Chapter 10 - Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

arthr/o

Answer 1

joint

Question 2

burs/o

Answer 2

bursa

Question 3

carp/o

Answer 3

carpals, wrist bone

Question 4

chondr/o

Answer 4

cartilage

Question 5

cost/o

Answer 5

ribs

Question 6

crani/o

Answer 6

skull (cranium)

Question 7

femor/o

Answer 7

femur

Question 8

ili/o

Answer 8

ilium

Question 9

ischi/o

Answer 9

ischium

Question 10

kinesi/o

Answer 10

movement

Question 11

kyph/o

Answer 11

hump (thoracic spine)

Question 12

lord/o

Answer 12

bent forward (lumbar spine)

Question 13

necr/o

Answer 13

death

Question 14

oste/o

Answer 14

bone

Question 15

phalang/o

Answer 15

phalynx

Question 16

pub/o

Answer 16

pubis

Question 17

rachi/o, spondyl/o, vertebr/o

Answer 17

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

Question 18

scoli/o

Answer 18

crooked, curved (spine)

Question 19

stern/o

Answer 19

sternum

Question 20

ten/o, tendin/o

Answer 20

tendon

Question 21

troph/o

Answer 21

development

Question 22

-asthenia

Answer 22

weakness

Question 23

-desis

Answer 23

surgical fixation, fusion

Question 24

-malacia

Answer 24

softening

Question 25

-schisis

Answer 25

split, fissure

Question 26

-inter

Answer 26

between

Question 27

my/o

Answer 27

muscle

Question 28

electr/o

Answer 28

electrical activity

Question 29

path/o

Answer 29

disease

Question 30

sarc/o

Answer 30

connective tissue

Question 31

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Answer 31

Common nerve entrapment disorder of the wrist caused by compression of the median nerve.

Symptoms include pain, tingling, and numbness in portions of the hand and fingers.

Question 32

chiropractic

Answer 32

System of treatment that consists of manipulation of the vertebral column

Question 33

Fracture (Fx)

Answer 33

broken bone

Question 34

gout

Answer 34

Disease in which an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints, especially that of the great toe, producing arthritis.

Question 35

hernia

Answer 35

Protrusion of an organ or structure through an abnormal opening.

Question 36

herniated disk

Answer 36

rupture of the intervertebral disk cartilage, which allows the contents to protrude through it, putting pressure on the spinal nerve roots.

Question 37

Lyme disease

Answer 37

Immune response caused from a bite from an infected deer tick.

A rash may initially arise at the site of the tick bite. Symptoms include fever, headache, and joint pain. Mimics other musculoskeletal diseases.

Question 38

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Answer 38

Diagnostic imaging test producing scans that give information about the body’s anatomy by placing the patient in a strong magnetic field.

Question 39

Muscular Dystrophy (MD)

Answer 39

group of hereditary diseases characterized by degeneration of muscle and weakness.

Question 40

Nuclear Medicine (NM)

Answer 40

Diagnostic imaging test producing scans that give information about the body’s anatomy and function by using radioactive material. Also used to treat various medical conditions.

Question 41

orthopedics (ortho)

Answer 41

study and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system.

Question 42

orthopedist

Answer 42

physician who specializes in the study and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system.

Question 43

osteoporosis

Answer 43

disease caused by abnormal loss of bone density that may lead to and increase in fractures.

Question 44

plantar fasciitis

Answer 44

inflammation of the connective tissue of the sole of the foot; common cause of heel pain.

Question 45

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Answer 45

chronic disease caused by autoimmune inflammatory changes in the connective tissue throughout the body.

Question 46

spinal stenosis

Answer 46

narrowing of the spinal canal with compression of nerve roots.