Unit 4 Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

bursitis

Answer 1

inflammation of a padded sac between major joints

Question 2

subdeltoid bursitis

Answer 2

inflammation of shoulder bursa

Question 3

prepatellar bursitis

Answer 3

inflammation of knee bursa

Question 4

radiohumeral bursitis

Answer 4

inflammation of elbow bursa

Question 5

myasthenia gravis

Answer 5

autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness

Question 6

lumbago

Answer 6

lower back pain

Question 7

wry neck

Answer 7

torticollis - frequent jerking of the neck

Question 8

synovitis

Answer 8

inflammation of synovial membrane

Question 9

tenosynovitis

Answer 9

inflammation of tendon and its sheath

Question 10

pectus excavatum

Answer 10

funnel chest

Question 11

pectus carinatum

Answer 11

pigeon chest

Question 12

pes, ped, pod

Answer 12

foot

Question 13

carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 13

compression of the median nerve at the wrist

Question 14

meniscitis

Answer 14

inflammation of meniscus

Question 15

maxillitis

Answer 15

inflammation of jawbone

Question 16

herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP)

Answer 16

part of intervertebral disc is forced out (herniated intervertebral disc)

Question 17

polydactylia

Answer 17

more than usual number of fingers or toes

Question 18

syndactylia

Answer 18

webbing of fingers or toes

Question 19

ectodactylia

Answer 19

cleft lip

Question 20

temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

Answer 20

jaw joint

Question 21

gout

Answer 21

severe pain and swelling in the joints

Question 22

arthrodesis

Answer 22

surgical fusion/stiffening of joint

Question 23

osteosarcoma

Answer 23

bone cancer

Question 24

ganglion

Answer 24

small, hard bump on a tendon or joint