Chapter 7.3-7.4

Question 1

What occurs when the ligaments of a joint are overstressed, causing them to become tender and inflamed?

Answer 1

Sprain

Question 2

What are the strong bands of fibrous connective tissue that hold bones together?

Answer 2

Ligaments

Question 3

What is a disease in which bones are weak and deformed?

Answer 3

Rickets

Question 4

What are the four categories of bones?

Answer 4

Flat
Irregular
Long
Short

Question 5

What is the term for the lightweight, porous tissue that consists of a network of tiny struts and girders that are porous but rigid?

Answer 5

Spongy bone

Question 6

What are the six types of joints?

Answer 6

Hinge
Ball-and-socket
Pivot
Ellipsoid
Gliding
Saddle

Question 7

What type of joint allows a bone to move back and forth in a single plane?

Answer 7

Hinge

Question 8

What is an inflammation of the joints?

Answer 8

Arthritis

Question 9

What law states that bones adjust their shape to the physical stress placed on them?

Answer 9

Wolff’s law

Question 10

What is the term for the shaft of the long bone?

Answer 10

Diaphysis

Question 11

What occurs when a joint is overstressed to the point that a bone pops out of alignment and must be relocated?

Answer 11

Dislocation

Question 12

What is the most freely movable type of joint in the body?

Answer 12

Ball-and-socket

Question 13

What is the scientific term for a break or crack in a bone?

Answer 13

Fracture

Question 14

How are bones classified into their four categories?

Answer 14

By shape