Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

Flexion

Answer 1

Bending of a limb at the joint

Question 2

Extension

Answer 2

Straightening of limb at joint

Question 3

Crepitus

Answer 3

A grating sound produced by friction between bone and cartilage or fractures ends of bone

Question 4

Range of Motion

Answer 4

Measurement of movement of a joint

Question 5

Atrophy

Answer 5

The decrease in size of an organ or tissue in the body

Question 6

Hypertrophy

Answer 6

Growth of tissue due to individual cells growing larger

Question 7

Hyperplasia

Answer 7

Growth of tissues due to an increase in the number of cells

Question 8

Aplasia

Answer 8

The failure of an organ or tissue to develop or to function normally

Question 9

Abduction

Answer 9

Movement of a limb away from the middle of the body

Question 10

Circumduction

Answer 10

Movement of a limb so that the distal end describes a circle

Question 11

Ipsilateral

Answer 11

Belonging to or occurring on the same side of the body

Question 12

Contralateral

Answer 12

Denoting the side of the body opposite to that on which a particular structure or condition occurs

Question 13

Simple Fracture

Answer 13

Skin intact

Question 14

Greenstick Fracture

Answer 14

Bent or partially broken

Question 15

Comminuted Fracture

Answer 15

Broken into many pieces

Question 16

Open Fracture

Answer 16

Wound in skin

Question 17

Callus

Answer 17

The hard new bone that forms in an area of a bone fracture

Question 18

Luxation

Answer 18

Dislocation of an anatomical part

Question 19

Subluxation

Answer 19

Partial dislocation of an anatomical part