Chapter 6 Vocab

Question 0

standard test for bone density screening, osteoporosis in females

Answer 0

bone scan

Question 1

study of bone structure and treatment of bone disorders

Answer 1

Osteology

Question 2

branch of dentistry concerned with prevention and correction of poorly aligned teeth

Answer 2

Orthodontics

Question 3

failure of uniting left and right maxillary bones

Answer 3

Cleft palate

Question 4

pain around ear, tenderness of jaw muscles, caused by improperly aligned teeth, grinding/clenching, trauma to head/neck, arthritis

Answer 4

temporomandibular joint syndrome

Question 5

does not run along the midline of the nasal cavity

Answer 5

Deviated nasal septum

Question 6

inflammation of nasal membranes

Answer 6

Sinusitis

Question 7

anesthetic agents that act on the sacral and coccyx nerves injected through sacral hiatus

Answer 7

Caudal anesthesia

Question 8

most common chest injuries resulting from direct blows

Answer 8

Rib fractures

Question 9

narrowing of the carpal tunnel, median nerve is compressed

Answer 9

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 10

measurement of inlet and outlet of birth canal

Answer 10

Pelvimetry

Question 11

normal tracking of knee does not occur, “runner’s knee”

Answer 11

Patellofemoral stress syndrome

Question 12

soreness or pain along tibia, repeated tugging of attached muscles and tendons

Answer 12

Shin splints

Question 13

ligaments and tendons of arches weakened

Answer 13

Flatfoot

Question 14

condition of porous bones, bone destruction outpaces bone formation

Answer 14

Osteoporosis

Question 15

bone calcification fails

Answer 15

Rickets or osteomalacia

Question 16

material inside of ruptured fibrocartilage from pressured discs protrudes

Answer 16

Herniated disc

Question 17

congenital defect of vertebrae where laminae fail to unite

Answer 17

Spina bifida

Question 18

deformity of the great toe typically caused by tightly fitting shoes

Answer 18

Bunion

Question 19

medial part of longitudinal arch is abnormally elevated

Answer 19

Clawfoot

Question 20

exaggeration of thoracic curve

Answer 20

Kyphosis

Question 21

exaggeration of lumbar curve

Answer 21

Lordosis

Question 22

degeneration of articulate cartilage

Answer 22

Osteoarthritis

Question 23

bone cancer that affects osteoblasts and occurs most often in teenagers during growth spurt

Answer 23

Osteogenic sarcoma

Question 24

infection of bone characterized by fever, sweating, chills, pain, nausea, etc caused by staphylococcus aureus

Answer 24

Osteomyelitis

Question 25

reduced bone mass due to decrease in bone synthesis

Answer 25

Osteopenia

Question 26

sideways bending of vertebral column

Answer 26

Scoliosis

Question 27

injury to neck region due to hyperextension

Answer 27

Whiplash injury