Exam 19: Bones and Joints

Migratory arthritis caused by Borrelia burgdorferi is typical of:

Rheumatoid arthritis is best classified as:

In rheumatoid arthritis the synovium of joints is infiltrated with:

Osteomyelitis of long bones is most often caused by:

Osteoporosis is usually diagnosed by means of:

The central ("midshaft")portion of long bones is called:

The excess of which hormone causes osteoporosis?

What bone disease is characterized by irregular restructuring that leads to thickening and deformities of the bones?

An injury that causes the bones forming a joint to lose contact with one another and become misaligned is known as:

Softening of bones as a result of excessive resorption of calcium salts from the extracellular bone matrix is called: