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Anatomy/Med Term 2
CH 5 The Skeletal System: Diseases and Disorders of the Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the most common type of broken bone injury? | A fracture |
| Define Open Fracture | Bone is broken and has cut through the skin |
| Define Closed Fracture | Bone is broken but bone doesn't penetrate the skin |
| Comminuted Bone Fracture | Bone is broken and more than 2 pieces have broken off |
| Simple Fracture | Fracture occurs along one line and splits the bone into two pieces |
| Complete Fracture | Fracture with bone fragments that are completely separated |
| Incomplete Fracture | Fracture in which bone fragments are still partially joined |
| Multi-Fragmentary Fracture | Fracture in which the bone splits into several pieces |
| Complex Fracture | Broken Bone severely damages the surrounding tissue |
| Greenstick Fracture | Incomplete fracture in which the bone is bent. This type of fracture is most common in children |
| Transverse Fracture | A fracture at a right angle to the bone's long axis |
| Impacted Fracture | The ends of the fracture are driven into each other |
| Pathological Fracture | Bone has broken because it's weak from disease |
| What is a Primary Bone Tumor? | Primary Bone Tumors begin in the bone and are frequently diagnosed when a physician treats a fracture. |
| What type of tumor in the bone is serious and spreads quickly? | Malignant Tumors |
| What are the 3 types of Malignant bone tumors? | Osteosarcoma Ewing's tumor Chondrosacroma |
| What is a Secondary Bone Tumor? | Secondary Bone Tumors begin in another organ, such as the breast, and traveled to the bone. |
| What is the treatment for malignant bone tumors? | Excision of the tumor and sometimes amputation, radiation, and chemotherapy |
| What is Arthralgia? | Joint pain |
| What is Arthritis? | Inflammation of a joint |
| What is Arthropathy? | Any joint disease |
| What is bursitis? | inflammation of the bursae |
| What is dislocation? | a bone out of place in a joint |
| What is lordosis? | swayback |
| What is lumbago? | pain in the lower back |
| What is myeloma? | tumor (benign) in bone marrow |
| What is osteitis? | bone inflammation |
| What is osteochondritis? | inflammation of the bone and cartilage |
| What is osteoma? | bone tumor (benign) |
| What is osteoporosis? | bone loss |
| What is osteosarcoma? | malignant bone tumor |
| What is scoliosis? | curvature of the spine |
| What is spondylitis? | inflammation of the vertebrae |
| What is spondylopathy | disease of the vertebrae |
| What is talipes? | Club foot |
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