Skeletal System Pathologies

Question 1

ankylosing spondylitis

Answer 1

chronic progressive stiffening of joints, mostly spine

Question 2

arthritis

Answer 2

inflammation of any joint

Question 3

bunion

Answer 3

swelling of any medial aspect of joint btwn big toe and first metatarsal bone

Question 4

carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

Answer 4

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

Question 5

dislocation

Answer 5

displacement of bone from a joint

Question 6

ganglion

Answer 6

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

Question 7

gouty arthritis (gout)

Answer 7

inflammation due to excessive uric (relating to urine) acid in body

Question 8

herniation of an intervertebral disk (disc)

Answer 8

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

Question 9

kyphosis

Answer 9

abnormal, outward curvature of the thoracic spine

Question 10

lordosis

Answer 10

abnormal, forward curvature of the lumbar spine, swayback

Question 11

Lyme disease (Lyme arthritis)

Answer 11

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 12

osteoarthritis (OA)

Answer 12

loss of articular cartilage and formation of bone spurs at articular surfaces can occur in any joint, but mainly in the spine, hips, and knees of older people

Question 13

osteogenic sarcoma (osteosarcoma)

Answer 13

malignant tumor that arises from connective tissue (cancer causing)

Question 14

osteomalacia

Answer 14

softening of bone

Question 15

osteomyelitis

Answer 15

inflammation of bone and bone marrow

Question 16

osteoporosis

Answer 16

condition of small holes in the bones; noticeable loss of bone density

Question 17

rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Answer 17

autoimmune reaction against joint tissues (synovial membrane)

Question 18

scoliosis

Answer 18

abnormal, lateral curvature of the spine

Question 19

sprain

Answer 19

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

Question 20

systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Answer 20

chronic (persist for long time, recurring) inflammatory disease involving joints, skin, kidneys, nervous system, heart and lungs affecting collagen in tendons, ligaments, bones, and cartilage all over the body