ISFM FSVO PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ How to study for the final.
Answer: 1) Study more than this quizlet! Use these resources:
https://sites.google.com/view/patho-links/2) Study for 15-30 minutes every
day3) Actively practice remembering information - don't just re-read your
notes!
◍ Rheumatology.
Answer: Study of inflammation of the muscles, bones, and joints
◍ Cortical bone.
Answer: Hard, dense, strong bone that forms the outer layer of bone; also
called compact bone
◍ Trabecular bone.
Answer: Interior, spongy bone with a porous, honeycomb structure; also
called cancellous bone
◍ What hemodnamic repsonse happens during stress.
Answer: increased BP and HR
◍ anidote for hepain.
Answer: protamine sulfate
◍ Haversian canal.
Answer: One of a network of tubes running through compact bone that
contains blood vessels and nerves
◍ Volkmann canals.
Answer: Connect Haversian canals
,◍ signs of cardiac tamponade.
Answer: distended neck vein, decreased SBP
◍ Osteoblast.
Answer: Bone-forming cell
◍ medication used for a fib.
Answer: cardazime
◍ Osteoclast.
Answer: Bone-destroying cells
◍ Synovial joints.
Answer: Freely movable joints, which are composed of an outer fibrous
capsule, which encases interior synovial membranes, articular cartilage, and
synovial fluid.Ex: shoulder, elbow, knee, hip, hand, and fingers
◍ identify manifestations of dig toxicity.
Answer: N/V, rapid and irregular HR
◍ Cartilage.
Answer: A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects
the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together.
◍ signs of LVF.
Answer: sudden nocturnal coughing
◍ Articular cartilage.
Answer: Hyaline cartilage that covers ends of bones in synovial joints
◍ Chondrocytes.
Answer: Cells that secrete extracellular matrix of cartilage
◍ raional for BB use for angina pectoris.
Answer: decreased myocardial O2 demand
◍ Stroke S/S.
Answer: FAST, unexplained HA
, ◍ Interphalangeal joints.
Answer: Knuckle joints, usually referring to the fingers
◍ Metatarsophalangeal joint.
Answer: Toe knuckle joints
◍ what med for symptomatic bradycardia.
Answer: atropine
◍ risk factors for DVT.
Answer: immobility, obesity, age, a.fib, major sugery
◍ Arthropathy.
Answer: Any joint disease
◍ CHF teaching priorities.
Answer: daily weight at the same time every day
◍ Arthritis.
Answer: Inflammation of a joint
◍ Myositis.
Answer: Inflammation of the skeletal muscles
◍ Osteoporosis.
Answer: A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break
easily. Bone demineralization caused by greater osteoclastic activity
compared with osteoblastic activity.
◍ Osteopenia.
Answer: Abnormal reduction of bone mass
◍ Osteoarthritis (OA).
Answer: Progressive, degenerative joint disease with loss of articular
cartilage and hypertrophy of bone (formation of osteophytes, or bone spurs)
at articular surfaces
◍ Osteophytes.
Answer: Bone spurs; a bony outgrowth associated with the degeneration of
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ How to study for the final.
Answer: 1) Study more than this quizlet! Use these resources:
https://sites.google.com/view/patho-links/2) Study for 15-30 minutes every
day3) Actively practice remembering information - don't just re-read your
notes!
◍ Rheumatology.
Answer: Study of inflammation of the muscles, bones, and joints
◍ Cortical bone.
Answer: Hard, dense, strong bone that forms the outer layer of bone; also
called compact bone
◍ Trabecular bone.
Answer: Interior, spongy bone with a porous, honeycomb structure; also
called cancellous bone
◍ What hemodnamic repsonse happens during stress.
Answer: increased BP and HR
◍ anidote for hepain.
Answer: protamine sulfate
◍ Haversian canal.
Answer: One of a network of tubes running through compact bone that
contains blood vessels and nerves
◍ Volkmann canals.
Answer: Connect Haversian canals
,◍ signs of cardiac tamponade.
Answer: distended neck vein, decreased SBP
◍ Osteoblast.
Answer: Bone-forming cell
◍ medication used for a fib.
Answer: cardazime
◍ Osteoclast.
Answer: Bone-destroying cells
◍ Synovial joints.
Answer: Freely movable joints, which are composed of an outer fibrous
capsule, which encases interior synovial membranes, articular cartilage, and
synovial fluid.Ex: shoulder, elbow, knee, hip, hand, and fingers
◍ identify manifestations of dig toxicity.
Answer: N/V, rapid and irregular HR
◍ Cartilage.
Answer: A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects
the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together.
◍ signs of LVF.
Answer: sudden nocturnal coughing
◍ Articular cartilage.
Answer: Hyaline cartilage that covers ends of bones in synovial joints
◍ Chondrocytes.
Answer: Cells that secrete extracellular matrix of cartilage
◍ raional for BB use for angina pectoris.
Answer: decreased myocardial O2 demand
◍ Stroke S/S.
Answer: FAST, unexplained HA
, ◍ Interphalangeal joints.
Answer: Knuckle joints, usually referring to the fingers
◍ Metatarsophalangeal joint.
Answer: Toe knuckle joints
◍ what med for symptomatic bradycardia.
Answer: atropine
◍ risk factors for DVT.
Answer: immobility, obesity, age, a.fib, major sugery
◍ Arthropathy.
Answer: Any joint disease
◍ CHF teaching priorities.
Answer: daily weight at the same time every day
◍ Arthritis.
Answer: Inflammation of a joint
◍ Myositis.
Answer: Inflammation of the skeletal muscles
◍ Osteoporosis.
Answer: A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break
easily. Bone demineralization caused by greater osteoclastic activity
compared with osteoblastic activity.
◍ Osteopenia.
Answer: Abnormal reduction of bone mass
◍ Osteoarthritis (OA).
Answer: Progressive, degenerative joint disease with loss of articular
cartilage and hypertrophy of bone (formation of osteophytes, or bone spurs)
at articular surfaces
◍ Osteophytes.
Answer: Bone spurs; a bony outgrowth associated with the degeneration of
