Chapter 4: Skeletal Abbreviations and Drugs

Question 1

calcium

Answer 1

Ca

Question 2

degenerative joint disease

Answer 2

DJD

Question 3

fracture

Answer 3

Fx

Question 4

joint

Answer 4

jt

Question 5

long arm cast

Answer 5

LAC

Question 6

long leg cast

Answer 6

LLC

Question 7

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Answer 7

NSAIDs

Question 8

osteoarthritis

Answer 8

OA

Question 9

rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 9

RA

Question 10

short arm cast

Answer 10

SAC

Question 11

traction

Answer 11

Tx

Question 12

________ drugs relieve the swelling, redness, and pain of inflammation

Answer 12

anti-inflammatory

Question 13

_________ are steroid substances with potent anti-inflammatory effects

Answer 13

corticosteroids

Question 14

_________ is a low-dose form of methotrexate approved for rhuematoid arthritis

Answer 14

Rheumatrex

Question 15

_________ are agents that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness

Answer 15

analgesics

Question 16

_______ _____ prevent of relieve rheumatism

Answer 16

antirheumatic drugs

Question 17

a bone-forming cell

Answer 17

osteoblast

Question 18

an air cavity within certain bones

Answer 18

sinus

Question 19

the ridge on a bone

Answer 19

crest

Question 20

osteocarcinoma

Answer 20

cancerous tumor of a bone

Question 21

duct

Answer 21

to lead

Question 22

A _____ is an opening in the bone for blood vessels, ligaments, and nerves

Answer 22

foramen

Question 23

A _____ is a tubelike passage or canal

Answer 23

meatus

Question 24

A _____ is a very large process of the femur.

Answer 24

trochanter

Question 25

A _____ is a small, rounded process

Answer 25

tubercle

Question 26

A _____ is a large, rounded process

Answer 26

tuberosity

Question 27

A ______ is a rounded process that enters into the formation of a joint, articulation

Answer 27

condyle

Question 28

A _____ is a pointed, sharp, slender process

Answer 28

spine

Question 29

cartilage cells

Answer 29

chondrocytes

Question 30

inflammation of a joint

Answer 30

arthritis

Question 31

_____ is the process of moving a body part away from the middle

Answer 31

abduction

Question 32

abnormal curvature of the spine

Answer 32

lordosis

Question 33

acr

Answer 33

extremity, point

Question 34

The _____ curve is the first seven vertebrae

Answer 34

cervical

Question 35

The ______ curve is the next twelve vertebrae

Answer 35

thoracic

Question 36

The _____ curve is the next five vertebrae

Answer 36

lumbar

Question 37

The _____ curve consists of the sacrum and coccyx

Answer 37

sacral