Bone, Spine, and Joint Pathology Quiz
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decrease in bone mass; results in thinning and weakening of bones; porous bone easily fractures
A. osteoporosis
B. arthritis
C. osteogenesis imperfecta
D. rheumatoid arthritis
tumor in cartilage; usually benign
A. chondroma
B. sarcoma
C. adenoma
D. fibroma
softening of bones caused by calcium deficiency
A. osteomalacia
B. rickets
C. osteoporosis
D. scoliosis
cancerous tumor of shaft of long bones; spreads through periosteum; amputation is necessary to prevent metastasis
A. fibrosarcoma
B. chondrosarcoma
C. Ewing’s sarcoma
D. liposarcoma
caused by calcium and vitamin D deficiency; results in bone deformities like bowed legs
A. Scurvy
B. Arthritis
C. Osteoporosis
D. Rickets
metabolic disease of bone; unknown cause; results in bone destruction and deformity
A. Paget’s disease
B. arthritis
C. rheumatoid arthritis
D. osteomalacia
autoimmune inflammation of joints with swelling, stiffness, pain; results in joint deformities
A. osteoarthritis
B. gout
C. rheumatoid arthritis
D. fibromyalgia
lateral curve of spine
A. Herniated disc
B. Lordosis
C. Kyphosis
D. Scoliosis
protrusion of an intervertebral disk; also called ruptured disk
A. slipped disk
B. ruptured disk
C. bulging disk
D. herniated nucleus pulposis
tumor forming in bone marrow tissue
A. myeloma
B. lymphoma
C. melanoma
D. sarcoma
results in degeneration of bone and joints; bone rubs against bone
A. Fibromyalgia
B. Rheumatoid arthritis
C. Osteoarthritis
D. Gout
abnormal increase in curve of thoracic spine; humpback
A. kyphosis
B. scoliosis
C. osteoporosis
D. lordosis
inflammation of bursa at base of great toe
A. arthritis
B. tendonitis
C. plantar fasciitis
D. bunion
tumor consisting of bone and cartilage tissue; usually benign
A. chondrosarcoma
B. osteosarcoma
C. fibrosarcoma
D. osteochondroma
general term for bone disease
A. osteopathy
B. rheumatism
C. osteoporosis
D. arthritis
bones in joint are displaced from normal alignment
A. strain
B. dislocation
C. fracture
D. sprain
most common type of bone cancer; begins in osteocytes
A. osteogenic sarcoma
B. melanoma
C. leukemia
D. chondrosarcoma
inflammatory condition resembles rheumatoid arthritis; gradual stiffening and fusion of vertebrae
A. osteoarthritis
B. gout
C. fibromyalgia
D. ankylosing spondylitis
abnormal increase in forward curvature of lumbar spine; swayback
A. kyphosis
B. scoliosis
C. herniated disc
D. lordosis
bone spur
A. exostosis
B. myeloma
C. chondroma
D. rickets
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