week 9

Greenstick

A type of fracture in which one side of the bone is partially broken and the other side is bent is called a(an) ___________________________ fracture.

Scoliosis

An Abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column is called

DJD

An abbreviation that refers to a wear and tear disease caused by the breakdown and eventual destruction of cartilage in a joint, such as osteoarthritis, is

growth

In the word epiphysis, what does the root mean?

Pain

In the word fibromyalgia, what does the suffix mean?

Bad

In the word malunion, the prefix means

Excision

In the word meniscectomy, what does the suffix mean?

The prefix means without, and the root means nourishment.

In the word, atrophy, what does the prefix mean and what does the root mean?

Tendon

The fibrous band that connects muscle to bone is a

Provide cushioning for the vertebral column.

The function of the intervertebral discs is to

reduction

The goal of repairing a fracture is to bring the bones into alignment by pulling on the distal end of the fractured bone. This procedure is called

Supination

The joint movement in which a person rotates his or her forearm so that the palm is facing upward is called

Clavicle

The medical term for the collarbone is the

Amputation

The process of removing a limb, a part of a limb, a breast, or some other projecting part of the body is called a (an) _

Alignment

The term that means bringing the ends of bones at a break back together opposite each other so that they fit together as they did in the original bone is

Talus

What is the name of the bone that articulates with the tibia to form the ankle joint?

allo- and hetero-

Which of the following pairs of prefixes have the same or similar meaning?

Podiatry

Which of the following terms, meaning the specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and injuries to the foot, is spelled correctly?

Arthrodesis

Which of the following words means fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery?