Exam 16: Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System

The bone's main protein confers hardness and rigidity, while the bone's primary minerals imparts flexibility of bone.

Bursitis can be diagnosed by microscopic examination of aspirated joint fluid.

The greatest danger with myasthenia gravis is respiratory failure.

_____ is used to visualize the inside of a joint cavity, such as the knee.

_____ discs are ruptures of the cartilaginous pads between the bony bodies of adjacent vertebrae.

Osteomalacia is common in the United States and in Asian women.

_____ is diagnosed using patient history and bone density tests.

Bursitis is a painful inflammation of bursae, typically those of the _____ joint.

In Duchenne's MD, a cytoskeletal protein called _____ is missing.

_____, also called pulled muscles, result from a tearing of a muscle and/or its tendon from excessive use or stretching.

Kyphosis first occurs in adulthood and becomes quite noticeable in the elderly.

All forms of muscular dystrophy are hereditary.

Diagnosis of MD is based on _____, which shows weak muscle contraction.

Secondary osteoarthritis occurs with normal aging.

_____ is the softening or decalcification of bones in adults.

_____ is a disease characterized by porous bone that is abnormally fragile and susceptible to fracture.

_____ affects the joints of the feet, particularly the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe.

One type of bone cancer, _____ sarcoma, arises in the bony tissue itself and frequently affects the ends of long bones, especially the knee.

Myasthenia gravis is considered an _____ disease.

One type of bone tissue is _____ bone, which contains many bone marrow-filled spaces.