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Musculoskeletal Pathology MCQs: practice questions
Sample Musculoskeletal Pathology multiple-choice questions from CNS & Musculoskeletal.
Which benign soft tissue tumor contains fibroblasts and histiocytes?
- A. Fibrosarcoma
- B. Liposarcoma
- C. Rhabdomyosarcoma
- D. Fibrous histiocytoma
- E. Synovial sarcoma
Which disorder is characterized by decreased bone mass and increased fracture susceptibility?
- A. Osteosarcoma
- B. Osteoarthritis
- C. Osteoporosis
- D. Osteomalacia
- E. Osteopetrosis
Which disorder classically causes childhood proximal weakness, waddling gait, and calf pseudohypertrophy?
- A. Myotonic dystrophy
- B. Polymyositis
- C. Osteoarthritis
- D. Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- E. Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy
Which tumor was formerly called malignant fibrous histiocytoma?
- A. Rhabdomyosarcoma
- B. Liposarcoma
- C. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
- D. Synovial sarcoma
- E. Fibrosarcoma
Which tumor usually arises adjacent to a joint rather than within the joint cavity?
- A. Fibrous histiocytoma
- B. Liposarcoma
- C. Lipoma
- D. Rhabdomyosarcoma
- E. Synovial sarcoma
Which process predominates in osteoporosis?
Which chromosomal translocation is invariably present in synovial sarcoma?
Which soft tissue tumor is benign and composed of mature adipose tissue?
Which fracture is particularly associated with osteoporosis?
Which malignant bone tumor arises from cartilage?
Which hormone promotes bone resorption and calcium mobilization?
Which disorder is softening of bone from failure of mineralization, commonly due to vitamin D deficiency?
Which joint disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of synovial joints?
Which benign bone tumor forms a cartilage-capped bony projection?
Which malignant soft tissue tumor shows a herringbone pattern?
What inheritance pattern characterizes Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Which is the most common soft tissue sarcoma of children?
Which malignant bone tumor produces osteoid?
Which cell is primarily responsible for bone resorption?
Which disorder causes abnormally dense bone and may obliterate the marrow cavity?
Which serum enzyme is markedly elevated in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Which joint disease is primarily degenerative?
Which cell synthesizes new bone?
What is osteoid?
Which sarcoma is described as most common in older adults among the listed soft tissue tumors?
What causes enlargement of the calves in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Which soft tissue tumor is malignant and arises from adipose tissue?
Which hormone suppresses calcium mobilization from bone?
Which histologic pattern can occur in synovial sarcoma?
Which clinical sign is characteristic of Duchenne muscular dystrophy?