Chapter 3 Skeletal system

Question 1

artho/o

Answer 1

joint

Question 2

ankyl/o

Answer 2

crooked, bent, stiff

Question 3

burs/o

Answer 3

bursa

Question 4

-desis

Answer 4

to bind, tie together

Question 5

kyph/o

Answer 5

bent, hump

Question 6

lord/o

Answer 6

curve, swayback, bent

Question 7

lumb/o

Answer 7

lumbar, lower back

Question 8

myel/o

Answer 8

spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 9

oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

Answer 9

bone

Question 10

scoli/o

Answer 10

curved, bent

Question 11

spondyl/o

Answer 11

vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

Question 12

acetabulum

Answer 12

hip joint,

Question 13

allogenic

Answer 13

originating within another

Question 14

ankylosing spondylitis

Answer 14

type of arthrits that causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae

Question 15

arthrodesis

Answer 15

surgical fusion of two bones to stiffen a joint , such as an ankle

Question 16

arthroscopy

Answer 16

visual examination of the internal structure of a joint with an arthroscope

Question 17

autologous

Answer 17

origination within an individual

Question 18

avascular necrosis

Answer 18

an area of bone tissue death caused by insufficient blood flow

Question 19

callus

Answer 19

bulging deposit that forms around the area of a break in a bone, can also occur on the skin

Question 20

chondromalacia

Answer 20

abnormal softening of cartlidge

Question 21

comminuted fracture

Answer 21

fracture where the bone is splintered or crushed

Question 22

compression fracture

Answer 22

fracture where the bone is pressed together on itself

Question 23

costochondritis

Answer 23

inflammation of the cartlage that connects a rib to the sternum

Question 24

crepitation

Answer 24

grating sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together

Question 25

dual x ray absorptiometery

Answer 25

low exposure radiographic measurement of the spine and hips to measure bone density

Question 26

gout

Answer 26

type of inflammatory arthritis with deposits of urate crystals in the joints

Question 27

hallux valgus

Answer 27

abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe

Question 28

hemarthrosis

Answer 28

blood within a joint

Question 29

hematopoietic

Answer 29

pertaining to the formation of blood cells

Question 30

internal fixation

Answer 30

fracture treatment that uses pins and plates are placed into the bone to hold the broken pieces together

Question 31

juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Answer 31

autoimmune disorder affecting kids 16 or younger with symptoms that include pain stiffness joint swelling, fever, rash slowed growth

Question 32

kyphosis

Answer 32

abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine when viewed from the side

Question 33

lordosis

Answer 33

abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine

Question 34

lumbago

Answer 34

term for the pain in the lumbar region of the spine

Question 35

malleolus

Answer 35

rounded bony projection on the tibia and fibula on the sides of each ankle joint

Question 36

metacarpals

Answer 36

five bones that form the palms of the hand

Question 37

metatarsals

Answer 37

form part of the foot to which the toes are attached

Question 38

multiple myeloma

Answer 38

type of cancer that occurs in blood making cells of the red bone marrow

Question 39

open fracture

Answer 39

fracture in which the bone is broken and there is an open wound on the skin

Question 40

osteitis

Answer 40

inflammation of a bone

Question 41

osteochondroma

Answer 41

benign bony projection covered with cartilage

Question 42

osteomyelitis

Answer 42

inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone

Question 43

osteopenia

Answer 43

thinner than average bone density

Question 43

paget's disease

Answer 43

chronic bone disease of unknown origin characterization by abnormal breakdown of bone tissue followed by abnormal bone formation

Question 44

pathologic fracture

Answer 44

fracture that occurs when a weakend bone breaks under normal strain

Question 45

percutaneous vertebroplasty

Answer 45

treatment of osteoporosis related compression fracture by infecting bone cement to stabilize compression fracture in the spinal column

Question 46

polymyalgia rheumatica

Answer 46

inflammatory disorder of the muscles and joints characterized by pain and stiffness in neck, shoulders, upper arms, hips and thighs

Question 47

radiculopathy

Answer 47

condition caused by the compression of a nerve in the spine, pinched nerve

Question 48

scoliosis

Answer 48

abnormal lateral curve of the spine

Question 49

spina bifida

Answer 49

congenital defect that occurs early in pregnancy where the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it

Question 50

spiral fracture

Answer 50

fracture which the bone has been twisted apart

Question 51

spondylolithesis

Answer 51

forward slipping movement of the body of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae on the vertebra

Question 52

spondylosis

Answer 52

degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure and function

Question 53

subluxation

Answer 53

partial displacement of bone from its joint

Question 54

synovi/o and synov/o

Answer 54

synovial membrane, synovial fluid