Deck 14: Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

The flexible, tough band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches one bone to another at a joint is the

A) synovia
B) ligament
C) tendon
D) aponeurosis

Answer 1

ligament

Question 2

The outermost layer of the bone is the

A) endosteum
B) periosteum
C) bone marrow
D) diaphysis

Answer 2

periosteum

Question 3

The foot bones are called the

A) phalanges
B) metacarpals
C) tarsals
D) metatarsals

Answer 3

metatarsals

Question 4

The upper arm bone is called the

A) olecranon process
B) acromion process
C) fibula
D) humerus

Question 5

The term that means shoulder blade is

A) sternum
B) clavicle
C) scapula
D) humerus

Question 6

The medical term for the collarbone is

A) scapula
B) clavicle
C) sternum
D) mandible

Question 7

The first set of seven bones forming the neck is called the _____ vertebrae.

A) cervical
B) thoracic
C) lumbar
D) sacral

Question 8

The upper, wing-shaped portion of the pelvic bone is called the

A) ischium
B) ilium
C) pubis
D) acetabulum

Question 9

The set of vertebrae that forms the inward curve of the spine is called

A) thoracic
B) sacral
C) lumbar
D) lamina

Question 10

The wrist bones are called the

A) radius and ulna
B) phalanges
C) carpal bones
D) metacarpal bones

Question 11

The type of muscle tissue that is striated and voluntary is

A) cardiac
B) smooth
C) skeletal
D) involuntary

Question 12

The upper jawbone is called the

A) maxilla
B) mandible
C) clavicle
D) ulna

Question 13

The term that means upper leg bone is

A) tibia
B) patella
C) fibula
D) femur

Question 14

Dense, hard layers of bone tissue that lie underneath the periosteum are

A) cancellous bone
B) compact bone
C) endosteum
D) epiphysis

Question 15

The structure that attaches muscle to bone is called the

A) ligament
B) bursa
C) tendon
D) aponeurosis

Question 16

The small, fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another is called the

A) bursa
B) synovia
C) aponeurosis
D) meniscus

Question 17

The membranous lining of the hollow cavity of the bone is the

A) periosteum
B) yellow bone marrow
C) endosteum
D) red bone marrow

Question 18

The diaphysis of a long bone is the

A) shaft
B) end
C) diameter
D) covering

Question 19

The smooth layer of firm fibrous tissue covering the contacting surface of joints is called

A) meniscus
B) articular cartilage
C) symphysis pubis
D) intervertebral disk

Question 20

The soft, fatty material found in the medullary cavity of the long bones is called

A) diaphysis
B) epiphysis
C) sacrum
D) yellow marrow

Question 21

Scoli/o is defined as

A) crooked, curved (spine)
B) bent forward
C) stiff, bent
D) soft

Question 22

The combining form for bone marrow is

A) myel/o
B) myc/o
C) myos/o
D) cost/o

Question 23

A combining form for tendon is

A) aponeur/o
B) disk/o
C) synovi/o
D) tend/o

Question 24

The combining form that means cartilage is

A) menisc/o
B) chondr/o
C) arthr/o
D) ten/o

Question 25

The combining form that means movement, motion is

A) kyph/o
B) kinesi/o
C) ankyl/o
D) lord/o

Question 26

The prefix inter- means

A) holding
B) between
C) within
D) connecting

Question 27

A prefix for together, joined is

A) syn-
B) intra-
C) -physis
D) supra-

Question 28

Movement that turns the palms up is called

A) supination
B) extension
C) inversion
D) pronation

Question 29

In the medical term ankyl/osis, the word root means

A) bent forward
B) stiff, bent
C) crooked, curved
D) hump

Question 30

The combining form that means joint is

A) aponeur/o
B) arthr/o
C) burs/o
D) tendin/o

Question 31

The combining form that means bone is

A) my/o
B) arthr/o
C) synovi/o
D) oste/o

Question 32

The combining form that means kneecap is

A) patell/o
B) phalang/o
C) rachi/o
D) orth/o

Question 33

The combining form that means hump (increased convexity) of the spine is

A) kyph/o
B) ankyl/o
C) spondyl/o
D) lord/o

Question 34

The combining form that means lower jawbone is

A) maxill/o
B) mandibul/o
C) radi/o
D) ischi/o

Question 35

The combining form spondyl/o is defined as

A) scapula
B) vertebra
C) cranium
D) symphysis pubis

Question 36

The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is

A) eversion
B) inversion
C) flexion
D) extension

Question 37

Rotation is a movement described as

A) turning around its own axis
B) placing into a bent position
C) turning inward
D) placing into an outstretched position

Question 38

The combining form stern/o is defined as

A) collarbone
B) shoulder blade
C) xiphoid process
D) breast bone

Question 39

The combining form that means rib is

A) chondr/o
B) clavic/o
C) clavicul/o
D) cost/o

Question 40

Moving away from the midline is a movement called

A) abduction
B) eversion
C) adduction
D) flexion

Question 41

The term spondylarthritis is defined as inflammation of the

A) vertebral joints
B) lumbar vertebrae
C) sacroiliac joints
D) intervertebral disks

Question 42

The term that means inflammation of a tendon is

A) tenosynovitis
B) polymyositis
C) tendinitis
D) tenorrhaphy

Question 43

A form of arthritis that first affects the spine and adjacent structures and, as it progresses, causes a forward bend of the spine is

A) osteoporosis
B) myasthenia gravis
C) ankylosing spondylitis
D) rheumatoid arthritis

Question 44

The term that means abnormal loss of bone density, which may lead to fractures from slight trauma, is

A) osteopetrosis
B) osteopenia
C) osteoporosis
D) osteoarthritis

Question 45

The term that means abnormal condition of the vertebrae is

A) rachischisis
B) scoliosis
C) spondylosis
D) fibromyalgia

Question 46

The term myasthenia is defined as

A) pain in muscle
B) difficult movement
C) muscle degeneration
D) muscle weakness

Question 47

The term that means abnormal condition of (lateral) curved (spine)

A) scoliosis
B) kyphosis
C) ankylosis
D) lordosis

Question 48

The suffix -asthenia is defined as a

A) break
B) split, fissure
C) weakness
D) growth

Question 49

The term that means pain in the fibrous tissue and muscles is

A) spondylarthritis
B) myasthenia
C) fibromyalgia
D) polymyositis

Question 50

The term that means (congenital) fissure of the cranium is

A) rachischisis
B) spondylosis
C) cranioschisis
D) spina bifida

Question 51

The suffix -clasis is defined as a

A) break
B) surgical fusion
C) fissure
D) fracture

Question 52

Muscular dystrophy is defined as

A) a defect in the transmission of nerve impulses to muscle cells
B) muscle weakness
C) chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammatory changes in the connective tissue
D) a group of hereditary diseases characterized by muscle degeneration and weakness

Question 53

The term that means inflammation of the bone is

A) osteitis
B) arthritis
C) osteonecrosis
D) osteopathy

Question 54

A malignant tumor of the bone is called

A) synoviosarcoma
B) osteofibroma
C) osteosarcoma
D) myeloma

Question 55

The term for a common nerve entrapment disorder of the wrist is

A) Colles fracture
B) exostosis
C) carpal tunnel syndrome
D) repetitive motion syndrome

Question 56

The term ankylosis is defined as

A) an abnormal condition of stonelike bones
B) muscle weakness
C) an abnormal condition of stiffness
D) an abnormal condition of a hump

Question 57

The term rhabdomyolysis is defined as _____ of striated muscle.

A) weakness
B) split
C) dissolution
D) surgical fixation

Question 58

An abnormal prominence of the joint at the base of the great toe is called

A) bunion
B) exostosis
C) bursolith
D) gout

Question 59

A disease in which an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints is

A) gout
B) osteogenesis imperfecta
C) exostosis
D) bunion

Question 60

The suffix -physis is defined as a

A) growth
B) break
C) surgical fixation, fusion
D) split, fissure

Question 61

The term arthrodesis is defined as

A) surgical breaking of a stiff joint
B) incision of a bone
C) excision of articular cartilage
D) surgical fixation of a joint

Question 62

The term osteoclasis is defined as the

A) (surgical) breaking of a joint
B) (surgical) repair of a bone
C) (surgical) breaking of a bone
D) fusing together of bones

Question 63

The visual examination of a joint is an

A) electromyogram
B) arthroscopy
C) arthrography
D) arthrocentesis

Question 64

An abnormal condition of bone death (due to lack of blood supply) is

A) osteofibroma
B) osteonecrosis
C) atrophy
D) osteocyte

Question 65

The term that means a developing bone cell is

A) osteocyte
B) osteoblast
C) osteopath
D) osteofibroma

Question 66

The structure excised in a phalangectomy is the

A) patella
B) finger or toe bone
C) meniscus
D) calcaneus

Question 67

The surgical repair of a tendon and a muscle is called

A) myorrhaphy
B) tenotomy
C) tenorrhaphy
D) tenomyoplasty

Question 68

The term dyskinesia is defined as movement that is

A) slow
B) excessive
C) normal
D) difficult

Question 69

Forward slipping of one vertebra over another is

A) spinal stenosis
B) a herniated disk
C) spondylolisthesis
D) spondylarthritis

Question 70

The surgical repair of cartilage is called

A) chondroplasty
B) meniscectomy
C) prosthesis
D) arthroplasty

Question 71

The term that means an abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone is

A) bunion
B) osteoblast
C) exostosis
D) osteofibroma

Question 72

A bacterial infection carried by a deer tick is

A) myasthenia gravis
B) Lyme disease
C) rheumatoid arthritis
D) spinal stenosis

Question 73

The term rachiotomy is defined as an incision

A) into the vertebral column
B) of a bone
C) of a bursa
D) of a joint

Question 74

The term that means pertaining to below the ribs is

A) substernal
B) subcostal
C) subscapular
D) submaxillary

Question 75

The term that means pertaining to the ribs and cartilage is

A) costochondral
B) intervertebral
C) intercostal
D) sternoclavicular

Question 76

The diagnostic term that means the radiographic imaging of a joint is

A) arthroplasty
B) arthrography
C) arthrodesis
D) arthrocentesis

Question 77

The fusing together of the vertebrae or spinal fusion is termed

A) laminectomy
B) rachiotomy
C) spondylosyndesis
D) diskectomy

Question 78

The term that means pertaining to the wrist is

A) radial
B) carpal
C) ulnar
D) humeral

Question 79

The term that means suturing of a muscle is

A) tenorrhaphy
B) myorrhaphy
C) aponeurorrhaphy
D) myoplasty

Question 80

The term vertebroplasty is defined as

A) incision into the vertebral column
B) fusing together of vertebrae
C) excision of an intervertebral disk
D) surgical repair of a vertebra