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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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