Chapter 27 - Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
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What are the two types of bone marrow?
Red and Yellow
What does RED BONE MARROW produce?
Blood cells and platelets
Where is RED BONE MARROW found?
In infant’s bine cavities
Where is YELLOW BONE MARROW found?
Long bones of adults.
What is OSTEOMYELITIS?
A bacterial infection that inside the bone that destroys bone tissue.
Surgical debridement is perormed to remove infected, devitalized bone and tissue in addition to IV therapy. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is also used.
What is OSTEOPOROSIS?
Bone brittleness due to lack of Calcium
What is PAGET’S DISEASE?
Bone breaks down more quickly and grows back softer than normal bone.
What is a common treatment for osteoporosis?
Biphosphonates.
What are the effects of CALCITONIN?
Inhibits bine resorption and decreases the number of bine fractures from low bone density, by increasing bone growth and the action of osteoblasts.
It is available in a nasal spray or an injection.
Which of the following is a symptom of CEREBRAL PALSY? A. Painful, stiff, or swollen joints B. Fever C. Muscle tightness or spasm D. Fatigue
C. Muscle tightness or spasm
Which type of four treatment decreases production of uric acid in the blood?
A. Salicylates
B. Uricosuric agents
C. COX-2 inhibitors
D. Hypouricemic agents
D. Hypouricemic agents
What is meant by the term HEMAPOIETIC?
A. RED MARROW
B. YELLOW MARROW
C. STEM CELL
D. RED BLOOD CELL
A. Red marrow
Which of the following produces prostaglandins that cause the thickening of the mucosal lining to the stomach?
A. Cyclooxygenase I
B. Cyclooxygenase II
C. Cyclooxygenase III
D. Cyclooxygenase IV
A. Cyclooxygenase I
What does SERM stand for?
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
What is a nonpharmacologic treatment for osteoporosis?
Daily walking
What is BURSITIS?
Inflammation of the bursae, the small, fluid-filled pouches between bine and ligament.
What is TENDONITIS?
Inflammation of the tendons which are cords of connective tissue that attach muscle to bone. Injuries can result in STRAINS, RUPTURES, or INFLAMMATION
What are LIGAMENTS?
Strands of connective tissue that hold bones together. Injuries can result in SPRAINS
What is ANEMIA?
Failure of bone marrow to produce the components of red blood cells. Caused most commonly by lack of iron.
What causes LEUKEMIA?
When one or more white blood cells experience DNA damage.
What is ARTHRITIS?
Inflammation of a joint. Classified as an autoimmune disease. Drugs that treat it have the suffix of “MAB”
What is OSTEOARTHRITIS?
Progressive disease that is characterized by the breakdown of joint cartilage. Weight-bearing activities are the main cause.
What is GOUT?
Painful joint inflammatory disease caused by the excessive of uric acid in the synovial fluid of big toes, knees, and elbows.
What is a DMARD?
Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs.
Can help prevent the progress of the disease. Can take up to six to eight months to evoke a response.