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WorksheetsMicro / Macro bone structure
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 28mins

Which of these is a short bone?
Femur
Patella
Scapula
Ulna
The bone is splintered into many pieces:
Simple
Compound
Greenstick
Comminuted
The simplest type of fracture; bone is partly bent, but not completely separated:
Greenstick
Stress fracture
Comminuted
Simple
Inflammation of the joints; there are at least 20 different types:
dislocation
osteoarthritis
arthritis
sprain
This disorder is from a vitamin deficiency and causes soft and weak bones usually in children:
osteoarthritis
gout
rickets
dislocation
Osteoporosis is a bone disorder characterized by:
Bone overgrowth
Bone weakness and increased risk of fractures
Bone inflammation
Bone tumors
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder that affects the formation of:
Collagen
Calcium
Vitamin D
Iron
Paget's disease of the bone is characterized by:
Abnormal bone growth and remodeling
Bone inflammation
Bone weakness and increased risk of fractures
Bone tumors
Bone cancer is most commonly found in:
Long bones
Flat bones
Short bones
Irregular bones
Bone infection, or osteomyelitis, is most commonly caused by:
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Parasites
A female patient is brought to the emergency room with an injury to her lower leg from an ATV accident. You notice a white tip of a bone protruding through the skin as you cut her pant leg off. Her injury is described as what kind of fracture.
Comminuted
Pathologic
Compound
Stress
What type of fracture is this? (Hint: it's across the bone.)
Dorsal
Linear
Closed
Transverse
