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Chapter 21 - Orthopedic Surgery Test
Questions And Answers 100% Pass.
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?
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?
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?
Periosteum - Answer✔What is the outside covering of bones that provides some nourishment
and protection from infection?
Short - Answer✔Carpal and tarsal bones are classified as which type of bone?
flat and irregular - Answer✔In adults, red bone marrow that produces red blood cells is mainly
found in which type(s) of bone?
Diarthrosis - Answer✔The elbow is categorized as which type of joint?
Synarthrosis - Answer✔The connections between the large bones of the skull are categorized as
which type of joint?
Temporomandibular - Answer✔Which joint is an example of a condyloid joint?
Pivot - Answer✔The proximal end of the radius and C1 on C2 vertebrae are examples of which
type of diarthrosis?
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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?
Abduction - Answer✔Which medical term means moving a body part away from the midline?
plantar flexion - Answer✔The action of pointing and putting a toe in the water to check the
temperature would be an example of which movement?
Hormonal - Answer✔Which of the following factors related to bone growth and maintenance is
responsible for mineral storage and utilization?
rheumatoid arthritis - Answer✔Which of the following pathologies is related to a specific
autoimmune process that attacks the joints in the body?
Exostosis - Answer✔What is the medical term for a bony prominence projecting from a bone, as
in a bunion?
Osteomalacia - Answer✔What is the term for the softening of bone in children that is commonly
called rickets?
benign neoplasms - Answer✔Chondroma, giant cell, and osteoma are:
Five - Answer✔How many stages are involved in normal osteogenesis?
callus formation - Answer✔In which stage of normal bone healing is there bridging of the
fracture site, and cartilage and immature bone provide support?
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Chapter 21 - Orthopedic Surgery Test
Questions And Answers 100% Pass.
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?
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?
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?
Periosteum - Answer✔What is the outside covering of bones that provides some nourishment
and protection from infection?
Short - Answer✔Carpal and tarsal bones are classified as which type of bone?
flat and irregular - Answer✔In adults, red bone marrow that produces red blood cells is mainly
found in which type(s) of bone?
Diarthrosis - Answer✔The elbow is categorized as which type of joint?
Synarthrosis - Answer✔The connections between the large bones of the skull are categorized as
which type of joint?
Temporomandibular - Answer✔Which joint is an example of a condyloid joint?
Pivot - Answer✔The proximal end of the radius and C1 on C2 vertebrae are examples of which
type of diarthrosis?
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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?
Abduction - Answer✔Which medical term means moving a body part away from the midline?
plantar flexion - Answer✔The action of pointing and putting a toe in the water to check the
temperature would be an example of which movement?
Hormonal - Answer✔Which of the following factors related to bone growth and maintenance is
responsible for mineral storage and utilization?
rheumatoid arthritis - Answer✔Which of the following pathologies is related to a specific
autoimmune process that attacks the joints in the body?
Exostosis - Answer✔What is the medical term for a bony prominence projecting from a bone, as
in a bunion?
Osteomalacia - Answer✔What is the term for the softening of bone in children that is commonly
called rickets?
benign neoplasms - Answer✔Chondroma, giant cell, and osteoma are:
Five - Answer✔How many stages are involved in normal osteogenesis?
callus formation - Answer✔In which stage of normal bone healing is there bridging of the
fracture site, and cartilage and immature bone provide support?
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