Musculoskeletal system Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is arthritis caused by excessive uric acid in the body called?
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Gouty
- Crepitation
2. What is shortening or tightening of a muscle called?
- Arthroplastv
- Articulate
- Arthritis
- Synovialfluid
- Contraction
3. What is an abnormal sideward curvature of the spine to the left or right that eventually causes back pain, disk diseases or arthritis called?
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylitis
- Scoliosis
- Subluxation
- Lordosis
- Kyphosis
4. What is a group of hereditary diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of the muscles, leading to increased weakness and debilitation called?
- Myasthenia gravis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Sprain
- Sprain
- Rotator cuff injury
5. The musculoskeletal system is associated with the medical specialties of orthopedics and chiropractic medicine.
- True
- False
6. What is an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive fatigue and severe muscle weakness, particularly evident with facial muscles and ptosis of the eyelids?
- Myasthenia gravis
- Rotator cuff injury
- Sprain
- Sprain
- Muscular dystrophy
7. What diagnostic procedure involves the visual examination of the interior of a joint and its structure using a thin, flexible, fiberoptic scope?
- Arthroplasty
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthroscopy
- Sequestrectomy
8. What is the pain or numbness resulting from compression of the median nerve with the wrist canal called?
- Contracture
- Crepitation
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Ewing sarcoma
- Fracture
9. What is trauma to a muscle from overuse or excessive forcible stretch called?
- Sprain
- Rotator cuff injury
- Strain
- Myasthenia gravis
- Muscular dystrophy
10. What is trauma to a joint that causes injury to the surrounding ligament, accompanied by pain and disability called?
- Rotator cuff injury
- Myasthenia gravis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Sprain
- Strain
11. What is the lubricating fluid in the joint called?
- Arthroplasty
- Contraction
- Arthritis
- Articulate
- Synovialfluid
12. What is inflammation of a tendon, usually caused by injury or overuse called?
- Strain
- Sprain
- Arthritis
- Tendinitis
- Rotator cutt injury
13. Immobility of joints is known as subluxation.
- True
- False
14. A joint is a place where two or more bones connect or articulate to allow motion between the parts.
- True
- False
15. Scoliosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin that first affects the spine and Is characterized by fusion and loss of mobility of two or more vertebrae.
- True
- False
16. What is an injury to the capsule of the shoulder joint, which is reinforced by muscles and tendons called?
- Sprain
- Rotator cuff injury
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myasthenia gravis
17. What is a decrease in bone density with an increase in porosity, causing bones to become brittle and increasing the risk of fractures called?
- Sequestrum
- Paget disease
- Osteoporosis
- Herniated disk
- Rickets
18. A person with a symptom of heel pain would be suffering from carpoptosis.
- True
- False
19. The surgical puncture of a joint is known as arthrocentesis.
- True
- False
20. What is the site of contact between two bones called?
- Arthroplasty
- Contraction
- Articulate
- Synovialfluid
- Arthritis
21. What is a rupture of the nucleus pulposus between two vertebrae called?
- Rickets
- Herniated disk
- Osteoporosis
- Sequestrum
- Paget disease
22. What is an increased curvature of the thoracic region of the vertebral column leading to a humpback posture called?
- Scoliosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Lordosis
- Spondylitis
- Kyphosis
- Subluxation
23. What is a break in a bone called?
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Fracture
- Ewing sarcoma
- Crepitation
- Contracture
24. What is a fragment of a necrosed bone that has become separated from surround tissue called?
- Sequestrum
- Paget disease
- Osteoporosis
- Herniated disk
- Rickets