Medical-Surgical Nursing Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, Chapter 41 Questions with Answers

Medical-Surgical Nursing Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, Chapter 41 Questions with Answers The bone-forming cells are called the - correct answers>>osteoblasts. The primary minerals within the bones of the body are _____ and ________. - correct answers>>calcium, phosphorus A _________ is a space in which two or more bones of the body come together. - correct answers>>joint ____________ joints are freely movable and lubricated with a small amount of fluid. - correct answers>>Synovial A decrease in the body's Vitamin D level can result in _________ in the adult. - correct answers>>osetomalacia Most muscles are surrounded by dense fibrous tissue, or _______, which contains the muscle's blood, lymph, and nerve supply. - correct answers>>fascia ______ _______ results when muscled are not regularly exercised. - correct answers>>Muscle atrophy osteopenia - correct answers>>decreased bone density (bone loss) that occurs as one ages osteoporosis - correct answers>>A chronic disease of cellular regulation in which bone loss causes significant decreased density and possible fracture. kyphosis - correct answers>>excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back. muscle atrophy - correct answers>>Skeletal muscle deterioration that results when muscles are not regularly exercised and they deteriorate from disuse effusion - correct answers>>fluid accumulation, such as in a joint lordosis - correct answers>>inward abnormal curvature of the lumbar spine