ONC ORTHOPEDIC NURSING |ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Origin of bone is from:
a. Ectoderm.
b. Mesoderm.
c. Endoderm.
d. All of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Mesoderm
Question 2
Acute osteomyelitis is commonly caused by:
a. Staph aureus.
b. S. pyogenes.
c. H. influenzae.
d. Salmonella.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. Staph aureus
Question 3
Acute osteomyelitis usually begins at:
a. Epiphysis.
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,b. Metaphysis.
c. Diaphysis.
d. Any of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Metaphysis.
Question 4
What is not True of acute pyogenic osteomyelitis:
a. Trauma is a predisposing factor.
b. Common infecting agent is Staph. Aureus.
c. Infection is usually blood borne.
d. All are true.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. All are true.
Question 5
What is not True of Brodie's abscess:
a. A form of chronic osteomyelitis.
b. Intermittent pain and swelling.
c. Common to diaphysis.
d. Excision is very often required.
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Common to diaphysis.
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,Question 6
Tuberculosis of the spine most likely originates from:
a. Intervertebral disk.
b. Cancellous vertebral body.
c. Ligamentous structures.
d. Paravertebral soft tissue.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Cancellous vertebral body.
Question 7
In Pott's spine, the disease starts in the:
a. Intervertebral disk.
b. Anterior vertebral margin.
c. Posterior vertebral margin.
d. Paravertebral soft tissue.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Anterior vertebral margin.
Question 8
Melon seed bodies in joint fluid are characteristic of:
a. Rheumatoid arthritis.
b. Tuberculous arthritis.
c. Septic arthritis.
d. None of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, b. Tuberculous arthritis.
Question 9
The earliest sign of TB hip in X-ray is:
a. Narrow joint space.
b. Irregular moth eaten femoral head.
c. Periarticular osteoporosis.
d. Dislocation.
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Periarticular osteoporosis.
Question 10
Healing of tuberculous arthritis can lead to:
a. Calcification.
b. Fibrous ankylosis.
c. Boney ankylosis.
d. None of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Fibrous ankylosis.
Question 11
Osteoid osteoma originates from:
a. Periosteum.
b. Cortex.
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AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Origin of bone is from:
a. Ectoderm.
b. Mesoderm.
c. Endoderm.
d. All of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Mesoderm
Question 2
Acute osteomyelitis is commonly caused by:
a. Staph aureus.
b. S. pyogenes.
c. H. influenzae.
d. Salmonella.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. Staph aureus
Question 3
Acute osteomyelitis usually begins at:
a. Epiphysis.
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,b. Metaphysis.
c. Diaphysis.
d. Any of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Metaphysis.
Question 4
What is not True of acute pyogenic osteomyelitis:
a. Trauma is a predisposing factor.
b. Common infecting agent is Staph. Aureus.
c. Infection is usually blood borne.
d. All are true.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. All are true.
Question 5
What is not True of Brodie's abscess:
a. A form of chronic osteomyelitis.
b. Intermittent pain and swelling.
c. Common to diaphysis.
d. Excision is very often required.
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Common to diaphysis.
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,Question 6
Tuberculosis of the spine most likely originates from:
a. Intervertebral disk.
b. Cancellous vertebral body.
c. Ligamentous structures.
d. Paravertebral soft tissue.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Cancellous vertebral body.
Question 7
In Pott's spine, the disease starts in the:
a. Intervertebral disk.
b. Anterior vertebral margin.
c. Posterior vertebral margin.
d. Paravertebral soft tissue.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Anterior vertebral margin.
Question 8
Melon seed bodies in joint fluid are characteristic of:
a. Rheumatoid arthritis.
b. Tuberculous arthritis.
c. Septic arthritis.
d. None of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, b. Tuberculous arthritis.
Question 9
The earliest sign of TB hip in X-ray is:
a. Narrow joint space.
b. Irregular moth eaten femoral head.
c. Periarticular osteoporosis.
d. Dislocation.
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Periarticular osteoporosis.
Question 10
Healing of tuberculous arthritis can lead to:
a. Calcification.
b. Fibrous ankylosis.
c. Boney ankylosis.
d. None of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Fibrous ankylosis.
Question 11
Osteoid osteoma originates from:
a. Periosteum.
b. Cortex.
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