Bone Disorders and Conditions Quiz

_____ can lead to fractures and bowing of the leg bones.

• Rickets

• Osteoarthritis

• Osteoporosis

• Both A and C

On a stormy night, you notice a shadowy figure limping through the fog, their legs twisted in an unnatural way. The townsfolk whisper that this is a sign of rickets. Rickets is characterized by ___________.

• bowing of the leg bones

• loss of vision

• hair loss

• hearing impairment

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On a stormy night, whispers spread of a terrifying curse that bends children's legs into unnatural shapes. Some say it's the work of a viral pathogen, carried by a sinister member of the cricket family. Is this the true cause of the bone-chilling condition known as rickets?

• TRUE

• FALSE

In a chilling twist of fate, imagine your joints haunted by a relentless force—Osteoarthritis. Which of the following horrors does it unleash?

• occurs when cartilage breaks down.

• is due to normal wear and tear at joints.

• causes joint stiffness and pain.

• All of the above

On a dark and stormy night, a bone shatters in the silence. The only hope for healing lies with the mysterious cells that rise from the depths to form new bone. In this chilling tale, fractures heal when ______________ form new bone.

• osteoblasts

• osteoclasts

• osteocytes

• fibroblasts

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On a stormy night, as thunder crashes and shadows creep, imagine a bone snapping under unbearable force—an eerie break caused by excessive stress. Is this what we call a fracture?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Softening of bones in children that occurs because the bones do not have enough calcium is called ____.

• Rickets

• Osteomalacia

• Osteoarthritis

• Scoliosis

Complete the sentence using one of the following words: osteoporosis, osteoarthritis or osteoblast. When a person has ____________________, the bone matrix is dissolved faster than it can be replaced, increasing that person's risk of bone fractures.

• osteoporosis

• osteoarthritis

• osteoblast

• osteocyte

In a chilling, creaking old house, you hear the sinister sound of joints grinding and groaning in the darkness. Which disorder haunts the body by breaking down the cartilage in a joint, leaving bones to rub together in agony?

• fracture

• osteoarthritis

• osteoporosis

• rickets

In the dead of night, as the shadows creep and bones begin to twist and ache, rickets can strike when your bones do not have enough ______. Beware, for the darkness feeds on the weak.

• calcium

• iron

• glucose

• vitamin C