Musculoskeletal System - Objective terms

Question 1

CT or CAT scan

Answer 1

computed axial tomography

Question 2

MRI

Answer 2

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 3

arthroscopy

Answer 3

procedure of looking into a joint

Question 4

electromyography EMG

Answer 4

procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle

Question 5

kyphosis

Answer 5

abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine

Question 6

lordosis

Answer 6

exaggerated curvature of the lower spine

Question 7

scoliosis

Answer 7

abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Question 8

fracture

Answer 8

broken bone

Question 9

transverse fracture

Answer 9

bone break with fracture line straight across shaft of bone

Question 10

oblique fracture

Answer 10

fracture at an angle to the bone

Question 11

spiral fracture

Answer 11

fracture where a jagged slanted line across bone

Question 12

angulated fracture

Answer 12

fracture where there is a slanted line with the bone bending away

Question 13

displaced fracture

Answer 13

a fracture in which bone fragments are separated from one another and not in anatomic alignment

Question 14

effusion

Answer 14

fluid buildup

Question 15

atrophy

Answer 15

underdevelopment, decrease or loss of muscle mass

Question 16

hypertrophy

Answer 16

overdevelopment of muscle tissue