Ch. 4 Skeletal System Signs and Symptoms

Question 1

joint pain (symptom)

Answer 1

arthralgia

Question 2

inflammation of bursa

Answer 2

bursitis

Question 3

mass of bone tissue that forms at fracture site

Answer 3

callus

Question 4

bone pain

Answer 4

ostealgia

Question 5

*osteomyelitis

Answer 5

inflammation of bone + bone marrow

Question 6

synovitis

Answer 6

inflammation of synovial membrane

Question 7

chondroma

Answer 7

tumor in cartilage

Question 8

myeloma

Answer 8

tumor in bone marrow

Question 9

osteochondroma

Answer 9

tumor consisting of cartilage and bone

Question 10

osteogenic sarcoma

Answer 10

bone cancer; begins in osteocytes

Question 11

*osteopathy

Answer 11

bone disease

Question 12

osteoporosis

Answer 12

porous bone

Question 13

*rickets

Answer 13

vitamin D deficiency; results in bowed legs

Question 14

ankylosing spondylitis

Answer 14

stiffening and fusion of vertebrae

Question 15

*kyphosis

Answer 15

humpback

Question 16

*lordosis

Answer 16

curve of lower back

Question 17

*scoliosis

Answer 17

sideways curve of spine

Question 18

*spina bifida

Answer 18

vertebrae fails to fully form around the spinal cord

Question 19

spinal stenosis

Answer 19

narrowing of spinal cord

Question 20

bunion

Answer 20

inflammation of bursa at base of big toe

Question 21

osteoarthritis (OA)

Answer 21

joint tissue breakdown

Question 22

rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Answer 22

autoimmune and inflammatory disease

Question 23

arthrogram

Answer 23

X-ray record of a joint

Question 24

arthrography

Answer 24

X-ray picture of inside the joint

Question 25

*dual-energy absorptiometry

Answer 25

X-ray technology used to measure bone loss