Radiographic Pathology Exam 2
Epiphysis correct answers End of a long bone
Periosteum correct answers A dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones
Diaphysis correct answers shaft of a long bone
Metaphysis correct answers where diaphysis and epiphysis meet
Metastasis correct answers The spread of cancer cells beyond their original site
Trabeculae correct answers supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy)
bone
Ossification correct answers process of bone formation during which cartilage is
replaced by bone
Open Reduction correct answers surgical realignment of broken bone ends
Closed Reduction correct answers nonsurgical realignment of broken bone ends and
splinting of bone
Bone Age Study correct answers Typically, is performed on children to estimate the
maturity of a child's skeletal system, based on the appearance of the growth plate on
the bone.
Comminuted fracture correct answers more than two bone fragments
Butterfly Fracture correct answers Triangular fragment separated from two larger
fragments
Segmental fracture correct answers a piece of the shaft is separated by proximal and
distal fracture lines
Compression fracture correct answers compacts the trabeculae
Depressed fracture correct answers fragment driven inward (ex. skull fragment pushed
into brain)
greenstick fracture correct answers occurs in immature bone; one side of cortex
remains intact
, Torus (Buckle) fracture correct answers compaction of one side of the cortex
Bowing fracture correct answers bending of bone
Rheumatoid Arthritis correct answers A chronic systemic disease characterized by
inflammation of the joints, stiffness, pain, and swelling that results in crippling
deformities. affects small joints symmetrically
Osteoarthritis correct answers inflammation of the bone and joint. Affects weight-
bearing joints
Gout correct answers hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis,
characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the joints
Dwarfism (Achondroplasia) correct answers deficiency or lack of the growth of cartilage
at the epiphyses of the long bones and skull, resulting in dwarfism
osteomalacia/rickets correct answers insufficient mineralization of the adult skeleton.
softening of bone. rickets is the childhood/infancy name
Osteoid Osteoma correct answers benign lesion of cortical bone most common in
teenagers/young adults
chondrosarcoma correct answers malignant tumor of cartilage
spondylolysis correct answers damage to the pars interarticularis without displacement
Spina Bifida correct answers a congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy
when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it
Osteopetrosis correct answers Increased density of atypically soft bone
Osteoporosis correct answers A condition in which the body's bones become weak and
break easily.
Osteochondroma (exostosis) correct answers benign projection of bone with a
cartilaginous cap that arises in childhood or teen years
Osteogenic Sarcoma correct answers malignant tumor of osteoblasts that generally
occur in the end of a long bone in the metaphysis
Ankylosing spondylitis correct answers a form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily
causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae
Ewings sarcoma correct answers primary malignant tumor arising in the bone marrow
of long bones
Epiphysis correct answers End of a long bone
Periosteum correct answers A dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones
Diaphysis correct answers shaft of a long bone
Metaphysis correct answers where diaphysis and epiphysis meet
Metastasis correct answers The spread of cancer cells beyond their original site
Trabeculae correct answers supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy)
bone
Ossification correct answers process of bone formation during which cartilage is
replaced by bone
Open Reduction correct answers surgical realignment of broken bone ends
Closed Reduction correct answers nonsurgical realignment of broken bone ends and
splinting of bone
Bone Age Study correct answers Typically, is performed on children to estimate the
maturity of a child's skeletal system, based on the appearance of the growth plate on
the bone.
Comminuted fracture correct answers more than two bone fragments
Butterfly Fracture correct answers Triangular fragment separated from two larger
fragments
Segmental fracture correct answers a piece of the shaft is separated by proximal and
distal fracture lines
Compression fracture correct answers compacts the trabeculae
Depressed fracture correct answers fragment driven inward (ex. skull fragment pushed
into brain)
greenstick fracture correct answers occurs in immature bone; one side of cortex
remains intact
, Torus (Buckle) fracture correct answers compaction of one side of the cortex
Bowing fracture correct answers bending of bone
Rheumatoid Arthritis correct answers A chronic systemic disease characterized by
inflammation of the joints, stiffness, pain, and swelling that results in crippling
deformities. affects small joints symmetrically
Osteoarthritis correct answers inflammation of the bone and joint. Affects weight-
bearing joints
Gout correct answers hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis,
characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the joints
Dwarfism (Achondroplasia) correct answers deficiency or lack of the growth of cartilage
at the epiphyses of the long bones and skull, resulting in dwarfism
osteomalacia/rickets correct answers insufficient mineralization of the adult skeleton.
softening of bone. rickets is the childhood/infancy name
Osteoid Osteoma correct answers benign lesion of cortical bone most common in
teenagers/young adults
chondrosarcoma correct answers malignant tumor of cartilage
spondylolysis correct answers damage to the pars interarticularis without displacement
Spina Bifida correct answers a congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy
when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it
Osteopetrosis correct answers Increased density of atypically soft bone
Osteoporosis correct answers A condition in which the body's bones become weak and
break easily.
Osteochondroma (exostosis) correct answers benign projection of bone with a
cartilaginous cap that arises in childhood or teen years
Osteogenic Sarcoma correct answers malignant tumor of osteoblasts that generally
occur in the end of a long bone in the metaphysis
Ankylosing spondylitis correct answers a form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily
causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae
Ewings sarcoma correct answers primary malignant tumor arising in the bone marrow
of long bones
