BATES ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM ACTUAL 2025/2026 Q&A

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BATES ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Osteoarthritis (OA) is more common in? - Answer -Women and the knees Approach to MSK disorders: - Answer -1. Articular or extra-articular? 2. Acute (<6wk) or chronic (>12wk)? 3. Inflammatory or non-inflammatory? 4. Localized (monoarticular) or diffuse (polyarticular)? Articular structures include? - Answer -Joint capsule and articular cartilage, the synovium and synovial fluid, intra-articular ligaments, and juxta-articular bone Synovium - Answer -also called the synovial membrane, it is the soft tissue that lines the spaces of diarthrodial joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae. The synovium lines the entire inner surface of the joint, except where the joint is lined with cartilage. Articular cartilage is composed of? - Answer -a collagen matrix containing charged ions and water, allowing the cartilage to change shape in response to pressure or load, acting as a cushion for underlying bone What provides nutrition to the adjacent relatively vascular articular cartilage? - Answer -Synovial fluid Extra-articular structures include? - Answer -Periarticular ligaments, tendons, bursae, muscle, facia, bone, nerve, and overlying skin Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com What are ligaments? - Answer -Rope-like bundles of collagen fibrils that connect bone to bone What are tendons? - Answer -Collagen fibers connecting muscle to bone What are bursae? - Answer -Pouches of synovial fluid that cushion the movement of tendons and muscles over bone or other joint structures Joint pain and <60 yo consider? - Answer -Repetitive strain or overuse syndromes like tendinitis or bursitis, crystalline arthritis (gout; crystalline pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) (males), RA, psoriatic arthritis, and reactive (Reiter) arthritis (in IBD), and infectious arthritis from gonorrhea, Lyme dx, or viral/bacterial infections Joint pain and >60 yo consider? - Answer -OA, gout/pseudogout, polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), osteoporotic fx, and septic bacterial arthritis Types of joints - Answer -fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial Synovial joint - Answer -freely movable joint containing a cavity filled with synovial fluid such as knee or shoulder cartilaginous joints - Answer -allow only slight movement and consist of bones connected entirely by cartilage such as vertebral bodies of the spine fibrous joints - Answer -consists of inflexible layers of dense connective tissue, holds the bones tightly together, such as the skull Inflammatory factors - Answer -interleukins and tumor necrosis Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com