Chapter 4

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The clavicle is commonly referred to as the

Collar bone

Which term means that the fracture is protruding through an open skin wound

Compound fracture

The shaft of a long bone is called the

Diaphysis

The opposite action of flexion is

Extension

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton

Vertebrae

Which of the following type of muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs

Visceral

Movement away from the midline of the body is called

Abduction

Which of the following involves obtaining fluid from a joint in order to examine it to make a diagnosis

Arthrocentesis

The end of a long bone is covered by

Articular cartilage

Which diagnostic imaging procedure uses radioactive dye to produce an image

Bone scan

In which type of fracture is the bone shattered

Comminuted fracture

Skeletal muscles may be named for all of the following except

Depth

Which of the following abbreviations is a record of the strengthened quality of muscle contractions

EMG

The fibrous connective tissue that wraps muscle is called

Fascia

Widespread aching and pain in the muscle and soft tissues is called

Fibromyalgia

When a skeletal muscle is attached to two bones, the more moveable of the bones is considered to be where the muscle ends and is called it's

Insertion

The medical term for humpback is

Kyphosis

Two bones are held together in a joint by

Ligaments

Which of the following terms is misspelled

Mandibuler

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is useful in identifying a herniated nucleus pulposus

Myelography

Surgery performed to realign bone fragments is called an

Open reduction

Braces or splints used to prevent or correct deformities are called

Orthotics

Which of the following bones is the shoulder blade

Scapula

An abnormal curvature of the spine is called

Scoliosis

Intermittent claudication is

Severe leg pain when walking very short distances

The tibia is commonly referrred go as the

Shin bone

A hollow cavity within a bone is called

Sinus

Which of the following conditions is caused by overuse or overstretching

Strain

Turning the palm upward is called

Supination

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure

TKA

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by

Tendons

Applying a pulling force on a fracture in order to restore normal alignment is called

Traction

Which procedure examines the inside of a joint

Arthroscopy

Which of the following terms is misspelled

Metacarpel

Which of the following is the name for freely moveable joints

Synovial

__ is a decrease in bone mass that results in thinning and weakening of the bone

Ostseoporosis

The anatomical name of the knee cap is the

Patella

Which type of fracture occurs because the bone is diseased or weakened

Pathologic fracture

Which of the following bones are the fingers

Phalanges

Pouting the toes downward is called

Plantar flexion


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