femur - 2024 ACF Fall - Buzzpoints App

Question

Elderly people are at higher risk of injuring or fracturing at the neck of this bone near a ball and socket joint. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this bone that contains two trochanters at its upper end. This thigh bone connects to the pelvis and is the largest in the human body.

ANSWER: femur

[10m] Risks of bone fractures increase in individuals suffering from this non-genetic condition. This condition is characterized by low bone tissue mass which causes bones to become brittle.

ANSWER: osteoporosis

[10h] Degradation of bone in osteoporosis is due to these cells that form desorption bays. These cells remodel bone, are activated through RANK, and contain multiple nuclei.

ANSWER: osteoclasts [reject “osteoblasts”]

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	8	22.50	100%	100%	25%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	8	21.25	100%	100%	13%
2024 ACF Fall at Washington	fall	Y	5	22.00	100%	80%	40%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	12	18.33	75%	100%	8%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	9	20.00	100%	78%	22%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	5	24.00	100%	100%	40%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	8	21.25	100%	100%	13%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	9	18.89	100%	89%	0%

Data


Binghamton A	ESF	10	10	10	30
Syracuse	Binghamton B	10	10	0	20
Cornell F	Cornell C	10	10	0	20
Cornell B	Cornell E	10	10	10	30
Cornell G	Cornell D	10	10	0	20
RIT B	Penn State	10	10	0	20
RIT A	U of Rochester A	10	10	0	20
Claremont A	UCLA C	10	10	0	20
UCLA A	UCLA D	10	10	10	30
UCLA B	Claremont C	10	10	0	20
UCSD	Claremont B	10	10	10	30
USC	UCLA E	10	10	0	20
Alberta	Boise State	10	10	10	30
Arizona State A	UW Pride	10	10	0	20
UBC A	Arizona State B	10	10	0	20
UW Lust	UW Chastity	10	10	10	30
UW Envy	UW Wrath	10	0	0	10
Auburn B	Alabama A	10	10	0	20
Georgia A	Auburn C	10	10	0	20
Emory Oxford	Belmont	10	10	0	20
Emory Oxford	Georgia Tech C	10	10	0	20
Emory Oxford	Belmont	10	10	10	30
Emory Oxford	Georgia Tech C	10	10	10	30
Mississippi State A	Furman	0	10	0	10
Mississippi State A	Furman	0	10	0	10
Mississippi State A	Furman	0	10	0	10
Mississippi State A	Furman	0	10	0	10
Mississippi State A	Furman	0	10	0	10
Mississippi State A	Furman	0	10	0	10
Mississippi State A	Furman	0	10	0	10
Mississippi State A	Furman	0	10	0	10
Clemson A	Georgia Tech A	0	10	0	10
Georgia Tech B	Georgia Tech E	10	10	0	20
Emory Oxford	Belmont	10	10	0	20
Emory Oxford	Georgia Tech C	10	10	0	20
Emory Oxford	Belmont	10	10	10	30
Emory Oxford	Georgia Tech C	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech D	South Carolina B	10	10	0	20
South Carolina A	Clemson B	10	10	0	20
Tennessee B	Auburn A	10	10	0	20
Vanderbilt A	Vanderbilt B	10	10	0	20
Maryland B (DII)	Bard A (UG)	10	10	0	20
Penn B (DII)	Columbia A (UG)	10	10	0	20
Columbia B	Lehigh A (UG)	10	10	0	20
Princeton A (UG)	Fordham A	10	10	10	30
Penn A (DII)	Maryland A (DII)	10	10	0	20
NYU A (UG)	Columbia J (DII)	10	10	0	20
Rutgers A (UG)	Rowan A (DII)	10	10	0	20
Rutgers B	NYU B	10	10	0	20
U of Rochester B	Binghamton C	10	10	0	20
Michigan B (UG)	CWRU B (DII)	10	10	0	20
CWRU C (UG)	Miami A (UG)	10	10	0	20
Michigan C	Miami B (UG)	10	10	10	30
Jefferson County Scholars (DII)	Miami C (DII)	10	10	0	20
Michigan State B	West Virginia A (UG)	10	10	0	20
Ohio State A (UG)	Michigan D (UG)	10	10	0	20
Ohio State B (DII)	Michigan State A	10	10	0	20
West Virginia B (UG)	Ohio State C (DII)	10	10	0	20
Tusculum	Appalachian State B	10	10	0	20
Duke A	William & Mary	10	10	0	20
James Madison A	James Madison B	10	10	0	20
Virginia Tech A	Liberty C	10	10	10	30
NC State	Appalachian State A	10	0	0	10
Liberty B	UNC A	10	10	10	30
UNC C	Duke B	10	10	0	20
VCU	Virginia	10	10	0	20
UNC D	Virginia Tech B	10	0	0	10
Illinois A	Chicago B	10	10	0	20
Purdue C	Illinois C	10	0	0	10
Indiana	Notre Dame C	10	10	0	20
Illinois D	Iowa A	10	10	0	20
Iowa B	Northwestern A	10	10	0	20
WashU A	Northwestern B	10	10	0	20
Notre Dame A	WashU B	10	10	0	20
Notre Dame B	SIUE	10	10	0	20
Purdue B	Illinois B	10	10	0	20