Ch 10 Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

place of union between two or more bones

Answer 1

articulation

Question 2

spongy or porous structure

Answer 2

cancellous

Question 3

ligaments that cross each other forming an X within the notch between the femoral condyles

Answer 3

cruciate ligaments

Question 4

production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow

Answer 4

hematopoiesis

Question 5

kyph/o

Answer 5

humpback

Question 6

lord/o

Answer 6

curve, swayback

Question 7

scoli/o

Answer 7

crooked, bent

Question 8

brachi/o

Answer 8

arm

Question 9

carp/o

Answer 9

carpus (wrist bone)

Question 10

dactyl/o

Answer 10

fingers, toes

Question 11

lumb/o

Answer 11

loins, lower back

Question 12

pub/o

Answer 12

pelvis bone

Question 13

spondyl/o

Answer 13

vertebrae

Question 14

stern/o

Answer 14

sternum

Question 15

leiomy/o

Answer 15

smooth muscle

Question 16

rhabd/o

Answer 16

rod-shaped

Question 17

rhabdomy/o

Answer 17

rod-shaped muscle

Question 18

-asthenia

Answer 18

weakness, debility

Question 19

-clasia

Answer 19

to break, surgical fracture

Question 20

-clast

Answer 20

to break

Question 21

stiffening and immobility of a joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion

Answer 21

ankylosis

Question 22

painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel

Answer 22

carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

Question 23

lameness, limping

Answer 23

claudication

Question 24

fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint

Answer 24

contracture

Question 25

dry, grating sound or sensation caused by bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction

Answer 25

crepitation

Question 26

use of electrical stimulation to record the strength of muscle contraction

Answer 26

electromyography

Question 27

tumor of tendon sheath or joint capsule, commonly found in the wrist

Answer 27

ganglion cyst

Question 28

effusion of blood into a joint cavity

Answer 28

hemarthrosis

Question 29

primary malignant tumor that infiltrates the bone and red bone marrow

Answer 29

multiple myeloma

Question 30

bony outgrowth that occasionally develops on the vertebra and may exert pressure on the spinal cord also called bone spur

Answer 30

osteophyte

Question 31

form of osteomalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency

Answer 31

rickets

Question 32

fragment of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue

Answer 32

sequestrum

Question 33

any slipping of a vertebra from its normal position in relationship to the one beneath it

Answer 33

spondylolisthesis

Question 34

degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues

Answer 34

spondylosis

Question 35

partial or incomplete dislocation

Answer 35

subluxation

Question 36

series of radiographs taken after injection of contrast material into a joint cavity, especially the knee or shoulder, to outline the contour of the joint

Answer 36

arthrography

Question 37

radiographic procedures that use low-energy xray absorption to measure bone mineral density

Answer 37

bone density tests

Question 38

radiological examination of the intervertebral disk structures by injecting a contrast medium

Answer 38

discography

Question 39

radiography of the five lumbar vertebrae and the fused sacral vertebrae

Answer 39

lumbosacral spinal radiography

Question 40

radiography of the spinal cord after injection of a contrast medium to identify and study spinal distortions caused by tumors, cysts, herniated intervertebral disks, or other lesions

Answer 40

myelography

Question 41

nuclear medicine procedure that visualizes various tissues and organs after administration of a radionuclide

Answer 41

scintigraphy

Question 42

procedure the restores a bone to its normal position

Answer 42

reduction

Question 43

use of weights and pulleys to align or immobilize a fracture and facilitate the healing process

Answer 43

traction

Question 44

padlike sac or cavity found in connective tissue usually in the vicinity of joints

Answer 44

bursectomy

Question 45

excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra

Answer 45

laminectomy

Question 46

treat rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting activity within the immune system

Answer 46

gold salts