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Ch 15-Musculoskelet
The Language of Medicine 11th Edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A rounded, knuckle-like bone process at the joint: | condyle |
| Which of the following is a cranial bone? | parietal bone |
| Which of the following is a facial bone? | maxillary bone |
| Which structure lines a joint space? | synovial membrane |
| Skeletal (voluntary) muscle: | striated muscle |
| Spongy, porous bone tissue: | cancellous bone |
| The projection of the temporal bone: | mastoid process |
| The rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis that joins the femur, forming the hip joint: | acetabulum |
| Flexible, rubbery connective tissue found in the immature skeleton, at the epiphyseal growth plate, and on joint surfaces: | cartilage |
| Pertaining to the upper arm bone: | humeral |
| The shaft, or middle portion, of a long bone: | diaphysis |
| The proximal bony process of the ulna at the elbow, or the bony point of the elbow when flexed: | olecranon |
| The round process on both sides of the ankle joint: | malleolus |
| Each end of a long bone is called a/an: | epiphysis |
| The name used for any type of joint: | articulation |
| Connective tissue that binds muscles to bones: | tendon |
| Supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone: | trabeculae |
| Bone cell that helps form bony tissue to replace cartilage during ossification: | osteoblast |
| Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue: | osteoclast |
| Sac of fluid near a joint to promote smooth sliding of one tissue against another: | bursa |
| Finger and toe bones are known as: | phalanges |
| The posterior part of the pelvic bone: | ischium |
| Thin bone that is the smaller of the two lower leg bones: | fibula |
| Small, flat bone that is also known as the kneecap: | patella |
| Seven short bones that are the hindfoot bones: | tarsals |
| The medial (little finger side) forearm bone: | ulna |
| The lateral forearm bone (in line with the thumb): | radius |
| Connective tissue binding bones to other bones: | ligament |
| One of two flat, triangular bones on each dorsal side of the thorax; also known as: | scapula |
| The larger of the two bones of the lower leg: | tibia |
| Lumb/o means: | lower back |
| The combining form for bone: | oste/o |
| What is the combining form for hand bones? | metacarp/o |
| Carp/o means: | wrist bones |
| The combining form for thigh bone: | femor/o |
| Patell/o is the combining form for: | kneecap |
| What is the combining form for skull? | crani/o |
| Tibi/o means: | shin bone |
| Scapul/o is the combining form for: | shoulder blade |
| What is the combining form for heel? | calcane/o |
| The suffix -blast means: | embryonic or immature cell |
| The Suffix -clast means: | to break |
| The meaning of -malacia: | softening |
| The combining form for the upper jawbone: | maxill/o |
| What is the combining form for elbow? | olecran/o |
| The meaning of phalang/o: | finger and/or toe bones |
| The meaning of -physis: | to grow |
| The meaning of -listhesis: | slipping |
| What is the combining form for the upper part of the pelvic bone? | ili/o |
| The combining form for ribs: | cost/o |
| What is the meaning of arthr/o? | joint |
| What is the meaning of chondr/o? | cartilage |
| What is the meaning of the suffix -desis? | to bind, tie together |
| The meaning of the suffix -stenosis: | narrowing |
| What is the meaning of the combining form leiomy/o? | smooth muscle that lines the walls of internal organs |
| The meaning of the combining form rhabdomy/o: | skeletal muscle connected to bones |
| The combining form for muscle: | my/o |
| The combining form for heart muscle: | myocardi/o |
| The prefix that means away from: | ab- |
| The meaning of the prefix ad-: | toward |
| The term for turning the palm upward: | supination |
| The term for turning the palm downward: | pronation |
| What is the term for straightening of a flexed limb? | extension |
| What is the meaning of the term flexion? | bending a limb |
| What is the meaning of the term abduction? | movement away from the midline of the body |
| What is the term that means movement toward the midline of the body? | adduction |
| What is the term for circular movement around a central point? | rotation |
| What is the meaning of dorsiflexion? | backward (upward) bending of the foot |
| What is the term for bending the sole of the foot downward toward the ground? | plantar flexion |
| What is the meaning of the prefix dorsi-? | back |
| Softening of bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral (calcium) in the bone: | osteomalacia |
| Decrease in bone density (mass) is known as: | osteoporosis |
| Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection: | osteomyelitis |
| The type of fracture that occurs near the wrist joint at the distal end of the radius: | Colles fracture |
| A chronic progressive form of arthritis with stiffening of joints, primarily of the spine: | ankylosing spondylitis |
| What is carpal tunnel syndrome? | a compression of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist |
| What is a ganglion? | a fluid-filled cyst arising from joint capsules or tendons, typically in the hand |
| The enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big toe: | bunion |
| Bony growth (benign) arising from the surface of bone: | exostosis |
| A progressive, degenerative joint disease with loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of bone at articular surfaces: | osteoarthritis |
| Visual examination of a joint with an arthroscope and television camera: | arthroscopy |
| The procedure for recording the strength of muscle contraction as a result of electrical stimulation: | electromyography (EMG) |
| What is arthrocentesis? | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint space |
| The procedure that involves taking x-ray images after injection of contramaterial into a joint: | arthrography |
| The surgical repair or replacement of a joint: | arthroplasty |
| A procedure used to measure bone mass that involves low-energy x-ray absorption in bones of the spinal column, pelvis, and wrist: | bone densitometry |
| Treatment of dislocations that restores the bones to their normal positions: | reduction |
| Surgical removal of a portion of the vertebral arch in patients with chronic or recurrent disk herniation: | laminectomy |
| A surgical chisel designed to cut bone: | osteotome |
| What is the meaning of tarsectomy? | surgical removal of a bone of the hindfoot |
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