Musculoskeletal System

Spongy, porous bone tissue is also called

• Cancellous bone
• Bone sinus
• Yellow bone marrow
• Bone fissure

The shaft of a long bone is called a (n)

• Diaphysis
• Epiphysis
• Osteoclast
• Periosteum

Operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disk

• Laminectomy
• Metacarpectomy
• Arthroscopy
• Patellapexy

Lateral curvature of the spinal column

• Scoliosis
• Kyphosis
• Spina bifida
• Lordosis

Vitamin D deficiency leads to softening of bone, which is known as

• Osteomalacia
• Osteoporosis
• Lumbago
• Osteogenesis imperfecta

Inflammation of bone and bone marrow

• Osteomyelitis
• Osteochondroma
• Osteitis fibrosa cystica
• Osteoporosis

A splintered or crushed bone

• Comminuted fracture
• Impacted fracture
• Compression fracture
• Greenstick fracture

Surgical repair of a joint

• Arthroplasty
• Fasciectomy
• Arthrosis
• Achondroplasia

Condition of stiffening and immobility of a joint

• Ankylosis
• Kyphosis
• Fibrositis
• Bursitis

Fracture in which bone is partially broken, occurs commonly in children

• Greenstick
• Crepitus
• Compound
• Hairline