Ch 6 - Musculo/skeletal system self test

Question 1

The word part mento- means:

Answer 1

chin

Question 2

_____ is an abnormal anterior concave curvature of the spine and is referred to as swayback.

Answer 2

Lordosis

Question 3

A group of myofilaments make up:

Answer 3

Myofibril

Question 4

Stress fractures are also referred to as:

Answer 4

fatigue fractures

Question 5

The lungs and heart are found in the:

Answer 5

Thoracic cavity

Question 6

The combining forms or terms that literally mean “rib” are:

Answer 6

cost/o and pleuro-

Question 7

The combining word forms that refer to the “spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra” are:

Answer 7

rachi/o- and spondyl/o-

Question 8

The term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is:

Answer 8

chondroma

Question 9

The diagnostic term that literally means “inflamed joint” is:

Answer 9

arthr/itis

Question 10

The medical term burs/itis literally means:

Answer 10

sac inflamed

Question 11

The term “ankylosis” literally means

Answer 11

Crooked, still, bent/condition

Question 12

The combining form of a term that means “hump or hunchback” is:

Answer 12

kypho-

Question 13

The diagnostic term “genu varum” means:

Answer 13

knees are bent outward

Question 14

This combining for ______ means bone marrow or spinal cord

Answer 14

myelo-

Question 15

The word part Fibro- means:

Answer 15

fiber

Question 16

The combining form scolio- means:

Answer 16

crooked and bent

Question 17

The word part Frons- means:

Answer 17

forehead or front

Question 18

The combining form “asthenia” means:

Answer 18

weakness

Question 19

The word part Omo- means:

Answer 19

shoulder

Question 20

The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of lime or calcium in tissues is:

Answer 20

calcin/osis

Question 21

The diagnostic term “avulsion” means:

Answer 21

forceful tearing away of part of a body structure

Question 22

A condition that causes buildup of uric acid crystals in the blood with deposition in joints is:

Answer 22

gout

Question 23

The diagnostic term “Herniated Disc” in reference to an intervertebral cartilage means that the cartilage is/has:

Answer 23

ruptured or protruded

Question 24

The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density is:

Answer 24

osteoporosis

Question 25

What does the word part Talus- mean?

Answer 25

ankle

Question 26

What does the word part Rachio- mean?

Answer 26

spine

Question 27

The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called:

Answer 27

chondr/o/plasty

Question 28

A tear of the tendons that hook the muscles of the forearm to the elbow is:

Answer 28

Tennis elbow

Question 29

What does the word part Bucco- means?

Answer 29

cheek

Question 30

The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means:

Answer 30

excision of a finger or toe bone

Question 31

Which of the following means "skull?"

Answer 31

cranio-

Question 32

In old French, strain means:

Answer 32

to draw tight

Question 33

The word part Dactylo- means:

Answer 33

finger/toe

Question 34

What is the word part for jaw:

Answer 34

gnatho-

Question 35

The medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnose foot diseases and disorders such as corns, bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, and par/onych/itis is a:

Answer 35

pod/iatr/ist

Question 36

What attaches muscles to bone?

Answer 36

tendons

Question 37

If a fracture has a protrusion through the skin, it is a:

Answer 37

open fracture

Question 38

The diagnostic term Rheumatoid Arthritis refers to:

Answer 38

auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous hypertrophy

Question 39

Osteoarthritis is:

Answer 39

inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy

Question 40

What is a break in the distal portion of the radius and the ulna of the arm called?

Answer 40

Colles' wrist fracture

Question 41

The diagnostic term Rotary Cuff Avulsion actually means:

Answer 41

tearing of shoulder joint soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons

Question 42

The medical condition of _____ is the backward bending of the thoracic spinal vertebrae

Answer 42

kyphosis

Question 43

Swelling of the bursa below the knee is diagnostically referred to as:

Answer 43

prepatellar bursitis

Question 44

A ____ is usually a sudden traction on a muscle, ligament, and joint capsule

Answer 44

sprain

Question 45

The diagnostic term sub/luxation actually means:

Answer 45

partial joint dislocation

Question 46

What is the strongest tendon in the body?

Answer 46

Achilles tendon

Question 47

The diagnostic term hammer toe means:

Answer 47

the toes are bent over or down

Question 48

____ is characterized by soreness, tenderness, and weakness of the muscles of the thumb caused by pressure on the median nerve.

Answer 48

carpal tunnel

Question 49

The word part Cleido- means:

Answer 49

clavicle

Question 50

The word part Axillo- means:

Answer 50

armpit

Question 51

A ____ fracture means the bones are broken up into small parts

Answer 51

comminuted

Question 52

The word part Occiputo- means:

Answer 52

back of the head

Question 53

Gout is caused by:

Answer 53

Hyperuricemia

Question 54

What word part means socket?

Answer 54

orbito-

Question 55

The diagnostic term Anterior Polio/myel/itis means an:

Answer 55

inflammation of the spinal cord frontal gray horn

Question 56

The diagnostic term My/asthenia Gravis actually means:

Answer 56

muscle heavy and weak

Question 57

The diagnostic term Muscular Dys/trophy means:

Answer 57

faulty muscle development

Question 58

The term "trauma: refers to a:

Answer 58

wound

Question 59

The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means:

Answer 59

one who/draws/toward

Question 60

The diagnostic term Pes Planus means:

Answer 60

flat foot

Question 61

Meniscus literally means:

Answer 61

crescent-shaped

Question 62

What word part means thumb?

Answer 62

pollex-

Question 63

The word part Mano- means

Answer 63

hand

Question 64

Groups of muscle fiber bundles and their coverings are referred to as a(n):

Answer 64

fasciculus

Question 65

If an athlete is circumducting their arm, they are moving it:

Answer 65

in a circle

Question 66

_____ are bands of connective tissue that hold bones together.

Answer 66

ligaments

Question 67

If John is adducting his arm, he is:

Answer 67

moving it toward his body

Question 68

A muscular dystrophy patient who presents with a condition of "winged scapulae" means that they have a problem with their:

Answer 68

shoulder

Question 69

"Fibromyalgia" literally means:

Answer 69

fibers/muscle/pain

Question 70

A patient with "genu osteoporosis" means the condition is located in their:

Answer 70

knee

Question 71

______ is a gristle-like connective tissue structure between bones.

Answer 71

cartilage

Question 72

Pectus excavatum is more commonly referred to as:

Answer 72

sunken chest

Question 73

Osteolyelitis literally means:

Answer 73

bone/marrow/inflammed

Question 74

Which term means "flat-footed?"

Answer 74

pes planus