Chapter 4 Med term

The term is used to describe the widening of a joint to move parts away from the body, while the term means the exact opposite; i.e. bringing parts toward the body.

1. abduction 2. adduction

Electromyogram

A record of electrical activity of a muscle

Exostosis

An abnormal growth of bone out of another bone

Osteolysis

Bone destruction

hypokinesia

Decrease in muscle movement or activity

hypotonia

Decreased muscle tone or tightness

Computed axial tomography (CAT or CT)

Imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis

My/o

Muscle

Spell the term that would mean muscle softening

Myomalacia

Which term means pain in the tibia?

Tibialgia

Widening of a joint to move parts away from the body is called .

abduction

Tarsitis means inflammation of the

ankle

This term means stiff condition

ankylosis

Spell the term that means inflammation of a joint .

arthritis

Inflammation of a joint is called

arthritis.

Puncture of a joint (for example, to retrieve a fluid sample for laboratory analysis) is called

arthrocentesis.

A visual record of a joint is termed a(n)

arthrogram

Underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue is termed

atrophy.

The combining form oste/o means

bone

ostealgia

bones

Fracture

broken bone

Removal of a fluid-filled sac near a joint is called a

bursectomy

Inflammation in a small fluid-filled sac near a joint (named after a purse) is called

bursitis.

Fluid buildup in a joint is called

effusion

A record of the electrical activity of the muscle is known as a (an)

electromyogram.

exostosis

extra bone growth

Polydactyly

extra fingers

Fibrous connective tissue that binds muscles together is called

fascia

Skeletal muscles contain a thick membrane called

fascia

The plural form of fascia is

fasciae

The suffix -ptosis means a drooping condition. Tarsoptosis is the medical word for

flat feet.

syndactyly

fused fingers

hypertonia

increased muscle tone or tightness

arthalgia

joint pain

Ankylosis

joint stiffness

arthralgia

joints

Deconstruct the term that means the study of movement by separating the combining from from the suffix with a hyphen. Enter hyphens in the appropriate blanks.

kinesio-logy

A humped back or abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine is called

kyphosis.

_________ hold bone to bone at joints.

ligaments

Spell the term that means a sway back or abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine

lordosis

The area between the rib cage and pelvis is the

lumbar area

Myalgia

muscle pain

Myospasm

muscle spasm

Myasthenia

muscle weakness

myodynia

muscles

cervicodynia

neck pain

Repetitive motions cause the nerve to swell and can result in _______ in the hand, called carpal tunnel syndrome.

numbness

Repetitive motions cause the nerve to swell and can result in ____________ in the hand, called carpal tunnel syndrome.

numbness

Spell the term that means pus in the joint

pyarthrosis

The medical term for pus in a joint is

pyarthrosis.

An electromyogram is a record of the electrical activity of a muscle. The suffix in this word means written

record

In the word craniomalacia, the combining form crani/o means

skull

Craniomalacia

softening of the skull

Ankylodactyly

stiff fingers

Kinesiology

study of movement

spondylodynia

vertebra pain

Spell the term for more than one vertebra

vertebrae

Carpal tunnel syndrome affects which part of the body?

wrist

Carpitis

wrist inflammation

Graphospasm

writer's cramp

graphospasm

writer's cramp

Dystaxia

poor coordination

Identify bones that belong to the upper extremity (arm, forearm, wrist, and hand).

1. Carpus 2. Ulna 3. Radius 4. Humerus

The word tarsus was derived from ______ and it means ______.

1. Earth 2. Latin

Which of the following terms contain a root that means bone?

1. Osteopathy 2. Periosteum

Which of the following muscles belong to the trunk (chest and abdomen, not including shoulder and buttocks)?

1. Pectoralis major 2. Latissimus dorsi 3. Internal abdominal oblique 4. External abdominal oblique 5. Pectoralis minor

Fasci/o

Fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together

Which of the following muscles belong to the lower extremity (buttocks, thigh, or leg)?

Gastrocnemius

ataxia

Inability to move

hyperkinesia

Increase in muscle movement or activity

Which bone is present in an adult, but not in a newborn?

Kneecap

dystonia

Lack of muscle strength

Osteometry

Procedure for measuring bones

Myography

Procedure for studying muscles

Ten/o

Tendon

Spell the term that means surgical removal of the wrist _________.

carpectomy

Deconstruct the term cervical.

cervic-al

Deconstruct the word cervicodynia by separating the combining form from the suffix with a hyphen.

cervico-dynia

The term ataxia indicates a problem with

coordination

crepitation

cracking sound in joints

Deconstruct the term craniomalacia by separating the roots and suffix with hyphens.

cranio-malacia or cranio-malac-ia

Spell the term than indicates the condition where the bones of the skull are fused together

craniosynostosis

A crackling sound heard in joints is

crepitation

The medical term for bowlegged is

genu varum.

The medical term for writer's cramp is

graphospasm

Which term means writer's cramp?

graphospasm

The suffix -physis in the word epiphysis means

growth

Which term means bone death?

osteonecrosis

metatarsalgia

pain in the bones of the foot

Spell the term for the bones of your fingers

phalanges

costalgia

rib pain

The intercostal muscles are muscles that connect the

ribs

tibiaalgia

shin pain

The medical term for fusion of the fingers or toes is

syndactyly.

A drooping condition of the ankle is

tarsoptosis

A band of connective tissue holding muscle to bone is called a

tendon

Tenalgia

tendon pain

_______ hold muscle to bone at joints.

tendons

tenalgia

tendons

The section of the vertebral column located in the chest and upper back is

thoracic.