Anatomy Questions and Answers Graded A

Anatomy Questions and Answers Graded A a break in the bone is called a - ANS- fracture a chronic autoimmune disease - ANS- rheumatoid a humped curvature in the thoracic area of the spine - ANS- kyphosis a lateral curvature of the spine - ANS- scoliosis an exaggerated inward curvature in the lumbar region of the spine - ANS- lordosis An inflammation of the bone is known as - ANS- bursitis an injury to a joint caused by a sudden motion. - ANS- sprain are freely movable joints - ANS- diarthrosis are immovable joints - ANS- synarthrosis are partially movable joints - ANS- amphiarthrosis articular cartilage degeneration - ANS- osteoarthritis bone is displaced from its proper position in a joint - ANS- dislocation Bones are a storage place for minerals such as - ANS- calcium and phosphorus decreases the angle between two bones - ANS- flexion Flexion means - ANS- extending Immovable joints are found in the - ANS- infants skull includes flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction - ANS- circumduction increases the angle between two bones - ANS- extension is an inflammatory condition of one or more joints - ANS- arthritis is cancer of the bone - ANS- osteosarcoma is inflammation of the bone - ANS- osteomyelitis is loss of calcium and phosphorous in he bone, causing brittleness - ANS- osteoporosis is movement away from the midline - ANS- abduction is movement toward the midline - ANS- adduction is the fibrous connective tissue that encloses the two joints - ANS- articular capsule is the palm downward or backward - ANS- pronation is the palm forward or upward - ANS- supination is when bones are soft due to lack of Vitamin D - ANS- Rickets Ligaments connect - ANS- bones and cartilage moves bones around a central axis - ANS- rotation occurs due to deposits of uric acid crystals in a joint cavity - ANS- gout Pivot joints may be found in the - ANS- shoulder refers to a toe that is flexed due to a bend in the middle joint of one or more toes - ANS- hammer toe