The Musculoskeletal System
Lesson 1: Disease and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System
Solutions: Lesson 1
SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 1
1. Bones.
Muscles.
Ligaments.
Tendons.
Connective tissue. (para 1-1).
2. Disease.
Defects.
Trauma. (para 1-2).
3. One joint. (para 1-4).
4. Several joints. (para 1-5).
5. A pus-forming infection. (para 1-4d).
6. Subacute. (para 1-6).
7. Any three of the following:
Easily fatigued.
General feeling of being unwell.
Weight loss.
General weakness.
Anemia.
Painful joint swelling.
Subcutaneous nodule over bony prominences.
Enlarged lymph nodes. (para 1-7c)
8. Rate of bone formation slows down. (para 1-8).
9. Increased; increased physical activity. (para 1-8b).
10. Septic arthritis (para 1-10).
11. Uric acid accumulating in the body and tending to solidify into crystals that are
deposited in the joints and kidney tissue. (para 1-10a).
12. Relieve pressure.
Evacuate blood.
Obtain a fluid sample for laboratory studies. (para 1-11d)
13. To relieve pain. (para 1-12c).
14. Spasmodic torticollis. (para 1-13).
15. Lower back pain. (para 1-14a).
16. Leave it alone. (para 1-15b).
17. Carpal tunnel syndrome. (para 1-16).
18. Chondromalacia patellae. (para 1-17).
19. Administering large doses of antibiotics intravenously. (para 1-18b).
20. Low lumbar.
Lumbosacral.
Sacroiliac. (para 1-14).
End of Lesson 1
