Chapter 51: Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function: Trauma, Infection, and Disease

Chapter 51: Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function: Trauma, Infection, and Disease

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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1. Complete healing of a bone fracture occurs when

ANS:  B

Complete healing of a bone fracture occurs when the callus has been completely replaced with mature bone. A lack of detectable movement of the break does not indicate that the fracture is healed. Even when a bone fracture is healed, pain at the fracture site and surrounding soft tissue may be present. The patient may progress from a cast to a splint, sling, or brace as the bone fracture continues to heal.

REF:   Pg. 1028

2. Rickets is characterized by soft, weak bones resulting from a deficiency of

ANS:  D

Rickets is characterized by soft, weak bones resulting from vitamin D deficiency. Rickets is not caused by poor calcium intake or phosphate deficiency. Estrogen deficiency is related to osteoporosis, not rickets.

REF:   Pg. 1034

3. In older women, osteoporosis is thought to be primarily due to

ANS:  B

In older women, osteoporosis is thought to be primarily due to estrogen deficiency. Although dietary inadequacies and inactivity play roles, the primary cause of osteoporosis in older women is thought to be due to estrogen deficiency. Malabsorption is not the primary cause of osteoporosis in older women.

REF:   Pg. 1032

4. Pain with passive stretching of a muscle is indicative of

ANS:  A

Pain with passive stretching of a muscle is indicative of noncontractile tissue injury. Pain with passive stretching of a muscle is not an indication of a contractile tissue injury, vascular insufficiency, or skeletal muscle damage.

REF:   Pg. 1020