CH.4 Observation & Discovery

Question 1

Exam: Musculoskeletal

Answer 1

redness, swelling, heat, and pain

-usually a sign of an infection or inflammation

Question 2

Exam: Bones

Answer 2

fx: limp or pain upon touching/ pressure
- imaging: x-ray, CT, CAT, MRI

polydactyly (extra fingers)
syndactyly (fused fingers)

Question 3

Exam: Joint

Answer 3

• signs of inflammation
• joint mob (ROM)
• joint laxity ( extra movement)
• effusion ( fluid around the joint) IE. pus, blood

-imaging: MRI IE. MR angiogram , arthocentesis (needle and fluid sent to la), arthroscope (camera to look inside the joint)

Question 4

Exam: muscles

Answer 4

-checking muscle tone or strength

Electromyography: 2 needles inserted into muscle to measure muscle activity

Question 5

arthrocentesis

Answer 5

puncture of a joint

artho (joint) + centesis (puncture)

Question 6

electromyogram

electromyography

Answer 6

records the electrical activity of a muscle

electro (electricity) + myo (muscle) + gram (record)

Question 7

myography

Answer 7

procedure for studying muscles

myo (muscle) + graphy ( writing procedure)

Question 8

arthrography

Answer 8

procedure used to examine a joint

arthro (joint) + graphy (writing procedure)

Question 9

CAT/CT

Computed Axial Tomography

Answer 9

procedure using computer to produce cross sections along an axis

axi (axis) + -al (pertaining to cut) + tomo (writing procedure)

Question 10

kyphosis

Answer 10

humped back, abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine

kyph (bent) + condition (osis)

Question 11

lordosis

Answer 11

sway back, forward curvature of the lower spine

lord (bent backward) + osis ( condition)

Question 12

scoliosis

Answer 12

crooked back, lateral curvature of the spine

scoli (crooked) + osis (condition)

Question 13

carpitis

Answer 13

wrist inflammation

Question 14

craniomalacia

Answer 14

softening of the skull

cranio (skull) + malacia (softening)

Question 15

exostosis

Answer 15

an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone

ex (out) + ost (bone) + osis (condition)

Question 16

osteodystrophy

Answer 16

poor bone development

osteo (bone) + dys (bad) + trophy (nourishment)

Question 17

osteolysis

Answer 17

bone loss

Question 18

osteonecrosis

Answer 18

bone death

Question 19

osterosclerosis

Answer 19

abnormal hardening of the bone

osteo (bone) + scler (hardening) + osis (condition)

Question 20

spondylomalacia

Answer 20

softening of the vertebrae

spondylo (vertebrae) + malacia (softening)

Question 21

syndactyly

Answer 21

fusion of fingers, webbing

syn (together) + dactyly (finger) + y condition

Question 22

tarsoptosis

Answer 22

flat feet

tarso (ankle) + ptosis (drooping condition)

Question 23

bursolith

Answer 23

stone in a bursa

burso (bursa) + lith (stone)

Question 24

effusion

Answer 24

fluid buildup

ef (out) + fusion (pour)

Question 25

hemarthrosis

Answer 25

blood in a joint

hem (blood) + arthr (joint) + osis (condition)

Question 26

hydrarthrosis

Answer 26

water (fluid) in a joint

hydr (water) + arthr (joint) + osis (condition)

Question 27

pyarthrosis

Answer 27

pus in a joint

py (pus) + arthr ( joint) + osis (condition)

Question 28

myocele

Answer 28

hernia of muscle tissue

myo (muscle) + cele (hernia)

Question 29

myolysis

Answer 29

loss of muscle tissue

myo (muscle) + lysis (loss)

Question 30

myosclerosis

Answer 30

hardening of a muscle

myo (muscle) + scler (hardening) + osis (condition)

Question 31

myotasis

Answer 31

stretching of muscle

myo (muscle) + tasis (expansion)

Question 32

myotonia

Answer 32

muscle tone

myo (muscle) + tonia (tone)