Test Bank For Pathophysiology Concepts of Human
Disease, 1st Edition (Sorenson, 2019),
Osteoblasts - ANSWER Bone forming cells; bone cells responsible for building
bones
What diagnostic test is used to confirm low bone mass? - ANSWER Bone
densitometry
The spinal deformity that causes an exaggerated anterior or inward curve of the
lumbar spine is known as: - ANSWER Lordosis
Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for causing approximately 90% of what bone
disease? - ANSWER Osteomyelitis
Greenstick fracture - ANSWER bending and incomplete break of a bone; most
often seen in children
Compound fracture - ANSWER bone breaks through the skin
Avulsion fracture - ANSWER fragment of bone chipped away from the main bone
Comminuted fracture - ANSWER fracture in which the bone is splintered or
crushed
What condition is known as a calcaneal spur? - ANSWER Plantar Fascitis
The healing of a fracture in an abnormal or nonfunctional position is called: -
ANSWER mal-union
What type of malignant neoplasms cause bone tumors in the long bones of children
and teens? - ANSWER Ewing's sarcoma
What is a humped curvature of the thoracic spine. - ANSWER Kyphosis
What is also referred to as swayback. - ANSWER lordosis
An abnormal curvature in the upper thoracic spine is called a - ANSWER
Dowager's hump
What is the most serious form of arthritis - ANSWER rheumatoid arthritis
Small whitish nodules related to chronic gout and uric acid deposits are called -
ANSWER Tophi
Disease, 1st Edition (Sorenson, 2019),
Osteoblasts - ANSWER Bone forming cells; bone cells responsible for building
bones
What diagnostic test is used to confirm low bone mass? - ANSWER Bone
densitometry
The spinal deformity that causes an exaggerated anterior or inward curve of the
lumbar spine is known as: - ANSWER Lordosis
Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for causing approximately 90% of what bone
disease? - ANSWER Osteomyelitis
Greenstick fracture - ANSWER bending and incomplete break of a bone; most
often seen in children
Compound fracture - ANSWER bone breaks through the skin
Avulsion fracture - ANSWER fragment of bone chipped away from the main bone
Comminuted fracture - ANSWER fracture in which the bone is splintered or
crushed
What condition is known as a calcaneal spur? - ANSWER Plantar Fascitis
The healing of a fracture in an abnormal or nonfunctional position is called: -
ANSWER mal-union
What type of malignant neoplasms cause bone tumors in the long bones of children
and teens? - ANSWER Ewing's sarcoma
What is a humped curvature of the thoracic spine. - ANSWER Kyphosis
What is also referred to as swayback. - ANSWER lordosis
An abnormal curvature in the upper thoracic spine is called a - ANSWER
Dowager's hump
What is the most serious form of arthritis - ANSWER rheumatoid arthritis
Small whitish nodules related to chronic gout and uric acid deposits are called -
ANSWER Tophi
