preexisting bone abnormality, usually by a force that
would not normally cause a fracture.
Student idiopathic
Answer:
incomplete
pathologic
greenstick
Instructor A pathologic fracture is a break at the site of a preexisting
Explanation: abnormality, usually by force that would not fracture a normal
bone.
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Question 2. Question : Which of the following attaches skeletal muscle to
bone?
Student Tendon
Answer:
Ligament
Bursa
Mesentery
Instructor A tendon is fibrous connective tissue that attaches skeletal
Explanation: muscle to bone.
Question 3. Question : _____ is the temporary displacement of two bones in
which the bone surfaces partially lose contact.
Student Dislocation
Answer:
Subluxation
Malunion
, Nonunion
Instructor Dislocation is the temporary displacement of a bone from its
Explanation: normal position in a joint. If the contact between the two
surfaces is only partially lost, the injury is called a subluxation.
Question 4. Question : Which disorder is characterized by the formation of
abnormal new bone at an accelerated rate beginning
with excessive resorption of spongy bone?
Student Osteomalacia
Answer:
Paget disease
Osteoporosis
Osteosarcoma
Instructor Paget disease (osteitis deformans) is a state of increased
Explanation: metabolic activity in bone characterized by abnormal and
excessive bone remodeling, both resorption and formation.
Chronic accelerated remodeling eventually enlarges and softens
the affected bones.
Question 5. Question : What causes the crystallization within the synovial fluid
of the joint affected by gouty arthritis?
Student Reduced excretion of purines
Answer:
Overproduction of uric acid
Increase in the glycosaminoglycan levels
Overproduction of proteoglycans