Self Test: Musculoskeletal System

What is the strongest tendon in the body?

Achilles tendon

What is a break in the distal portion of the radius and the ulna of the arm called?

Colles' wrist fracture

The medical term for a specialist who treats ad diagnoses foot disease and disorders such as corns, bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, nad par/onych/itis is an

Pod/iatr/ist

Muscle terns for belly or abdomen are:

abdominus or laparal

What does the word part Talus mean?

ankle

The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is:

arhtro/scopy

The word part Axillo- means:

armpit

The diagnostic term that literally means "inflamed joint" is:

arthr/itis

The term for X-ray film (recording) of a joint is:

arthro/gram

The diagnostic term Rheumet/oid Arthr/itis refers to

auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous hypertrophy

The word part Occiputo- means

back of head

The diagnostic term that means abnormal buildup of lime or calcium in tissues is:

calcin/osis

_____ is characterised by soreness, tenderness, and weakness of the muscles of the thumb caused by pressure on the median nerve

carpal tunnel syndrome

The "wrist bones" which are composed of 8 small bones in two rows are formally called the:

carpals

Mary has "idiopathic" kyphoscoliosis, which indicates that her condition has no clear:

cause

The profession of cytology is the study or examination of what part of the human body

cells

The first seven bones of the vertebral column forming the neck are the:

cervical

What does the word part Bucco- mean?

cheek

the word part mento- means

chin

The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called:

chondr/o/plasty

The term that measn cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is:

chondroma

The word Cleido- means

clavicle

The combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are:

cost/o and pleuro-

Which of the following means "skull"

cranio-

The combining word form scolio- means

crooked and bent

The term "ankylosis" literally means:

crooked, stiff, bent/condition

A procedure of making a record of muscle activity is called:

electro/myo/graph/y

The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means:

excision of a finger or toe bone

The diagnostic term Muscular Dys/trophy means

faulty muscle development

The word part Fibro- means:

fiber

"Fibromyalgia" literally means

fibers/muscle/pain

The word part Dactylo- means:

finger, toe

Dactylitis can be associated with sickle cell disease and the term means inflammation of the:

fingers

The diagnostic term Pes Planus means:

flat foot

The word part Frons- means:

forehead or front

What is the word part for jaw?

gnatho-

A condition that causes a buildup of uric acid crystals in the blood with deposition in joints is

gout

The word part mano- means

hand

If an athlete is circumducting their arm, they are moving it

in a circle

Osteoarthritis is

inflammation of the bone joint causing hypertrophy

The diagnostic term Anterior Polio/myel/itis means an:

inflammation of the spinal cord frontal gray horn

A patient with "genu osteoporosis" means the condition is located in their:

knee

The term "Genu Varum" means:

knees are bend outward

The combining form of a term that means "humpback or hunchback" is:

kypho-

The medical condition of _____ is the backward bending of the throacic spinal vertebre

kyphosis

The set of 5 large vertebrae which form the inward curve of the lower spine are called

lumbar vertebre

if john is adducting his arm, he is

moving it toward his body

The diagnostic term My/asthenia Gravis actually means

muscle heavy and weak

The combining form _______ means bone marrow or spinal cord:

myelo-

The tern Chiro/pract/or literally means:

one who practices by hand

The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means:

one who/draws/toward

if a fracture has a protrusion through the skin, it is

open fracture

What word part means socket?

orbito

The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density is:

osteoporosis

The diagnostic term Sub/luxation actually means

partial joint dislocation

Which term means "flat footed"?

pes planus

What word part means thumb

pollex

Swelling of the bursa below the knee is diagnostically referred to as:

prepatellar bursitis

The combining word forms that refer to the "spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra are:

rachi/o- and spondyl/o-

The diagnostic term "Herniated Disc" is a reference to an intervertebral cartilage means that the cartilage is/has:

ruptured or protuded

The medical term Burs/itis literally means:

sac inflamed

Based on its name, the anterior serratus muscle appears to look like a:

saw-tooth

A muscular dystrophy patient who presents with a condition of "winged scapulae" means they have a problem with their:

shoulder

The word part Omo- means:

shoulder

What does the word part Rachio- mean?

spine

A _____ is usually sudden traction on a muscle, ligament, and joint capsule

sprain

Pectus excavatum is more commonly referred to as

sunken chest

The ankle bones are called the:

tarsal bones

The diagnostic term Avulsion means:

tearing a piece of bone

The diagnostic term Rotary Cuff Avulsion actually means

tearing of the shoulder joint, soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tedons

What attaches muscle to bone?

tendons

The diagnostic term hammer toe means:

the toes are bent over or down

Dento-, Donto- and Odonto- all mean:

tooth

The muscle term supinator means:

turns upward - one who

The combining word form "asthenia" means:

weakness

The term "trauma" refers to a

wound