HSC 4502 UNIT 4 EXAM MODULE 11 QUESTIONS
_____ is an inward curvature of the lumbar spine. - Answers :Lordosis
Damage to the _____ before maturity tends to prevent the bones from reaching its
mature length. - Answers :growth plate
T/F A chronic and debilitating autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic
inflammatory disease. - Answers :True
_____ is the most common form of arthritis. - Answers :Osteoarthritis
__________ is a rare disease of infancy or early childhood in which the bones do not
properly ossify. - Answers :Rickets
Bone-resorbing cells are called _____. - Answers :osteoclasts
_____ is an exaggerated posterior curve of the thoracic spine. - Answers :Kyphosis
T/F The greatest danger with myasthenia gravis is respiratory failure. - Answers :True
Bone-forming cells are called _____. - Answers :osteoblasts
_____ are small, synovial fluid-filled sacs located near the joints that cushion and
reduce friction during movement. - Answers :Bursae
__________ is the softening or decalcification of bones in adults. - Answers
:Osteomalacia
Dislocations are most common in the _____ joints, but they can occur anywhere. -
Answers :shoulder and finger
Osteomyelitis is an uncommon ______ infection of the bone. - Answers :bacterial
A malignant tumor of the skeletal muscle is called a __________. - Answers
:rhabdomyosarcoma
__________ discs are ruptures of the cartilaginous pads between the bony bodies of
adjacent vertebrae. - Answers :Herniated
The bone's primary minerals are embedded in _____, bone's main protein. - Answers
:Collagen
One type of bone tissue is _____ bone, which contains many bone marrow-filled
spaces. - Answers :Spongy
_____ is an inward curvature of the lumbar spine. - Answers :Lordosis
Damage to the _____ before maturity tends to prevent the bones from reaching its
mature length. - Answers :growth plate
T/F A chronic and debilitating autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic
inflammatory disease. - Answers :True
_____ is the most common form of arthritis. - Answers :Osteoarthritis
__________ is a rare disease of infancy or early childhood in which the bones do not
properly ossify. - Answers :Rickets
Bone-resorbing cells are called _____. - Answers :osteoclasts
_____ is an exaggerated posterior curve of the thoracic spine. - Answers :Kyphosis
T/F The greatest danger with myasthenia gravis is respiratory failure. - Answers :True
Bone-forming cells are called _____. - Answers :osteoblasts
_____ are small, synovial fluid-filled sacs located near the joints that cushion and
reduce friction during movement. - Answers :Bursae
__________ is the softening or decalcification of bones in adults. - Answers
:Osteomalacia
Dislocations are most common in the _____ joints, but they can occur anywhere. -
Answers :shoulder and finger
Osteomyelitis is an uncommon ______ infection of the bone. - Answers :bacterial
A malignant tumor of the skeletal muscle is called a __________. - Answers
:rhabdomyosarcoma
__________ discs are ruptures of the cartilaginous pads between the bony bodies of
adjacent vertebrae. - Answers :Herniated
The bone's primary minerals are embedded in _____, bone's main protein. - Answers
:Collagen
One type of bone tissue is _____ bone, which contains many bone marrow-filled
spaces. - Answers :Spongy
