AHS I - Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools



AHS I Skeletal System Disorders Worksheet [pic]

Multiple Choice

1. When ligaments are damaged it is usually called a

a. sprain

b. fracture

c. contusion

2. As people age their bones become more porous, lose calcium and phosphorus and are more likely to fracture. This condition is called:

a. osteomalacia

b. osteoma

c. osteoporosis

3. The medical term for “swaybacked” which affects the lumbar spine is:

a. Lordosis

b. Kyphosis

c. Scoliosis

4. It is the most serious type of fracture. It is where the broken bone ends pierce and

protrude through the skin.

a. Greenstick

b. Closed/simple

c. Open/compound

5. Abnormal curtvature of the thoracic spine causes a “hunchback” appearance. It is

called:

a. Lordosis

b. Kyphosis

c. Scoliosis

6. The simplest type of fracture, bone is partly bent, but it never completely separates is called:

a. Greenstick

b. Closed/simple

c. Dislocation

7. The bone is broken, but the broken ends do not pierce through the skin forming an

external wound:

a. Greenstick

b. Closed/simple

c. Open/compound

8. It is an inflammatory condition of one or more joints, accompanied by pain and often by changes in bone position. There are at least 20 different types. It is called:

a. Arthritis

b. Ankylosis

c. Osteitis

9. The main reason for putting a cast around a fracture is to:

a. Have a place for your friends to write their names

b. Immobilize the bone so it can grow back together the right way

c. Protect the bone fragments

10. Curvature of the spine from side to side is called:

a. Lordosis

b. Kyphosis

c. Scoliosis

Fill in the blanks using the word bank terms. There is one term you will not need.

Osteoporosis

Sprain

Strain

Dislocation

Arthritis

Kyphosis

Lordosis

Scoliosis

Arthroscopy

Fracture

Greenstick

Closed Reduction

Open Reduction

Internal Fixation

Traction

11. Any break in a bone is called a ____________________.

12. Common in children, bone bent and splintered but never completely separates ________________ fracture.

13. Examination of joint using arthroscope with fiber optic lens, most knee injuries treated with this technique ____________________________

14. Examples of this way to set a fracture involves using a cast or splint ___________________ ________________________

15. Hunchback = _________________________

16. Surgical intervention required to put bones back together is called an __________

_________________________.

17. When devices such as wires, metal plates or screws to hold bones in alignment the procedure is called an open reduction with _______________ _______________.

18. Swayback = ________________________

19. ___________________ is pulling force used to hold the bones in place, used for fractures of long bones.

20. ___________________ when bone is displaced from proper position in joint.

21. ___________________ sudden or unusual motion, ligaments are torn or twisted

22. Lateral curvature of the spine = _______________________

23. Chronic inflammation of one or more joints is called ______________________

24. Overstretching or tearing of a muscle is called a _________________

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