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question 17 (1 point) What is thought to be the cause or contributing factor(s)

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question 17 (1 point)

What is thought to be the cause or contributing factor(s) for osteoarthritis?

SELECT ANY APPROPRIATE ANSWERS.

Question 17 options:

A bacterial infection of a neighboring bursa

High levels of uric acid in the bloodstream

Antibodies that target synovial joints

Osteosarcoma

degradation or 'thinning' of articular cartilage

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Question 18 (1 point)

To push someone away from you, ______ of the arm at the elbow would occur.

SELECT ANY APPROPRIATE ANSWERS.

Question 18 options:

Extension

Hyperextension

Flexion

Rotation

Circumduction

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Question 19 (1 point)

You are able to treat 3 patients per hour. You work 8 hours a day. Each patient pays 50$ per treatment. You have three staff members, who each earn $15 dollars an hour. Your staff members work 8 hours also.

How many days must one of your staff members work to earn the same amount of money as you earn in one day?

Question 19 options:

5 days

7 days

3 days

4 days

9 days

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Question 20 (1 point)

Bo Jackson, a football player (and baseball player) suffered several injuries in the course of his professional sports career. His career ended due to a hip displacement (subluxation) injury.

Compared to shoulder displacements, hip
displacements are…

SELECT ANY APPROPRIATE ANSWERS.

Question 20 options:

More common because the hip joint has less muscle reinforcement compared to the shoulder

More common due to the weight bearing the hip endures on a daily basis

Common in all people who are overweight

Less common or rarely occurring due to extensive ligament reinforcement

Less common or rarely occurring due to rotator cuff stabilization of the hip joint

A bacterial infection of a neighboring bursa

High levels of uric acid in the bloodstream

Antibodies that target synovial joints

Osteosarcoma

degradation or 'thinning' of articular cartilage

Explanation / Answer

Question 17. Osteoarthritis is caused due to degradation or thinning of the articular cartilage.

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disorder that involves degradation of the cartilage which leads to the exposing of the bone. This results in immense pain to the patient.

Question 18. Flexion of the arm at the elbow will take place when we push somenody away from us.

Flexion involves anterior movement of the arm, it decreases the angle between the bones.

Question 19. 7 days, because the person is earning 12000 dollars per day from the patients, while he has to give 1200 dollars to each staff member. Therefore his total earnings are 8400 dollars. And each staff member earns 1200 dollars. Therefore each staff member would have to work 7 days inorder to earn the same amount of money.

Question 20. Compared to the shoulder displacement, hip displacements are less common or rarely occuring because of extensive ligament reinforcement.