Question 1

A disease process usually caused by accelerated bone resorption results in

Accepted Answer

A)  osteopetrosis 
B)  osteogenesis imperfecta 
C)  osteoporosis 
D)  osteoarthritis 
A)  osteopetrosis 
B)  osteogenesis imperfecta 
C)  osteoporosis 
D)  osteoarthritis

Question 2

Match the following terms related to fractures.
-Compression

Accepted Answer

A) Approximately 45° to the long axis of the bone 
B) At a right angle to the long axis of the bone 
C) Compaction of bone resulting in a decreased length or width 
D) Encircles the bone shaft 
E) Fracture exists without angulation or separation
F)Loss of contact with normal articulation
G)More than two fragments
H)Partial loss of joint continuity
I)Repeated stresses causing a bone response
J)Small bony fragment pulled from a prominence 
A) Approximately 45° to the long axis of the bone 
B) At a right angle to the long axis of the bone 
C) Compaction of bone resulting in a decreased length or width 
D) Encircles the bone shaft 
E) Fracture exists without angulation or separation
F)Loss of contact with normal articulation
G)More than two fragments
H)Partial loss of joint continuity
I)Repeated stresses causing a bone response
J)Small bony fragment pulled from a prominence

Question 3

A fracture usually caused by falling on an outstretched hand resulting in posterior displacement of the distal fragment of the radius is a

Accepted Answer

A)  Boxer's fracture 
B)  Smith's fracture 
C)  Colles' fracture 
D)  Monteggia's fracture 
A)  Boxer's fracture 
B)  Smith's fracture 
C)  Colles' fracture 
D)  Monteggia's fracture

Question 4

To assess bone mineral content from a qualitative approach,the best imaging is

Accepted Answer

A)  dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry 
B)  quantitative CT 
C)  ultrasonography 
D)  x-ray 
A)  dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry 
B)  quantitative CT 
C)  ultrasonography 
D)  x-ray

Question 5

Which of the following results when a pyogenic organism enters the joint through the blood,direct extension,or trauma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rheumatoid arthritis. 
B)  Tuberculous arthritis. 
C)  Infectious arthritis. 
D)  Osteoarthritis. 
A)  Rheumatoid arthritis. 
B)  Tuberculous arthritis. 
C)  Infectious arthritis. 
D)  Osteoarthritis.

Question 6

Certain diseases will affect the outcome of the radiograph.For the following conditions determine how you would adjust the exposure factors.(You may use each answer more than once.)
-Osteoarthritis

Accepted Answer

A) Easy to penetrate,decrease factors 
B) No change in bone,no change in factors 
C) Difficult to penetrate,increase factors 
A) Easy to penetrate,decrease factors 
B) No change in bone,no change in factors 
C) Difficult to penetrate,increase factors

Question 7

Certain diseases will affect the outcome of the radiograph.For the following conditions determine how you would adjust the exposure factors.(You may use each answer more than once.)
-Osteoporosis (severe)

Accepted Answer

A) Easy to penetrate,decrease factors 
B) No change in bone,no change in factors 
C) Difficult to penetrate,increase factors 
A) Easy to penetrate,decrease factors 
B) No change in bone,no change in factors 
C) Difficult to penetrate,increase factors

Question 8

To demonstrate degenerative knee joint narrowing most accurately requires the image be

Accepted Answer

A)  completed with stress inversion and eversion 
B)  weight-bearing standing AP and lateral 
C)  recumbent, AP, and lateral 
D)  a unilateral study 
A)  completed with stress inversion and eversion 
B)  weight-bearing standing AP and lateral 
C)  recumbent, AP, and lateral 
D)  a unilateral study

Question 9

A vertebra with characteristics of more than one major division of the spine is called

Accepted Answer

A)  spina bifida 
B)  a transitional vertebra 
C)  spondylolysis 
D)  spondylolisthesis 
A)  spina bifida 
B)  a transitional vertebra 
C)  spondylolysis 
D)  spondylolisthesis

Question 10

An expansile lucent lesion demonstrating a sharp demarcation from normal adjacent bone having a thin sclerotic rim is an

Accepted Answer

A)  unicameral cyst 
B)  osteoma 
C)  aneurysmal cyst 
D)  osteochondroma 
A)  unicameral cyst 
B)  osteoma 
C)  aneurysmal cyst 
D)  osteochondroma

Question 11

Match the following terms related to fractures.
-Comminuted

Accepted Answer

A) Approximately 45° to the long axis of the bone 
B) At a right angle to the long axis of the bone 
C) Compaction of bone resulting in a decreased length or width 
D) Encircles the bone shaft 
E) Fracture exists without angulation or separation
F)Loss of contact with normal articulation
G)More than two fragments
H)Partial loss of joint continuity
I)Repeated stresses causing a bone response
J)Small bony fragment pulled from a prominence 
A) Approximately 45° to the long axis of the bone 
B) At a right angle to the long axis of the bone 
C) Compaction of bone resulting in a decreased length or width 
D) Encircles the bone shaft 
E) Fracture exists without angulation or separation
F)Loss of contact with normal articulation
G)More than two fragments
H)Partial loss of joint continuity
I)Repeated stresses causing a bone response
J)Small bony fragment pulled from a prominence

Question 12

A true osteochondroma grows laterally from the epiphysis and

Accepted Answer

A)  has an ectopic cartilaginous growth 
B)  must exhibit a cortex and medullary portion 
C)  often arises from the outer table of the skull 
D)  appears as an eccentric lucent lesion 
A)  has an ectopic cartilaginous growth 
B)  must exhibit a cortex and medullary portion 
C)  often arises from the outer table of the skull 
D)  appears as an eccentric lucent lesion

Question 13

Match the following terms related to bone tumors.
-Osteogenic sarcoma

Accepted Answer

A) Benign projection with a cartilaginous cap 
B) Cartilaginous tumor arising from the medullary canal 
C) Disseminated malignancy of plasma cell 
D) Eccentric lucent lesion in the metaphysis 
E) Most common malignant tumors
F)Most often arise from the outer table of the skull
G)Often contains punctate or amorphous calcifications in its cartilaginous matrix
H)Osteoblasts producing spicules of calcified bone 
A) Benign projection with a cartilaginous cap 
B) Cartilaginous tumor arising from the medullary canal 
C) Disseminated malignancy of plasma cell 
D) Eccentric lucent lesion in the metaphysis 
E) Most common malignant tumors
F)Most often arise from the outer table of the skull
G)Often contains punctate or amorphous calcifications in its cartilaginous matrix
H)Osteoblasts producing spicules of calcified bone

Question 14

Match the following terms related to bone physiology.
-Medullary cavity

Accepted Answer

A) Bone destruction throughout life 
B) Bone matrix consists of complex structural units,"haversian systems" 
C) Cell that removes bone 
D) Flat bone growth by addition of osseous tissue on the outer surface 
E) Marrow is lined by an inner membrane
F)Secondary growth center at the end of the shaft
G)Thin processes of bone that are part of the cancellous bone
H)Tubelike structure within the shaft
I)Weblike arrangement of marrow-filled spaces
J)Where the shaft flares meeting the growth plate 
A) Bone destruction throughout life 
B) Bone matrix consists of complex structural units,"haversian systems" 
C) Cell that removes bone 
D) Flat bone growth by addition of osseous tissue on the outer surface 
E) Marrow is lined by an inner membrane
F)Secondary growth center at the end of the shaft
G)Thin processes of bone that are part of the cancellous bone
H)Tubelike structure within the shaft
I)Weblike arrangement of marrow-filled spaces
J)Where the shaft flares meeting the growth plate

Question 15

Herniation of the meninges in the lumbar or cervical region is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)  meningocele 
B)  spina bifida occulta 
C)  myelomeningocele 
D)  myelocele 
A)  meningocele 
B)  spina bifida occulta 
C)  myelomeningocele 
D)  myelocele

Question 16

A classic sunburst pattern of bony spicules that extend in a radiating fashion is a characteristic radiographic appearance of

Accepted Answer

A)  giant cell carcinomas 
B)  multiple myelomas 
C)  osteomas 
D)  osteogenic sarcomas 
A)  giant cell carcinomas 
B)  multiple myelomas 
C)  osteomas 
D)  osteogenic sarcomas

Question 17

A disorder that begins as a bone abscess that travels through the medullary cavity and outward to lift the periosteum is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  bursitis 
B)  osteomyelitis 
C)  arthritis 
D)  osteolysis 
A)  bursitis 
B)  osteomyelitis 
C)  arthritis 
D)  osteolysis

Question 18

Forward displacement of one vertebra on the other resulting in back pain caused by cleft in the pars interarticularis is

Accepted Answer

A)  spondylolysis 
B)  intervertebral herniation 
C)  spondylolisthesis 
D)  vertebral slippage 
A)  spondylolysis 
B)  intervertebral herniation 
C)  spondylolisthesis 
D)  vertebral slippage

Question 19

The bone is covered on the outer surfaces by a fibrous membrane called the

Accepted Answer

A)  periosteum 
B)  endosteum 
C)  trabeculae 
D)  cortices 
A)  periosteum 
B)  endosteum 
C)  trabeculae 
D)  cortices

Question 20

The disease process that begins as an inflammation of the synovial membrane causing synovial proliferation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  rheumatoid arthritis 
B)  psoriatic arthritis 
C)  osteoarthritis 
D)  Reiter syndrome 
A)  rheumatoid arthritis 
B)  psoriatic arthritis 
C)  osteoarthritis 
D)  Reiter syndrome

A disease process usually caused by accelerated bone resorption results in

Match the following terms related to fractures. -Compression

A fracture usually caused by falling on an outstretched hand resulting in posterior displacement of the distal fragment of the radius is a

To assess bone mineral content from a qualitative approach,the best imaging is

Which of the following results when a pyogenic organism enters the joint through the blood,direct extension,or trauma?

Certain diseases will affect the outcome of the radiograph.For the following conditions determine how you would adjust the exposure factors.(You may use each answer more than once.) -Osteoarthritis

Certain diseases will affect the outcome of the radiograph.For the following conditions determine how you would adjust the exposure factors.(You may use each answer more than once.) -Osteoporosis (severe)

To demonstrate degenerative knee joint narrowing most accurately requires the image be

A vertebra with characteristics of more than one major division of the spine is called

An expansile lucent lesion demonstrating a sharp demarcation from normal adjacent bone having a thin sclerotic rim is an

Match the following terms related to fractures. -Comminuted

A true osteochondroma grows laterally from the epiphysis and

Match the following terms related to bone tumors. -Osteogenic sarcoma

Match the following terms related to bone physiology. -Medullary cavity

Herniation of the meninges in the lumbar or cervical region is known as a

A classic sunburst pattern of bony spicules that extend in a radiating fashion is a characteristic radiographic appearance of

A disorder that begins as a bone abscess that travels through the medullary cavity and outward to lift the periosteum is known as

Forward displacement of one vertebra on the other resulting in back pain caused by cleft in the pars interarticularis is

The bone is covered on the outer surfaces by a fibrous membrane called the

The disease process that begins as an inflammation of the synovial membrane causing synovial proliferation is called

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A disease process usually caused by accelerated bone resorption results in

Match the following terms related to fractures. -Compression

A fracture usually caused by falling on an outstretched hand resulting in posterior displacement of the distal fragment of the radius is a

To assess bone mineral content from a qualitative approach,the best imaging is

Which of the following results when a pyogenic organism enters the joint through the blood,direct extension,or trauma?

Certain diseases will affect the outcome of the radiograph.For the following conditions determine how you would adjust the exposure factors.(You may use each answer more than once.) -Osteoarthritis

Certain diseases will affect the outcome of the radiograph.For the following conditions determine how you would adjust the exposure factors.(You may use each answer more than once.) -Osteoporosis (severe)

To demonstrate degenerative knee joint narrowing most accurately requires the image be

A vertebra with characteristics of more than one major division of the spine is called

An expansile lucent lesion demonstrating a sharp demarcation from normal adjacent bone having a thin sclerotic rim is an

Match the following terms related to fractures. -Comminuted

A true osteochondroma grows laterally from the epiphysis and

Match the following terms related to bone tumors. -Osteogenic sarcoma

Match the following terms related to bone physiology. -Medullary cavity

Herniation of the meninges in the lumbar or cervical region is known as a

A classic sunburst pattern of bony spicules that extend in a radiating fashion is a characteristic radiographic appearance of

A disorder that begins as a bone abscess that travels through the medullary cavity and outward to lift the periosteum is known as

Forward displacement of one vertebra on the other resulting in back pain caused by cleft in the pars interarticularis is

The bone is covered on the outer surfaces by a fibrous membrane called the

The disease process that begins as an inflammation of the synovial membrane causing synovial proliferation is called

Introduction to Pathology

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Respiratory System

Gastrointestinal System

Urinary System

Cardiovascular System

Nervous System

Hematopoietic System

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Reproductive System

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