Bone Diseases and Disorders

Question 1

Arthritis

Answer 1

• general term meaning joint
  inflammation• Osteoarthritis- degenerative joint
  disease, primarily of weight-bearing joints
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis- chronic systemic inflammatory disease of smaller joints and surrounding tissues

Question 2

Bursitis

Answer 2

• inflammation of a bursa
  (fluid-filled sac that cushions tendons)

Question 3

Carpal Tunnel Sundrome

Answer 3

• overuse of wrist; the median nerve in the wrist becomes compressed

Question 4

Ewing’s Family of Tumors (EFT)

Answer 4

a group of tumors that affect different tissue types; primarily bone

Question 5

Gout

Answer 5

a type of arthritis; deposits of
uric acid crystals in the joints

Question 6

Kunhosis

Answer 6

• abnormal curvature of the spine (humpback)

Question 7

Lordosis

Answer 7

• exaggerated inward curvature of the lumbar spine (swayback)

Question 8

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Answer 8

brittle-bone disease

Question 9

Osteoporosis

Answer 9

• a condition in which bones
  thin (become porous) over time

Question 10

Osteosarcoma

Answer 10

• a type of bone cancer that
  originates from osteoblasts, the cells that make bony tissue

Question 11

Paget’s disease

Answer 11

• causes bones to enlarge and become deformed and weak

Question 12

Scoliosis

Answer 12

• an abnormal S-shaped curvature of the spine