Medical Term. Chapter 6 Practice

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22. The medical term for humpback is:

kyphosis

63. Which term means "bone producing"?

osteogenic

27. _____________ is a decrease in bone mass that results in a thinning and weakening of the bone.

osteoporosis

15. Which of the following bones is NOT part of the pelvis?

sacrum

11. Which of the following bones is the shoulder blade?

scapula

14. Which of the following bones is NOT found in the lower extremity?

scapula

74. Which of the following abbreviations is a diagnostic test?

DXA

66. Which term means "surgical repair of a joint"?

arthroplasty

35. Muscle wasting is the common term for:

atrophy

42. Which term does NOT mean "pertaining to the ilium"?

ilitis

70. Which of the following terms is misspelled?

metacarpel

18. The anatomical name of the kneecap is:

patella

61. Blood cells are produced by the:

red bone marrow

54. Which of the following answer choices regarding osteogenic sarcoma is NOT true?

results in bone rubbing against bone

16. The tibia is commonly referred to as the:

shin bone

73. Which of the following abbreviations is NOT a pathological condition?

CPK

72. Which of the following abbreviations is a record of the electrical activity of a muscle?

EMG

5. Which of the following is NOT a function of bone?

Flexibility of the skeleton

A percutaneous diskectomy may be used to treat:

HNP

51. Muscle atrophy may result from:

all of the above

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

arthrocentesis

57. The A in the abbreviation THA stands for:

arthroplasty

67. Which of the following terms is misspelled?

arthroscopick

33. Which procedure examines the inside of a joint?

arthroscopy

37. Which diagnostic image uses a radioactive dye to produce an image?

bone scan

60. Which of the following terms means "slow movement"?

bradykinesia

3. Which of the following type of muscle is found in the heart?

cardiac

44. Which of the following is a repetitive motion disorder?

carpal tunnel syndrome

7. The ends of bones in a joint are covered by:

cartilage

59. Which of the following terms means "softening of the cartilage"?

chondromalacia

68. Which of the following terms is misspelled?

chondromalasia

12. The clavicle is commonly called the

collarbone

17. The clavicle is commonly referred to as the:

collarbone

26. In which type of fracture is the bone shattered?

comminuted

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

compound fracture

32. Which of the following tests is used to determine if muscles are responding properly?

deep tendon reflexes

31. Which of the following diagnostic procedure is used to detect osteoporosis?

dual-energy absorptiometry

45. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

external fixation-includes ins, plates, rods, and screws

43. Which term means "pertaining to the femur"?

femoral

40. Widespread aching and pain in the muscles and soft tissue is called:

fibromyalgia

50. Which of the following conditions is marked by widespread aching and pain in the muscles?

fibromyalgia

24. Which type of fracture is commonly seen in children?

greenstick fracture

28. Which of the following conditions is commonly called a ruptured disk?

herniated nucleus pulposus

13. Which of the following bones is NOT found in the upper extremity?

ischium

6. Two bones are held together in a joint by

ligaments

47. Which of the following answer choices regarding muscular dystrophy is NOT true?

loss of muscle bulk

69. Which of the following terms is misspelled?

mandibuler

48. Which of the following answer choices regarding herniated nucleus pulposus is NOT true?

may require surgery

9. Which of the following refers to the hand bones?

metacarpus

46. Which of the following answer choices regarding rheumatoid arthritis is NOT true?

most common in weight-bearing joints

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of muscles found in the body?

motor

62. Which of the following terms means "ruptured muscle"?

myorrhexis

52. Which of the following answer choices regarding nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is NOT true?

narcotic drugs

56. Which of the following fractures is NOT correctly paired?

oblique-fracture line is at an angle to the shaft of the bone

64. A compound fracture can also be called a(n):

open fracture

34. Surgery performed to realign bone fragments is called a(n):

open reduction

49. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

orthosis-replaces missing body part

21. Braces or splints used to prevent or correct deformities are called:

orthotics

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

pathologic fracture

10. Which of the following bones are the fingers?

phalanges

53. Which of the following is NOT a type of external fixation?

plate

29. An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is called:

scoliosis

2. Which of the following type of muscle is found in internal organs?

smooth

36. Which of the following is a sudden, involuntary, strong muscle contraction?

spasm

58. Which of the following conditions is a birth defect?

spina bifida

38. Which of the following conditions is caused by overuse or overstretching?

strain

20. Which of the following is the name for freely moving joints?

synovial

4. Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by:

tendons

41. The bones of the body are joined together to form _____________.

the skeleton

19. Phalanges refer to the:

toes and fingers

75. Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure?

TKA

8. A fluid-filled sac found between tendons and bone is called:

a bursa

71. Which of the following abbreviations stands for the arm?

UE

65. Maxillary means "pertaining to the:

upper jaw

30. Spina bifida is a congenital anomaly that affects which bone?

vertebrae


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