Introduction

Question 0

What types of tissues make up the musculoskeletal system?

Answer 0

Osseous, muscular, and connective

Question 1

What is another name for the musculoskeletal (MSK) system?

Answer 1

Locomotor system

Question 2

What are the three functions of the musculoskeletal system?

Answer 2

Form, function, and protection

Question 3

The musculoskeletal system integrates closely with what other system?

Answer 3

Nervous

Question 4

What is the general term for a developmental anomaly of bone?

Answer 4

Dysostosis

Question 5

What causes dysostosis?

Answer 5

Abnormal mesenchymal migration during embryogenesis

Question 6

What is the result of dysostosis?

Answer 6

Defective ossification of fetal cartilage

Question 7

What term is used to describe absent or incomplete development of tissue?

Answer 7

Aplasia

Question 8

Abnormal fusion of tissue or extra tissue is an example of what?

Answer 8

Aplasia

Question 9

Klippel-Feil Syndrome is an example of what condition?

Answer 9

Dysostosis

Question 10

What is Klippel-Feil Syndrome?

Answer 10

Congenital fusion of any 2 cervical vertebrae

Question 11

What is the most common congenital malformation?

Answer 11

Syndactyly

Question 12

What condition represents malformation and dysostosis of the scapula?

Answer 12

Sprengel’s Deformity

Question 13

What is the frequency of syndactyly?

Answer 13

1:2,000-3,000 live births

Question 14

What is dysplasia?

Answer 14

When mutations interfere with growth or homeostasis (dwarfism)

Question 15

Is osteodysplasia or chondrodysplasia considered always pre-cancerous?

Answer 15

No (unlike other forms of dysplasia like actinic keratosis for example)