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Skeletal System
A & P Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| disorder that has characteristics of a "hunchback" would be what type of "spine disorder" | kyphosis |
| what "spine disorder" would cause abnormal "side to side" curvature of the spine | scoliosis |
| this type of break would produce many fractures (fragments) | comminuted fractures |
| this is where yellow bone marrow occurs | medullary cavity |
| what is another name for a compound fracture | open |
| when you have inflammation of the joints and it affects your synovial membrane, you have what form of arthritis | infectious arthritis |
| what condition occurs most frequently in postmenopausal women with calcium deficiencies, and is a serious bone disease | osteoporosis |
| what does hematopoiesis | process of blood cell formation |
| what term refers to the end of the long bone | epiphyses this is where we make red bone marrow, and hematopoiesis |
| what is another name for a simple fracture | closed |
| what could happen to a child who has not had a sufficient amount of minerals and vitamin D | rickets |
| what does the skeletal system act as a storage system for | calcium |
| what are ribs called that do not attach themselves to any other costal cartilage | floating ribs |
| what type of joint uses cartilage to connect bones and is considered to give the joints "slight movement" | amphiarthroses |
| what metabolic bone disease would be characterized by demineralization related to vitamin D deficiencies. this mineral content is lost from bones that have already matured. | osteomalacia (Adults only) |
| osterosarcoma is a very aggressive cancer that usually effects men between what ages | 20-40 yrs. tibia, humorus, femur |
| what type of joint permits the widest range of movement | ball and socket |
| what type of arthritis is classified as a metabolic condition and deals with uric acid | gouty arthritis |
| what is considered an autoimmune inflammation of the connective tissue | rheumatiod arthritis |
| what metabolic bone disease would be characterized by "frenzied" osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity | paget disease |
| the skull contains how many sinus cavities | 4 pair, but 8 total cavities |
| a disorder of the spine that has characteristics of a "sway back" would be what type of spine disorder | lordosis |
| what is andother name for bone reabsorbing cells | osteoclasts |
| what type of fracture would have bone fragments driven into each other | impact |
| what are the four function of the skeletal system | Support, storage, protection, movement |
| what type of joint would allow movement in only two directions like the hinges on a door | hinge joint |
| what is another name for cartilage cell | chrondrocyte |
| what are bone building (forming) cells | osteoblast |
| what bone refers to the shaft of the long bone | diaphysis |
| what is the most inportant funtional difference between the male and female skeleton that is related to its role in reproduction | pelvic area of a male is narrower than that of a female |
| what are the number of pairs of true ribs | 7 pair |
| what is the most common noninflammatory disorder of arthritis | osteoarthritis |
| what is the strong fibrous membrane covering of the long bone | periosteum |
| what type of cancer is considered cancer of the cartilage tissue | chondrosarcoma, 40-70 yrs. 2nd most common |
| what is the difference between a "sprain" and a "strain" | strain is over stretching, sprain is ligaments |
| what si the "soft spot" on the bebies skull called | fontanels |
| the sutures (joints between cranial bones) are an example of this type of joint | synarthroses (no movement) |
| what joint would be considered to have "free movement" | Diarthroses, the synovial memebrane secreats synovial fluid (lubricating fluid) so that there is free movement |
| how many number of bones are in the adult vertebral column | 26 |
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