Chapter 15 - Musculoskeletal System - Pathology Joints

Question 1

Arthritis

Answer 1

inflammation of any joint

Question 2

Ankylosing spondylitis

Answer 2

chronic progressive stiffening of joints, mostly spine

Question 3

Gouty arthritis

Answer 3

inflammation due to excessive uric acid in body

Question 4

Osteoarthritis (OA)

Answer 4

Chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilage

Question 5

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Answer 5

autoimmune reaction against joint tissues (synovial membrane)

Question 6

Bunion

Answer 6

swelling of medial aspect of joint between big toe and first metatarsal bone

Question 7

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 7

compression of median nerve as it passes between transverse ligament and bones and tendons of the wrist

Question 8

Dislocation

Answer 8

displacement of bone from a joint

Question 9

Ganglion

Answer 9

a fluid-filled cyst arising from the joint capsule or a tendon in the wrist.

Question 10

Herniation of an intervertebral disk

Answer 10

abnormal protrusion of the disk into the neural canal or against spinal nerves; “slipped disk”.

Question 11

Operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disc?

Answer 11

Laminectomy

Question 12

Lyme disease

Answer 12

recurrent arthritis, myalgia, malaise and neurologic and cardiac symptoms; often marked by a “bull’s eye” rash at the site of the tick bite

Question 13

Sprain

Answer 13

trauma to joint with pain, swelling and injury to ligaments without rupture

Question 14

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Answer 14

chronic inflammatory disease involving joints, skin, kidneys, nervous system, heart and lungs affecting collagen in tendons, ligaments, bones, and cartilage all over the body