Ch. 03 The Skeletal System

Question 1

-clasis

Answer 1

to break

Question 2

-desis

Answer 2

to bind, tie together

Question 3

-ectomy

Answer 3

surgical excision (removal)

Question 4

-itis

Answer 4

inflammation

Question 5

-lysis

Answer 5

loosening or setting free

Question 6

-malacia

Answer 6

abnormal softening

Question 7

-necrosis

Answer 7

tissue death

Question 8

-oma

Answer 8

tumor

Question 9

-osis

Answer 9

condition

Question 10

-penia

Answer 10

deficiency

Question 11

-plasty

Answer 11

surgical repair

Question 12

-plegia

Answer 12

paralysis

Question 13

-porosis

Answer 13

porous condition

Question 14

-rrhaphy

Answer 14

surgical suturing

Question 15

-rrhexis

Answer 15

rupture

Question 16

-scopy

Answer 16

visual examination

Question 17

-tomy

Answer 17

cutting into the organ or area

Question 18

ACL

Answer 18

anterior cruciate ligament (of the knee)

Question 19

ADLs

Answer 19

Activities of daily living

Question 20

AKA

Answer 20

Above-the-knee amputation

Question 21

ankyl /o

Answer 21

crooked, bent, stiff

Question 22

appendicular skeleton

Answer 22

bones of the pelvis and extermities (2 parts):
1. upper extemities - shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, fingers
2. lower extemities - pelvis, legs, knees, ankles, feet, toes

Question 23

arthr /o

Answer 23

joint

Question 24

axial skeleton

Answer 24

bones of the head and body (5 parts):
1. bones of the skull
2. ossicles of the middle ear
3. hyoid bone
4. thoracic cavity
5. spinal column

Question 25

BDT

Answer 25

bone density testing

Question 26

BKA

Answer 26

below-the-knee amputation

Question 27

BMT

Answer 27

bone marrow transplant

Question 28

burs /o

Answer 28

bursa

Question 29

bursa

Answer 29

fluid-filled sac that cushions areas subject to friction

Question 30

C-spine

Answer 30

Cervical spine

Question 31

C1-C7

Answer 31

cervical vertebrae

Question 32

cartilage

Answer 32

lining that keeps bones from grinding against each other

Question 33

chondr /i, chondr /o

Answer 33

cartilage

Question 34

cost /o

Answer 34

rib

Question 35

CR

Answer 35

closed reduction

Question 36

cran /o, crani /o

Answer 36

skull

Question 37

CTS

Answer 37

carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 38

DJD

Answer 38

degenerative joint disease

Question 39

DXA

Answer 39

dual x-ray absorptiometry

Question 40

EMG

Answer 40

electromygraphy

Question 41

fasci /o

Answer 41

fascia

Question 42

fibr /o

Answer 42

fibrous tissue

Question 43

Fx

Answer 43

fracture

Question 44

joint

Answer 44

the point at which two or more bones are connected

Question 45

kyph /o

Answer 45

bent, hump

Question 46

L1-L5

Answer 46

lumbar vertebrae

Question 47

LBP

Answer 47

lower back pain

Question 48

ligaments

Answer 48

strong, elastic bonds of tissue that join bones to other bones

Question 49

listhesis

Answer 49

slipping

Question 50

lord /o

Answer 50

curve, swayback, bent

Question 51

Mets

Answer 51

metastasis

Question 52

muscul /o

Answer 52

muscle

Question 53

myel /o

Answer 53

spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 54

NSAID

Answer 54

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Question 55

OA

Answer 55

osteoarthritis

Question 56

OP

Answer 56

osteoporosis

Question 57

ORIF

Answer 57

open reduction internal fixation

Question 58

orth /o

Answer 58

straight, normal

Question 59

Ortho

Answer 59

orthopedics

Question 60

oss/ o, oss /i

Answer 60

bone

Question 61

ost /o, oste /o

Answer 61

bone

Question 62

OT

Answer 62

occupational therapy

Question 63

ped /o

Answer 63

foot

Question 64

phalang /o

Answer 64

bones of the fingers and toes

Question 65

PKR

Answer 65

partial knee replacement

Question 66

PMR

Answer 66

polymyalgia rheumatica

Question 67

pod /o

Answer 67

foot

Question 68

poly-

Answer 68

many

Question 69

PT

Answer 69

physical therapy

Question 70

RA

Answer 70

rheumatoid arthritis

Question 71

RICE

Answer 71

rest, ice, compression, elevation

Question 72

ROM

Answer 72

range of motion

Question 73

scoli /o

Answer 73

curved, bent

Question 74

SI Joint

Answer 74

sacroiliac joint

Question 75

SLE

Answer 75

systemic lupus erythematosus

Question 76

spondyl /o

Answer 76

vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

Question 77

synov /o, synovi /o

Answer 77

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

Question 78

T1-T12

Answer 78

thoracic vertebrae

Question 79

ten /o, tendin /o

Answer 79

tendon

Question 80

THA

Answer 80

total hip arthroplasty

Question 81

TKA

Answer 81

total knee arthroplasty

Question 82

TKR

Answer 82

total knee replacement

Question 83

TMJ

Answer 83

temporomandibular joint

Question 84

vertebr /o

Answer 84

vertebra