Ch 6 - Musculo/skeletal system self test Flashcards
The word part mento- means:
chin
_____ is an abnormal anterior concave curvature of the spine and is referred to as swayback.
Lordosis
A group of myofilaments make up:
Myofibril
Stress fractures are also referred to as:
fatigue fractures
The lungs and heart are found in the:
Thoracic cavity
The combining forms or terms that literally mean “rib” are:
cost/o and pleuro-
The combining word forms that refer to the “spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra” are:
rachi/o- and spondyl/o-
The term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is:
chondroma
The diagnostic term that literally means “inflamed joint” is:
arthr/itis
The medical term burs/itis literally means:
sac inflamed
The term “ankylosis” literally means
Crooked, still, bent/condition
The combining form of a term that means “hump or hunchback” is:
kypho-
The diagnostic term “genu varum” means:
knees are bent outward
This combining for ______ means bone marrow or spinal cord
myelo-
The word part Fibro- means:
fiber
The combining form scolio- means:
crooked and bent
The word part Frons- means:
forehead or front
The combining form “asthenia” means:
weakness
The word part Omo- means:
shoulder
The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of lime or calcium in tissues is:
calcin/osis
The diagnostic term “avulsion” means:
forceful tearing away of part of a body structure
A condition that causes buildup of uric acid crystals in the blood with deposition in joints is:
gout
The diagnostic term “Herniated Disc” in reference to an intervertebral cartilage means that the cartilage is/has:
ruptured or protruded
The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density is:
osteoporosis
What does the word part Talus- mean?
ankle
What does the word part Rachio- mean?
spine
The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called:
chondr/o/plasty
A tear of the tendons that hook the muscles of the forearm to the elbow is:
Tennis elbow
What does the word part Bucco- means?
cheek
The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means:
excision of a finger or toe bone
Which of the following means “skull?”
cranio-
In old French, strain means:
to draw tight
The word part Dactylo- means:
finger/toe
What is the word part for jaw:
gnatho-
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:
pod/iatr/ist
What attaches muscles to bone?
tendons
If a fracture has a protrusion through the skin, it is a:
open fracture
The diagnostic term Rheumatoid Arthritis refers to:
auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous hypertrophy
Osteoarthritis is:
inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy
What is a break in the distal portion of the radius and the ulna of the arm called?
Colles’ wrist fracture
The diagnostic term Rotary Cuff Avulsion actually means:
tearing of shoulder joint soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons
The medical condition of _____ is the backward bending of the thoracic spinal vertebrae
kyphosis
Swelling of the bursa below the knee is diagnostically referred to as:
prepatellar bursitis
A ____ is usually a sudden traction on a muscle, ligament, and joint capsule
sprain
The diagnostic term sub/luxation actually means:
partial joint dislocation
What is the strongest tendon in the body?
Achilles tendon
The diagnostic term hammer toe means:
the toes are bent over or down
____ is characterized by soreness, tenderness, and weakness of the muscles of the thumb caused by pressure on the median nerve.
carpal tunnel
The word part Cleido- means:
clavicle
The word part Axillo- means:
armpit
A ____ fracture means the bones are broken up into small parts
comminuted
The word part Occiputo- means:
back of the head
Gout is caused by:
Hyperuricemia
What word part means socket?
orbito-
The diagnostic term Anterior Polio/myel/itis means an:
inflammation of the spinal cord frontal gray horn
The diagnostic term My/asthenia Gravis actually means:
muscle heavy and weak
The diagnostic term Muscular Dys/trophy means:
faulty muscle development
The term “trauma: refers to a:
wound
The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means:
one who/draws/toward
The diagnostic term Pes Planus means:
flat foot
Meniscus literally means:
crescent-shaped
What word part means thumb?
pollex-
The word part Mano- means
hand
Groups of muscle fiber bundles and their coverings are referred to as a(n):
fasciculus
If an athlete is circumducting their arm, they are moving it:
in a circle
_____ are bands of connective tissue that hold bones together.
ligaments
If John is adducting his arm, he is:
moving it toward his body
A muscular dystrophy patient who presents with a condition of “winged scapulae” means that they have a problem with their:
shoulder
“Fibromyalgia” literally means:
fibers/muscle/pain
A patient with “genu osteoporosis” means the condition is located in their:
knee
______ is a gristle-like connective tissue structure between bones.
cartilage
Pectus excavatum is more commonly referred to as:
sunken chest
Osteolyelitis literally means:
bone/marrow/inflammed
Which term means “flat-footed?”
pes planus
