Chapter 4: Skeletal Medical Terms and Movements

Question 1

medical term for ‘big toe’

Answer 1

hallux

Question 2

medical term for ‘pertaining to the heel bone’

Answer 2

calcaneal

Question 3

the medical term for a fingerprint

Answer 3

dactylogram

Question 4

________ is also known as pes planus

Answer 4

flatfoot

Question 5

the medical term for ‘pertaining to a rib’

Answer 5

costal

Question 6

the bones of the ankle are called

Answer 6

tarsals

Question 7

a condition that results in reduction of bone mass

Answer 7

osteoporosis

Question 8

_____ is the process of moving a body part toward the middle

Answer 8

adduction

Question 9

_____ is the process of moving a body part in a circular motion

Answer 9

circumduction

Question 10

______ is the process of turning outward

Answer 10

eversion

Question 11

______ is the process of turning inword

Answer 11

inversion

Question 12

______ is the process of straightening a flexed limb

Answer 12

extension

Question 13

_______ is the process of lying prone or face downward

Answer 13

pronation

Question 14

________ is the process of lying face upward

Answer 14

supination

Question 15

_______ is the process of moving a body part forward

Answer 15

protraction

Question 16

_______ is the process of moving a body part backward

Answer 16

retraction

Question 17

______ is the process of moving a body part around a central axis

Answer 17

rotation

Question 18

_____ is an inflammation of the bursa

Answer 18

bursitis

Question 19

A ______ fracture is one that occurs at the lower end of the fibula and medial malleolus of the tibia with dislocation of foot outward and backward

Answer 19

Pott’s

Question 20

the normal thoracic curvature becomes exaggerated producing a “humpback” appearance. This condition may be caused by a congenital defect, a disease process, or osteoporosis

Answer 20

kyphosis

Question 21

_______ is characterized by an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine and usually appears in adolescence during periods of rapid growth

Answer 21

scoliosis

Question 22

______ or ______ fractures are completely internal; they do not involve a break in skin

Answer 22

closed or simple

Question 23

_____ or ______ fractures, project through the skin; they are most dangerous because of the possibility of infection or uncontrolled bleeding

Answer 23

open or compound

Question 24

_______ fractures shatter the affected area into a multitude of bony fragments

Answer 24

comminuted

Question 25

_____ is the process of bending a limb

Answer 25

flexion

Question 26

_____ is the process of bending a body part backward

Answer 26

dorsiflexion

Question 27

the shaft of a long bone

Answer 27

diaphysis

Question 28

the ends of a developing bone

Answer 28

epiphyses

Question 29

the membrane that forms the covering of bones

Answer 29

periosteum

Question 30

the dense, hard layer of bone tissue

Answer 30

compact bone

Question 31

narrow space throughout the length of the diaphysis

Answer 31

medullary cavity

Question 32

tough, connective tissue membrane

Answer 32

endosteum

Question 33

spongy bone, reticular tissue

Answer 33

cancellous

Question 34

does not permit movement

Answer 34

synarthrosis

Question 35

permits very slight movement

Answer 35

amphiarthrosis

Question 36

allows free movement

Answer 36

diarthrosis

Question 37

the medical term for knock-knee

Answer 37

genu valgum

Question 38

In a ______ fracture, only one side of the shaft is broken, and the other is bent; this usually occurs in children whose long bones have yet to fully ossify

Answer 38

greenstick

Question 39

A ______ fracture is a break in the distal portion of the radius; it is often the result of reaching out to cushion a fall.

Answer 39

Colles’

Question 40

a protrusion (herniation) of the brain from the skull

Answer 40

craniocele