ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY -CHAPTER 21 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025
Osteomyelitis - answer-What is a serious bone infection that may result from a compound
fracture and become chronic later?
Cortical - answer-Which of the following is the hard, dense bone that surrounds the marrow
cavity?
epiphyseal plate - answer-Where is the area of active bone growth?
Calcium - answer-Which mineral is stored in the bones and constantly being removed to
maintain necessary blood levels?
Femur - answer-Which of the following is a long bone that is the largest in the human body?
Calcaneus - answer-Which bone is the largest found in the foot and is commonly called the
heel?
Bursa - answer-What is the name of a nonpathological small sac that contains synovial fluid?
Sesamoid - answer-What type of bone is the patella?
, Cancellous - answer-What is the medical term for spongy bone?
Femoroacetabular - answer-Which joint is an example of a ball-and-socket joint?
Parathyroid - answer-Which hormone stimulates osteoclasts to break down bone and increase
reabsorption of calcium when serum levels are low?
joint mice - answer-What is the term for small, loose bodies in the knee that are constant
irritants and may cause excess synovial production, pain, and locking up?
Knee - answer-In which joint would a bucket handle tear be found?
great toe - answer-Hallus valgus is a condition in which there is a turning outward from the
midline found in the:
genu varum - answer-Which condition is commonly known as "bowlegged"?
Subluxation - answer-Which of the following means a partial separation or dislocation of a joint
without any break in the skin?
Trauma - answer-What is the MOST common cause of bone fractures?
Greenstick - answer-Which type of fracture is characterized as partial and may result from
activities such as jumping or jogging?
asterisk ( * ) - answer-Which of the following describes the appearance of a stellate bone
fracture?
EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025
Osteomyelitis - answer-What is a serious bone infection that may result from a compound
fracture and become chronic later?
Cortical - answer-Which of the following is the hard, dense bone that surrounds the marrow
cavity?
epiphyseal plate - answer-Where is the area of active bone growth?
Calcium - answer-Which mineral is stored in the bones and constantly being removed to
maintain necessary blood levels?
Femur - answer-Which of the following is a long bone that is the largest in the human body?
Calcaneus - answer-Which bone is the largest found in the foot and is commonly called the
heel?
Bursa - answer-What is the name of a nonpathological small sac that contains synovial fluid?
Sesamoid - answer-What type of bone is the patella?
, Cancellous - answer-What is the medical term for spongy bone?
Femoroacetabular - answer-Which joint is an example of a ball-and-socket joint?
Parathyroid - answer-Which hormone stimulates osteoclasts to break down bone and increase
reabsorption of calcium when serum levels are low?
joint mice - answer-What is the term for small, loose bodies in the knee that are constant
irritants and may cause excess synovial production, pain, and locking up?
Knee - answer-In which joint would a bucket handle tear be found?
great toe - answer-Hallus valgus is a condition in which there is a turning outward from the
midline found in the:
genu varum - answer-Which condition is commonly known as "bowlegged"?
Subluxation - answer-Which of the following means a partial separation or dislocation of a joint
without any break in the skin?
Trauma - answer-What is the MOST common cause of bone fractures?
Greenstick - answer-Which type of fracture is characterized as partial and may result from
activities such as jumping or jogging?
asterisk ( * ) - answer-Which of the following describes the appearance of a stellate bone
fracture?
