MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. 1  Back pain - returning to work. 2  Back pain and sports. 3  Compression fractures of the back. 4  Lifting and bending the right way. 5  Lumbosacral spine x-ray. 6  Returning to sports after a back injury. 7  Spinal fusion. 8  Spinal fusion - slideshow. 9  Vertebroplasty - slideshow.
The mucociliary escalator is one of the major defense mechanisms, which protect the lung, and if the mucociliary escalator fails, it increases the risk that the normal and potentially pathogenic, inhabitants of the nose, throat and the back of the mouth, will descend into the lung, resulting in a potentially life-threatening pneumonia ( Anatomy and Physiology, 2013, p. 139).
exists and is an alternate of . Making the world better, one answer at a time. The musculoskeletal system's main purpose (function) is to protect vital organs such as the brain, heart and lungs. Also, to keep structure and stability within the human body. It also allows the body to move, examples being walking, standing, bending. The musculoskeletal system's main purpose (function) is to protect vital organs such as the brain, heart and lungs. Also, to keep structure and stability within the human body.