Anatomy and physiology midterm TCDHA
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Osteoporosis - CORRECT ANSWER - increased breakdown of bone tissue with no new
bone growth
Kyphosis - CORRECT ANSWER - exaggeration of the thoracic curve aka "hunchback"
Paget's disease - CORRECT ANSWER - bones lose calcium and then gain too much
calcium
Rickets - CORRECT ANSWER - childhood disease due to lack of vitamin D
Lordosis - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive lumbar curve
Impacted fructure - CORRECT ANSWER - Broken ends of bone are jammed into
eachother
Comminuted fructure - CORRECT ANSWER - More than one fracture line
Bone is splintered or crushed
Osteomyelitis - CORRECT ANSWER - bone inflammation caused by pus producing
bacteria
Transverse fructure - CORRECT ANSWER - Fracture goes straight across bone
Oblique fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Break occurs at an angle across bone
, fibrous joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Synarthrosis
cartilaginous joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Amphiarthrosis
synovial joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Diarthrosis
Supination - CORRECT ANSWER - act of turning the palm up or forward
Pronation - CORRECT ANSWER - down or backwards.
Inversion - CORRECT ANSWER - turning the sole inward
Eversion - CORRECT ANSWER - turns the sole outwards
Dorsiflexion. - CORRECT ANSWER - foot is bent upward
Plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWER - toes point downward
Gliding - CORRECT ANSWER - flat bone surfaces slide over each other with little
change in angle
Hinge - CORRECT ANSWER - convex surface of one bone fits into the concave surface
of another allows movement in one direction
Pivot - CORRECT ANSWER - rounded portion of one bone fits into a ring of another.
Rotation only
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Osteoporosis - CORRECT ANSWER - increased breakdown of bone tissue with no new
bone growth
Kyphosis - CORRECT ANSWER - exaggeration of the thoracic curve aka "hunchback"
Paget's disease - CORRECT ANSWER - bones lose calcium and then gain too much
calcium
Rickets - CORRECT ANSWER - childhood disease due to lack of vitamin D
Lordosis - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive lumbar curve
Impacted fructure - CORRECT ANSWER - Broken ends of bone are jammed into
eachother
Comminuted fructure - CORRECT ANSWER - More than one fracture line
Bone is splintered or crushed
Osteomyelitis - CORRECT ANSWER - bone inflammation caused by pus producing
bacteria
Transverse fructure - CORRECT ANSWER - Fracture goes straight across bone
Oblique fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Break occurs at an angle across bone
, fibrous joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Synarthrosis
cartilaginous joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Amphiarthrosis
synovial joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Diarthrosis
Supination - CORRECT ANSWER - act of turning the palm up or forward
Pronation - CORRECT ANSWER - down or backwards.
Inversion - CORRECT ANSWER - turning the sole inward
Eversion - CORRECT ANSWER - turns the sole outwards
Dorsiflexion. - CORRECT ANSWER - foot is bent upward
Plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWER - toes point downward
Gliding - CORRECT ANSWER - flat bone surfaces slide over each other with little
change in angle
Hinge - CORRECT ANSWER - convex surface of one bone fits into the concave surface
of another allows movement in one direction
Pivot - CORRECT ANSWER - rounded portion of one bone fits into a ring of another.
Rotation only
