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Osteoarthritis

Which types of arthritis develops when joint cartilage just “wears out”

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Floating rib

Which type of rib has no anterior attachment?

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Compound

In a ______ fracture, the bone has been pushed through the skin

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Tendon

The connective tissue that joins muscle to bone is

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False

The spinal cord is part of the appendicular skeleton

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Synovial joint

Which type of joint is filled with fluid

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False

Red Blood Cells are made in compact bone

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True

Calcium is stored in bones

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False

Redbone marrow can convert to yellow marrow in an emergency situation to make more blood cells

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True

The area where two or more bones meet is called a joint

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False

Tendons link muscle to muscle

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Fibrous

The joints that make up the skull are an example of which type of joint?

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How many bones are in the cervical spine?

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Foot

What structure is distal to the femur

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Type of arthritis caused by immune system attacking joints

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Osteomalacia

Disease in adults where bone breaks down faster than rebuilding, due to low Vitamin D

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Gout

Condition of uric acid building up in joints causing pain and inflammation

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Osteoporosis

a disease causing decreased bone mass resulting in easy fractures, loss of height & stooped posture

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Osteosarcoma

Most common form of bone cancer

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Osteoarthritis

Arthritis caused by wear and tear

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Rickets

Disease causing weakening & softening of bones in kids due to low Vitamin D

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Osteogenesis imperfecta

a disease causing bone deformities, weakness and soft teeth; caused by a gene mutation

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Osteomyelitis

Inflammation in bone usually caused by infection of the bone

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Chondrosarcoma

Bone cancer that begins in cartilage

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Spongy bone

In a long bone, what type of bone is the most prominent within the epiphysis?

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Osteoblasts

What type of osteocyte lays new bone matrix in the remodeling process?

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Endosteum

The innermost layer of the diaphysis is the…

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Has a larger pelvic inlet than males

In females the pelvis…

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Mandible

This bone is used while eating

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Patella

Used when you get down on your knee

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Sternum

CPR location for compressions

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Femur

Largest bone in the body

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Xiphoid process

Distal aspect of the sternal body

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Tibia

Shin bone

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Parietal bone

Protects the brain

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Vertebrae

Protects the spinal cord

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Functions of the skeletal System

-protects internal framework that supports the body

-protects internal organs and helps fight disease by producing white blood cells

-makes movement possible by working in concert with muscle contraction and relaxation

-stores calcium, a vital resource

-forms blood cells-process is called hematopoiesis

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