SOLVED COLLECTION
◉What leads to primary osteoporosis. Answer: alterations in
RANKL/OPG system lead to
dysregulation
◉Type IX collagen does what. Answer: The glue that holds together
the type two collagen acaffold of articular cartliage
◉osteosarcoma looks like what. Answer: most common malignant
primary bone tumor. Has a moth eaten pattern of bone destruction.
◉Giant cells in myelogenic tumors affect what gender more often.
Answer: females
◉what is the hallmark of the OA process. Answer: Loss of
proteoglycans from the articular cartilage
◉what is chronic fatigue syndrome. Answer: (Myalgic
encephalomyelitis)- a debilitating and complex disorder
characterized by profound fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, cognitive
, impairment, unrefreshing sleep, impaired neurologic energy
production, and immune impairments.
◉what layer of the skin has langerhans-cells with dendritic
processes and immune function. Answer: epidermis
◉what is a vesicle. Answer: elevated, superficial, filled with serous
fluid, less than 1cm. Ex-herpes, varicella
◉what is a bulla. Answer: vesicle greater than 1cm- Ex- blister
◉what are telangictasias. Answer: fine, irregular red lines produced
by capillary dilation
◉Which type of collagen provides the scaffolding of articular
cartilage?. Answer: Collagen IX is the collagen, or scaffolding, that
holds articular cartilage in place.
◉What is the term for a chronic inflammatory joint disease
characterized by stiffening and fusion of the spine and sacroiliac
joints?. Answer: Ankylosing spondylitis is the result of chronic
inflammation in the spine and sacroiliac joints resulting in stiffening
and fusion of the spine.