Skeletal Quiz

6 Written Questions

1. AKA "OSTEOSARCOMA" - The most common malignant bone tumor, with common sites being the distal femur, proximal tibia & the proximal humerus
2. process of removing a small sample of bone marrow from a selected site with a needle for the purpose of examining the specimen under a microscope
3. dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, this procedure measures bone densitrty more accurately than dual photon absorptiometry, takes less time, and emits less radiation to the patient.
4. The end of a long bone, attached to the shaft
5. aka soft spots- is a space between bones of an infant's cranium that is covered by a tough membrane
6. procedure in which a radioactive substance is injected intravenously and its uptake in bones is measured with a special scanning device

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. occurs when a direct force caused the bone to break
   1. impacted fracture
   2. open fracture
   3. complete fracture
   4. greenstick fracture
2. the process of blood cell formation
   1. hematopoiesis
   2. osteoporosis
   3. epiphysis
   4. scoliosis
3. where blood cell production occurs throughtout one's life.
   1. red marrow
   2. lordosis
   3. epiphysis
   4. DEXA
4. a fracture in which only one side of the shaft is broken, and the other is bent
   1. open fracture
   2. complete fracture
   3. greenstick fracture
   4. impacted fracture
5. clubfoot
   1. lordosis
   2. fontanelles
   3. talipes
   4. scoliosis
6. abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
   1. osteoporosis
   2. lordosis
   3. scoliosis
   4. talipes

6 True/False Questions

1. yellow bone marrow → where blood cell production occurs throughtout one's life.

   True        False

2. osteomalacia → predominantly in females; fragile bones, loss of bone density, decreased levels of estrogen and calcium.

   True        False

3. complete fracture → a break that extends through the entire thickness of the bone

   True        False

4. lordosis → abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

   True        False

5. osteoporosis → predominantly in females; fragile bones, loss of bone density, decreased levels of estrogen and calcium.

   True        False

6. open fracture → compound fracture; broken bone with an open wound

   True        False