test 49- disorders of the skeletal system

Question 1

a break in a bone.

Answer 1

fracture

Question 2

a crack in the surface of a bone.

Answer 2

fissure

Question 3

with this kind of break, bones are forced from their normal anatomical position.

Answer 3

displaced

Question 4

following a break, this may be used to stop bones moving.

Answer 4

cast

Question 5

this can be used together with screws when a bone is badly broken in several places.

Answer 5

metal plate

Question 6

the force used to pull bones back into alignment.

Answer 6

traction

Question 7

there is a loss of this as people grow older.

Answer 7

bone mass

Question 8

osteomalacia in children is known as this.

Answer 8

rickets

Question 9

this disease is also known as osteitis deformans.

Answer 9

paget’s

Question 10

osteoarthritis in the spine is the erosion of these intervertebral structures.

Answer 10

discs

Question 11

an abnormal curve of the spine may be due to this.

Answer 11

bad posture

Question 12

this injury is usually the result of a car accident when the neck is suddenly forced forward and then backward.

Answer 12

whiplash

Question 13

the injury is the partial tearing of a ligament.

Answer 13

sprain

Question 14

a drastic shift of two bone ends out of their normal position.

Answer 14

dislocation

Question 15

with this condition uric acid collects in a synovial joint forming crystals.

Answer 15

gout

Question 16

an artificial joint.

Answer 16

prosthesis

Question 17

a surgeon performing a hip joint replacement operation uses this instrument to shape the cavity in the pelvic bone for the femoral head.

Answer 17

reamer