Bone Density ASRT- Module 12- DXA
Scanning of the Forearm
10 million - answer It is estimated that _______ Americans are affected by
osteoporosis.
80% - answer Of the 10 million Americans with osteoporosis, ___________are
women
two and four - answer Statistics show that one in _____ women and one in ______ men
over the age of 50will suffer a broken bone due to osteoporosis.
vertebral fractures - answer The most common osteoporotic fractures are _________,
but only about one third of these vertebral fractures are clinically diagnosed.
1,000 - answer Researchers have found that an estimated __________ fractures occur
every hour around the world as a result of osteoporosis
Twenty - answer_______________ percent of all osteoporotic fractures are hip
fractures,
2 - answerAccording to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, ______________million
American men have osteoporosis, and 12million more are at risk
African American - answerThe average ______________ woman tends to have a
higher peak bone mass than the average Caucasian woman.
Men - answerwho tends to have a higher bone mass?
anatomic snuffbox - answerThere is a triangular depression known as the +
+_______________on the lateral surface of the wrist. It is visible when the thumb is
extended, and is formed by the tendons of the two major muscles of the thumb.
radial artery - answerThe ________ carries blood to the back of the hand.
scaphoid - answeris the most commonly fractured carpal bone.
synovial gliding joints - answerThe carpal bones all articulate with each other, using a
type of articulation called.
synovial pivot joints. - answerThe distal and proximal articulations between the radius
and ulna are
Scanning of the Forearm
10 million - answer It is estimated that _______ Americans are affected by
osteoporosis.
80% - answer Of the 10 million Americans with osteoporosis, ___________are
women
two and four - answer Statistics show that one in _____ women and one in ______ men
over the age of 50will suffer a broken bone due to osteoporosis.
vertebral fractures - answer The most common osteoporotic fractures are _________,
but only about one third of these vertebral fractures are clinically diagnosed.
1,000 - answer Researchers have found that an estimated __________ fractures occur
every hour around the world as a result of osteoporosis
Twenty - answer_______________ percent of all osteoporotic fractures are hip
fractures,
2 - answerAccording to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, ______________million
American men have osteoporosis, and 12million more are at risk
African American - answerThe average ______________ woman tends to have a
higher peak bone mass than the average Caucasian woman.
Men - answerwho tends to have a higher bone mass?
anatomic snuffbox - answerThere is a triangular depression known as the +
+_______________on the lateral surface of the wrist. It is visible when the thumb is
extended, and is formed by the tendons of the two major muscles of the thumb.
radial artery - answerThe ________ carries blood to the back of the hand.
scaphoid - answeris the most commonly fractured carpal bone.
synovial gliding joints - answerThe carpal bones all articulate with each other, using a
type of articulation called.
synovial pivot joints. - answerThe distal and proximal articulations between the radius
and ulna are
