ROUNDS QUIZ:

325. Dupuytren's contracture is common in people with what ancestry?

A. Native
B. Italian
C. Viking
D. Japanese

326. What is elastin?

A. A protein that provides strength to the skin
B. A protein in the epidermis that prevents water loss
C. A layer of the epidermis
D. A protein in the epidermis that gives skin flexibility

327. Which structures comprise the central nervous system?:

A. Spinal cord
B. Peripheral nerves
C. Brain

328. Which of the following is/are common sites of enthesitis?

A. Plantar fascia insertion of the calcaneus
B. Patellar tendon insertion of the tibial tubercle
C. Metatarsal heads
D. Spinal ligament insertions on the vertebral bodies
E. Anterior cruciate

329. What are the mechanisms involved in the return of the venous blood to the heart?

A. Venous pump
B. Peripheral resistance
C. Respiratory pump
D. Venous valves

330. A condition which results in the death of bone tissue occurring most commonly in the head of the femur in elderly persons and may be due to the obstructions in arteries that supply blood to the bone is known as?

A. Osteomyelitis
B. Osteitis
C. Ostalgia
D. Acromegaly
E. Osteonecrsosis

Rounds quiz answers
325. C; 326. D; 327. C; 328. A,B,C&D; 329. A,C&D; 330. E