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
