Skeletal System 2020

Sue was ice skating and hurt her ankle. Her x-ray shows no signs of bone abnormality but her doctor feels she has damaged ligaments. Sue's diagnosis is a

• Dislocation

• Contusion

• Greenstick fracture

• Sprain

During a fall from a tree, Sammy fractured his tibia, and the bone broke through the skin. This type fracture is known as a:

• comminuted fracture

• compound fracture

• closed fracture

• simple fracture

If you move from a sitting to a standing position- what type of joint movement occurs at the knee?

• flexion

• extension

• abduction

• adduction

During a routine checkup, it was noted that Christa's spine is curved from side to side. This is called:

• Scoliosis

• Lordosis

• Kyphosis

• Osteoporosis

As Betty ages, her bones will become more porous, lose calcium and phosphorous and be more likely to fracture. This condition is called:

• Osteomalacia

• Osteoma

• Osteomyelitis

• Osteoporosis

Abnormal curvature of the thoracic spine causes a "hunchback" appearance. This disorder is know as:

• kyphosis

• Lordosis

• Scoliosis

• Dislocation

Poor posture can cause the lumbar spine to become "swaybacked." The medical term for this condition is:

• Kyphosis

• Lordosis

• Osteoporosis

• Scoliosis

A tree falls on Michael's leg, causing a bone injury, but does not completely separate the bone. What disorder does Michael have?

• Greenstick fracture

• Dislocation

• Sprain

• Strain

One function of the skeletal system is the storage of:

• Calcium

• Chloride

• Iron

• Oxygen

Lisa fell out of a tree and broke her clavicle. This bone injury is called a

• dislocation

• fracture

• sprain

• strain