Chpt. 3: Homework

The medical term for the form of arthritis that is commonly known as wear-and-tear arthritis is what?

Osteopenia is thinner-than-average bone density. True or false?

The condition known as ____________ is a congenital defect.

A medical term for the condition commonly known as a bunion is what?

A/an __________ is performed to gain access to the brain or to relieve intracranial pressure.

Costochondritis is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects to a rib to the sternum. True or false?

A percutaneous ____________ is performed to treat osteoporosis-related compression fractures.

The partial displacement of a bone from its joint is known as what?

The surgical procedure for loosening of an ankylosed joint is known as ____________?

The term meaning the death of bone tissue due to lack of blood flow is what?

The surgical placement of an artificial joint is known as what?

An ____________ bone marrow transplant uses bone marrow from a donor.

The procedure that stiffens a joint by joining two bones is ____________. This is also known as surgical ankylosis.

Rickets is caused by a deficiency of calcium and vitamin D in adulthood. True or false.

A greenstick fracture occurs when a weakened bone breaks under normal strain, usually due to bones being weakened by osteoporosis. True or false?

The bulging deposit that forms around the area of the break during the healing of a fractured bone is a ____________?

An abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine is known as ____________?

A prosthesis is a mechanical appliance, such as a shoe insert, which is specially designed to control, correct, or compensate for impaired limb function. True or false?

A type of cancer that occurs in blood-making cells found in the red bone marrow is known as a/an __________?

A chronic bone disease that is characterized by the abnormal breakdown of bone followed by abnormal bone formation is known as ____________?