Chapter 14 - Musculoskeletal System (General)

Question 1

What does the MS system consist of?

Answer 1

Muscle, bones, bone marrow, joints, cartilage, and bursae

Question 2

How many vertebrae are in each section of spinal column?

Answer 2

Cervical - 7, Thoracic - 12, and Lumbar - 5

Question 3

How many bones are in the body?

Answer 3

206

Question 4

What is another term for joints?

Answer 4

Articulations

Question 5

Differentiate between a tendon and a ligament

Answer 5

Ligament connects bone to join. Tendon connects bone to bone.

Question 6

Characteristics of smooth muscle

Answer 6

Located in internal organs. They respond to impulses from the autonomic nerves and are not controlled voluntarily.

Question 7

Characteristics of skeletal muscle

Answer 7

Attached to bones by tendons and makes body movement possible. We have control over these muscles.

Question 8

Characteristics of cardiac muscle

Answer 8

Forms most of the wall of the heart. Involuntary contraction products the heartbeat.

Question 9

Abduction (movement)

Answer 9

Moving away the midline

Question 10

Inversion (movement)

Answer 10

Turning inward

Question 11

Eversion (movement)

Answer 11

Turning outward

Question 12

Extension (movement)

Answer 12

Move limb into straight position

Question 13

Flexion (movement)

Answer 13

Move limb in bent position

Question 14

Pronation (movement)

Answer 14

Movement that turns palms down

Question 15

Rotation (movement)

Answer 15

Turning around it’s own axis

Question 16

Supination (movement)

Answer 16

Movement that turns palm up

Question 17

Arthroscopy

Answer 17

Visual exam of joint

Question 18

ankylosing spondylitis

Answer 18

Arthritis affects spine, forward bend of spine

Question 19

Bunion

Answer 19

Abnormal prominence of joint, base of great toe

Question 20

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 20

Nerve entrapment at wrist, compression of median nerve

Question 21

Colles fracture

Answer 21

Wrist fracture, distal radius

Question 22

Exostosis

Answer 22

Abnormal benign growth on bone surface (spur)

Question 23

Gout

Answer 23

Disease with excessive uric acid in blood, sodium urate crystals deposited in joints

Question 24

Herniated disk

Answer 24

Rupture of IVD cartilage

Question 25

Lyme disease

Answer 25

Infection of bacteria, various symptoms including joint pain

Question 26

Muscular dystrophy

Answer 26

Group of hereditary diseases, muscle weakness and degeneration

Question 27

Myasthenia gravis

Answer 27

Chronic disease characterized by muscle weakness, defect in nerve impulse transmission

Question 28

Osteoporosis

Answer 28

Abnormal loss of bone density, prone to fractures

Question 29

Plantar fasciitis

Answer 29

Infection of plantar fascia, due to repetitive injury; heel pain

Question 30

Rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 30

Autoimmune disease, inflammatory changes in CT

Question 31

Spinal stenosis

Answer 31

Narrowing of spinal canal with nerve compression; congenitalo or degeneration

Question 32

Adduction (movement)

Answer 32

Moving towards the midline