Skeletal System

Question 1

A serious autosomal dominant , congenital disease that affects the newborn skeletal system

Brittle bone disease

Answer 1

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Question 2

It is the most common inherited disorder that results in malformation and dwarfism

Answer 2

Achondroplasia

Question 3

Marble bone are term in various disorders that involves increase in bone density and defective bone contour (skeletal modeling)

Answer 3

Osteopetrosis

Question 4

Common form of osteosclerotic osteopetrosis that is considered as a benign skeletal anomaly involving bone density

Answer 4

Albers- Schonberg

Question 5

Hand and foot malformation

Answer 5

Syndactyly
Polydactyly
Clubfoot

Question 6

Failure of the finger or toes to separate, appearance of a webbed digit

Answer 6

Syndactyly

Question 7

Presence of extra digits

Answer 7

Polydactyly

Question 8

Prevents a normal weight-bearing . Found to turn inward at the ankle

Answer 8

Clubfoot

Question 9

Malformation of the acetabulum due to incomplete displacement of the head of the femur

Answer 9

Congenital dislocation of the hip

Congenital hip dysplasia

Question 10

Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Answer 10

Scoliosis

Question 11

Incomplete closure of the vertebral canal results in failure of bony fusion of 2 laminae

Answer 11

Spina bifida

Question 12

Protrusion spina bifida

Answer 12

Spina bifida cystica

Question 13

No protrusion of meninges

Answer 13

Spina benifida occulta

Question 14

Premature closure of the cranial sutures

Answer 14

Craniosynostoses

Question 15

No formation of the brain and cranial vault leaving only the facial bones to be formed

Answer 15

Anencephaly

Question 16

Infection of the bone and bone marrow resulting from a direct infection such as an open fracture

Answer 16

Osteomyelitis

Question 17

Chronic inflammatory disease affecting the ends of long bones or the spine

Answer 17

Tuberculosis

Myobacterium tuberculosis

Question 18

Tuberculosis of the spine

Answer 18

Pott’s disease

Question 19

Inflammation of the joints

Answer 19

Arthritis

Question 20

Commonly called Pyogenic Arthritis caused by Staphylocci , Streptococci and gonococci

Answer 20

Acute arthritis

Question 21

Chronic inflammatory disorder affecting the synovial joints

Answer 21

Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 22

Progressive form of arthritis affecting the spine and sacroiliac joints

Referred to as a bamboo spine

Answer 22

Ankylosing spondylitis

Question 23

Most common type of arthritis as degenerative joint disease

Answer 23

Osteoarthritis

Question 24

Presence of bone spurs which is due to the loss of articular cartilage

Answer 24

Osteophytes

Question 25

Inflammation of the tendons

Answer 25

Tendonitis

Question 26

Inflammation of the bursa

Answer 26

Bursitis

Question 27

Inherited metabolic disorder with excess amounts of uric acid

Answer 27

Gouty arthritis

Question 28

Abnormal decrease in bone density

Its severity leads to compression fracture

Answer 28

Osteoporosis

Question 29

Lack of calcium in the tissue and failure of bone to calcify

Answer 29

Osteomalacia

Question 30

Caused by vitamin D deficiency in children

Answer 30

Rickets

Question 31

Common among elderly with unknown etiology

May lead to osteogenic sarcoma

Answer 31

Paget’s disease

Question 32

Common disease of the endocrine system, disrupts the normal calcium phosphorus ratio leading to bone destruction

Answer 32

Hyperthyroidism

Question 33

Disturbance of the pituitary gland, increase in growth of the hormones

Increase in size of the sella turcica

Answer 33

Acromegaly