy primarily affect muscles or cause widespread pain rather than being bone diseases.
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