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