chapter 20 quiz
What is the lateral protrusion of the scapula?
acromion process
A ______ fracture is one in which the bone is broken but does not rupture the skin
closed
A fracture that is typically seen in the vertebrae and is caused by forces that drive bones together is call a(n) fracture
compression
The shaft of a long bone is the
diaphysis
A freely moveable articulation is called a synovial joint or a(n)
diarthrosis
A bone that is completely out of place in its joint is a
dislocation
The term for increasing the angle of a joint is
extension
A disorder characterized by muscle pain, fatigue and "tender joints" on the legs, hips, back, arms, shoulders and neck is
fibromyalgia
The formation of the blood cells and platelets is called
hematopoiesis
The upper arm bone is the
humerus
Which bone is part of the pelvic girdle?
illium
Extreme posterior curvature of the thoracic area of the spine, commonly known as hunchback or round back is
kyphosis
Supportive connective tissue that connects bones at a joint
ligaments
A group of inherited disorders characterized by muscle weakness and muscle loss is
muscular dystrophy
This condition affects the voluntary muscles, causing weakness and fatigue with activity, which improves with rest
myasthenia gravis
This condition is also called degeneration joint disease and is the most common form of arthritis
osteoarthritis
Cells that build bone are
osteoblasts
Softening of bone in adults caused by lack of vitamin D is
osteomalacia
Bacterial or fungal infection of the bone is
osteomyelitis
What condition causes loss of bone mass resulting in weak bones that are easily fractured, especially in the wrist, hip and spine?
osteoporosis
The term for the kneecap is
patella
The outer covering of bone is the
periosteum
An inflammatory joint disease that usually has its onset in middle age is autoimmune in nature is
rheumatoid arthristis
An abnormal side-to-side curvature that could be in both the thoracic and lumbar regions of the back is
scoliosis
A congenital malformation of the vertebrae without involvement of the spinal cord is
spina bifida occulta
A traumatic injury to a ligament is a
sprain
Over-stretching or overuse of a muscle or tendon is a
strain
A bone that is partially out of its joint is a
subluxation
Turning the palm upward is termed
supination
Congenital condition where the foot or both feet are turned inward and downward
talipes