musoskeletal med term worksheet2

Question 1

A knucklelike projection at the end of a bone that usually fist into a fossa of another bone

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Condyle

Question 2

A hole within a bone that allows blood vessels or nerves to pass through it

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Foramen

Question 3

Main shaft of a long bone

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Diaphysis

Question 4

Space between the bones of an infant’s cranium also known as the soft spots

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Fontanelles

Question 5

The normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow

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Hematopoiesis

Question 6

The conversion of cartilage and fibrous connective tissue to bone; the formation of bone

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Ossification

Question 7

__________are mature bone cells

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Osteocytes

Question 8

________is an opening or a hollowed out area of the bone that warms air and lightens the load of the skull

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Sinus

Question 9

Another name for immovable joints in the cranium

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Suture Joints

Question 10

An abnormal condition characterized by narrowing or restriction of an opening or passageway in body structure

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Stenosis

Question 11

____________literally means porous bones; that is bones that were one strong become fragile

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Osteoporosis

Question 12

____________is a local or generalized infection of the bone and bone marrow

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Osteomyelitis

Question 13

An ___________is the most common benign bone tumor

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Osteoma

Question 14

___________is an abnormal outward curvature of portion of the spine known as humpback

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Kyphosis

Question 15

__________term for pain in the joints

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Arthralgia

Question 16

A term that means wasting away or without development

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Atrophy

Question 17

The point of attachment of a muscle to a bone that is less movable or fixed

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Muscle Origin

Question 18

An abnormal bending of a joint into a fixed position

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Contracture

Question 19

_______is a bending motion

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Flexion

Question 20

__________is a movement of the bone away from the midline

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Abduction

Question 21

the movement of the foot narrows the ankle between the leg and the top of the foot_____________

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Dorsiflexion

Question 22

____________is a clicking or cracking sounds heard upon the joint movement

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Crepitation

Question 23

Another term for an incomplete dislocation

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Subluxation

Question 24

A _________is a cystic tumor developing on a tendon

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Ganglion

Question 25

A term that means reconstruction of a joint

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Arthroplasty

Question 26

A word meaning inflammation of a bone

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Osteitis

Question 27

A study of rheumatic disorders

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Rheumatology

Question 28

An excision of a bursa

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Bursectomy

Question 29

Another name for bone cancer

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Sarcoma

Question 30

An operation that is done to remove part of the lamina and spinous processes

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Laminectomy

Question 31

This is an inherited condition in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size because of a defect in cartilage and bone formation

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Achondroplasia

Question 32

Bones are fused across bone space by surgery

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Arthrodesis

Question 33

Bending the sole of the foot downward toward the ground

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Plantar Flexion

Question 34

Blood within a joint

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Hemoarthrosis

Question 35

__________________is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum

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Costochondritis

Question 36

Another name for club foot

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Talipes Varus

Question 37

___________is a sudden, involuntary jerking a muscle or a group of muscles

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Myoclonus

Question 38

________is the lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement

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Ataxia

Question 39

___________a condition of abnormal muscle tone that causes the impairment of voluntary muscle movement

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Dystonia

Question 40

__________________is the process of recording the strength of the contraction of a muscle when stimulated by an electrical current

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Electromyography