MA 17 Chapter 7 Quiz Questions Flashcards
The combining form rheumato- means “_____”
Watery discharge
Bone growth takes place at the _____.
Epiphyseal plates
Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word bunionectomy?
ek
Which combing form means cartilage?
chondr/o-
How many pairs of ribs are there?
12
All of the following statements are TRUE about hemarthrosis EXCEPT____.
-It is a condition of blood in the joint
-it occurs spontaneously in hemophiliac patients
-it is caused by trauma or a penetrating wound
-it is treated with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
-it is treated with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
The patient had an arthroplasty of his
THR (Total Hip Replacement)
If a patient had a fracture of the zygomatic bone, it would involve ?
One of the facial bones
Which cranial bone contains a bony cup that holds the pituitary gland?
Sphenoid
Hinge joint and ball-and-socket joints are examples of ______ joints.
synovial
All of the following are TRUE about Lyme disease EXCEPT_____.
-It is contracted through the bite of an infected deer tick.
-it is caused by a bacterium
-it causes the patient’s own antibodies to attack cartilage and connective tissues
-there is an erythematous rash (bull’s eye rash)
-it causes the patient’s own antibodies to attack cartilage and connective tissues
The combining form skelet/o- means “___”
skeleton
A bone spur might be treated with?
extracorporeal shock wave therapy
The pubic ____ is a type of joint that has a cartilage pad and is nearly immovable
Symphysis
Which of the following is NOT one of the meaning of the combing form myel/o-?
Bony Process
Which is a surgical procedure performed to fuse the bones in a degenerated, unstable joint?
arthrodesis
AKA and BKA are abbreviations for which type of surgery?
amputation
Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means “condition (of) cartilage softening”?
-ia, chondr/o-, malac/o-
The ____ skeleton forms the central bony structure of the body around which other parts move.
axial
The common name for kyphosis is _____.
humpback
The literal definition of the word intra-articular is “pertaining to ______”
within (the) joint
Which is an example of a hinge joint?
elbow
which is the largest of the ankle bones?
calcaneus
Which of the following bones of the chest is also known as a breastbone?
sternum
The U shaped bone in the neck that does NOT connect to any other bones is known as the ______.
hyoid
The spongy bone at the ends of a long bone is known as _____.
Cancellous bone
Which fracture would be found in children, because a child’s bones are still flexible?
Greenstick
A goniometer is used to measure the _____.
ROM (Range of Motion)
What disease can be described as a softening of the cartilage of the kneecap?
Chondromalacia patellae
Which of the following bones is NOT in the thorax?
-Ulna
-Manubrium
-Rib
-Xiphoid process
Ulna
DJD is also known as _______.
Osteoarthritis
An osteophyte is another name for _______.
a bone spur
Crepitus is a sound you would hear in a joint that had _______.
A transverse fracture is_____
perpendicular to the long axis of the bone
Which of the following could cause a pathologic fracture?
Osteoporosis
The physician would order a blood test to check the uric acid level if a patient was suspected of having ______.
gout
The eight small bones of the wrist joint are known as the ____.
carpal bones
Which is the MISSPELLED word?
-ilium
-Humorous
-Mandible
-Coccyx
Humourous
What are the ossicular chain?
Malleus, stapes, incus
The patient with gout will show an elevated level of _____ in the blood.
uric acid
An ORIF would use all the following to fix a fracture EXCEPT _____.
Orthosis
The shaft of a long bone is called the ______.
diaphysis
The patient had arthroscopic surgery of the knee joint to repair a torn ____.
meniscus
The ulna is the ______.
forearm bone located along the little finger side of the lower arm
The bony opening for the external ear canal is located in the ____ bone.
temporal
The combining form tars/o- means “____”
ankle
One of the meanings of combing form ______ is “tailbone”
coccyg/o-
Crepitus is _____.
a grinding sound heard as bone ends rub together
Which is the medical word for the tailbone
Coccyx
Ribs 8-10 are referred to as _____.
false ribs
All of the following are facial bones EXCEPT
-mandibular
-lacrimal
-zygomatic
-sphenoid
mandibular
Which of these is combining form meaning “rib”
-oste/o-
-cost/o-
-arthr/o-
-myel/o-
cost/o-
Which is the medical word for the thigh bone?
femur
The anatomical name for the shin bone is the ____.
tibia
the medical word osseous means “pertaining to____”
bone
Which of the following is a bone densitometry test used to detect osteoporosis?
DEXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry)
The meniscus is _______.
a crescent-shaped cartilage pad
An ORIF would use all of the following to fix a fracture EXCEPT____
-orthosis
-nails
-screws
-plates
-orthosis
The abbreviation that describes a joint in the finger is _____.
-DIP
-AKA
-BKA
-NSAID
DIP
The socket in the hip bone where the femur forms a joint is known as the ____.
acetabulum
The combining form spondyl/o- has the same medical meaning as the combining form ____.
vertebr/o-
Infection in the bone and bone marrow is known as?
osteomyelitis
The nucleus pulposus is located
inside an intervertebral disk
Which is a degenerative condition of the spine in which one vertebra moves anteriorly and out of proper alignment?
Spondylolisthesis
Genu varum (bowleg) is the opposite of ____.
genu valgum
An open fracture is also known as a _____ fracture.
compund
Overstretching or tearing of a ligament is known as _____.
sprain
The part of the skull that forms the posterior base of the cranium is the _____ bone.
occipital
The abbreviation DIP means _______.
distal interphalangeal joint
