Musculoskeletal

Question 1

Symptoms

Answer 1

what the patient complains about

Question 2

Signs

Answer 2

What the physician fins on physical exam of pt

Question 3

Differential Diagnosis

Answer 3

Physician’s hypotheses of what the disease is based on the patient’s symptoms and physical findings

Question 4

Diagnosis

Answer 4

The physician’s determination of the nature of the patient’s disease

Question 5

Circum

Answer 5

around

Question 6

Endo

Answer 6

inner, within

Question 7

Ecto or exo

Answer 7

outer side

Question 8

Epi

Answer 8

over, surrounding

Question 9

Hypo

Answer 9

below, under

Question 10

Meso

Answer 10

middle

Question 11

Sub

Answer 11

Below, under

Question 12

Supra

Answer 12

above, over

Question 13

Superior

Answer 13

upper, ie. upper surface of an organ

Question 14

Inferior

Answer 14

lower, ie. lower surface of an organ

Question 15

Dorsal

Answer 15

back

Question 16

Ventral

Answer 16

Front

Question 17

Cranial

Answer 17

head; superior aspect

Question 18

caudal

Answer 18

tail of the body; inferior aspect

Question 19

Proximal

Answer 19

nearer to a point of reference, as in closer to the root of a limb

Question 20

Distal

Answer 20

farther from a point of reference as in farther along the limb; opposite of proximal

Question 21

Medial

Answer 21

near the midline

Question 22

Lateral

Answer 22

farther from the midline

Question 23

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

Answer 23

7 bones

Question 24

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

Answer 24

12 bones

Question 25

How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

Answer 25

5 bones

Question 26

How many sacrum bones are there?

Answer 26

5 fused bones

Question 27

How many coccyx bones are there?

Answer 27

4 fused bones

Question 28

Kyphosis

Answer 28

Increased convexity of the thorax

Question 29

Gibbus

Answer 29

an acutely angled kyphotic deformity

Question 30

Lordosis

Answer 30

an abnormal increase in the concavity of the lumbar spine as viewed from the patient’s side (can occur due to muscle spasm)

Question 31

Scoliosis

Answer 31

lateral curvature of the spine

Question 32

List

Answer 32

a lateral tilt of the spine (e.g. herniated disc; muscle spasm)

Question 33

Flexion

Answer 33

the act of bending or making an angle

Question 34

Extension

Answer 34

the act of straightening

Question 35

Medial Rotation

Answer 35

rotation of anterior surface toward the mid plane of the body

Question 36

Lateral Rotation

Answer 36

Rotation of the anterior surface away from the mid plane of the body

Question 37

Lateral bending/ tilt

Answer 37

Bending or tilting away from the midline

Question 38

Inversion

Answer 38

rotation of the foot so the plantar aspect (sole) turns inward

Question 39

Eversion

Answer 39

rotation of the foot so the plantar aspect (sole) turns outward

Question 40

Circumduction

Answer 40

active or passive circular movement of a limb or the eye

Question 41

Genu varum

Answer 41

Bow legs

e.g. normal from birth up to about 3 yrs

Question 42

Genu Valgum

Answer 42

knock-knees

e.g. normal from about 2-7 years of age

Question 43

Heberden’s Nodes

Answer 43

Bony deformities at the DIP joints secondary to osteoarthritis

Question 44

Bouchard’s Nodes

Answer 44

Bony deformities at the PIP joints secondary to osteoarthritis

Question 45

Effusion

Answer 45

Fluid in a joint