Ch. 6 Orthopedics

Question 1

Musculoskeletal system consists of

Answer 1

bones, muscles, joints

Question 2

bones are joined together by…?

Answer 2

ligaments

Question 3

what are joints and muscles?

Answer 3

joints are where two bones meet; provides flexibility for movement
muscles are attached to bones by tendons, contract to moves bones at each joint

Question 4

Orthopedists or orthopedic surgeons…

Answer 4

use medical, surgical, and physical means. correct defects/ improve function of bones, joints, and muscles

Question 5

oste/o

Answer 5

bone, hard calcified connective tissue

Question 6

osteocyte

Answer 6

bone cell

Question 7

osteogenic

Answer 7

producing bone

Question 8

osteochondroma

Answer 8

bone and cartilage tumor

Question 9

muscul/o

Answer 9

muscle, contract to produce movement

Question 10

Three types of muscle

Answer 10

skeletal; moves skeleton
smooth; produces movement in internal organs like stomach and bladder
cardiac muscles; produces heartbeat

Question 11

myalgia

Answer 11

muscle pain

Question 12

myasthenia

Answer 12

muscle weakness

Question 13

electromyogram

Answer 13

record of muscle’s electricity

Question 14

sarc/o

Answer 14

flesh

Question 15

sarcolemma

Answer 15

muscle membrane

Question 16

sarcopenia

Answer 16

loss of muscle tissue due to aging

Question 17

sarcomere

Answer 17

basic, functional, unit of a skeletal muscle fiber

Question 18

ten/o

Answer 18

tendon; strong bands of connective tissue, anchors muscles to bone

Question 19

tenorrhaphy

Answer 19

suture of a tendon

Question 20

tnedin/o

Answer 20

tendon

Question 21

tendinosis

Answer 21

abnormal condition of a tendon

Question 22

tendinitis

Answer 22

inflammation of a tendon