Deck 6: The Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

Bone hardening is called ____________________________.

Answer 1

ossification

Question 2

The patient has pain radiating down the leg from a herniated disk . This will be documented in the medical records as _____________________________________.

Answer 2

sciatica

Question 3

The patient fell and fractured the longest part of the bone or the __________.

Answer 3

shaft

Question 4

The patient is complaining of stiffness of the joints is also known as __________.

Question 5

The child is experiencing abnormal tone or tension in a muscle. The nurse recognizes this as __________.

Question 6

The patient is complaining of severe joint pain. The medical assistant expects a referral to a(n) __________.

Question 7

The nurse assesses the top of the infant's skull for the soft spots or __________.

Question 8

The patient stated he has a history of joint pain due to erosion of cartilage and bone. This is documented as __________.

Question 9

The patient has gangrene and had his leg cut off below the knee. The nurse documents this as a(n) __________.

Question 10

The patient has been unable to use her right hand due to a stroke. The nurse assesses the patient's hand for __________.

Question 11

The patient needs the removal of a vertebra due to a herniated disk due to pain. This is also known as a __________.

Question 12

The patient has an injury due to overuse of a muscle. This is a __________.

Question 13

When muscles are flabby, they are described as being __________.

Question 14

The patient had a joint repair or a(n) ______________.

Question 15

The patient experienced a knee injury. The physician will perform what procedure to visualize the joint through a small incision?

Question 16

Elevated levels of this chemical indicate gout.

Question 17

Match the combining form leiomy/o with its closest definition.

A) Upper jaw
B) Smooth muscle
C) Muscle
D) Lumbar

Question 18

Bone marrow is not important in the creation of

A) WBCs.
B) platelets.
C) RBCs.
D) cerebral fluid.

Question 19

The humerus attaches to what?

A) Radius
B) Scapula
C) Thorax
D) Sternum

Question 20

Below the thoracic cavity is what area?

A) Cranial
B) Chest
C) Pelvic
D) Cardiac

Question 21

A graphic image of the electrical activity of muscles is a(n) __________.

A) discography
B) myelography
C) electromyogram
D) bone scan

Question 22

A goniometer measures the movement in

A) joints.
B) bones.
C) muscles.
D) connective tissue.

Question 23

A closed fracture is best described as a fracture of the bone with

A) an open wound.
B) a shattered bone.
C) no open wound.
D) bent bone.

Question 24

Muscles that contract abnormally in disease such as multiple sclerosis are __________.

A) flaccid
B) spastic
C) rigid
D) rigorous

Question 25

Osteomyelitis may be caused by a __________.

A) swelling
B) infection
C) arthritis
D) crepitus

Question 26

A surgical procedure to repair a bone is known as a(an) __________.

A) osteoclasty
B) osteoblasty
C) myoplasty
D) osteoplasty

Question 27

An analgesic is used to assist with __________.

A) infection
B) inflammation
C) pain
D) stiffness

Question 28

NSAIDS do not contain _____ but do reduce inflammation.

A) relaxants
B) steroids
C) anti-inflammatories
D) antibiotics

Question 29

The bones of the extremities include which of the following?

A) Clavicle
B) Tibia
C) Pelvis
D) Sternum

Question 30

Muscles include __________.

A) bones
B) joints
C) articulations
D) none of these

Question 31

An incision into a bone is a(n) __________.

A) arthrography
B) electromyogram
C) osteotomy
D) subluxation

Question 32

Match the combining form calcane/o with its closest definition.

A) Heel
B) Joint
C) Arm
D) Neck

Question 33

Match the combining form carp/o with its closest definition.

A) Acetabulum
B) Arm
C) Wrist
D) Knuckle

Question 34

Match the combining form brachi/o with its closest definition.

A) Arm
B) Bursa
C) Heel
D) Cartilage

Question 35

Match the combining form burs/o with its closest definition.

A) Heel
B) Calcium
C) Bursa
D) Joint

Question 36

Match the combining form calcane/o with its closest definition.

A) Heel
B) Joint
C) Wrist
D) Neck

Question 37

Match the combining form cephal/o with its closest definition.

A) Wrist
B) Head
C) Cartilage
D) Knuckle

Question 38

Match the combining form carp/o with its closest definition.

A) Bent
B) Calcium
C) Wrist
D) Arm

Question 39

Match the combining form condyl/o with its closest definition.

A) Knob
B) Neck
C) Wrist
D) Head

Question 40

Match the combining form fasci/o with its closest definition.

A) Fascia
B) Neck
C) Bursa
D) Wrist

Question 41

Match the combining form dactyl/o with its closest definition.

A) Fingers
B) Rib
C) Neck
D) Skull

Question 42

Match the combining form humer/o with its closest definition.

A) Ilium
B) Hump
C) Humerus
D) Fiber

Question 43

Match the combining form fibr/o with its closest definition.

A) Femur
B) Fiber
C) Fascia
D) Hump

Question 44

Match the combining form ischi/o with its closest definition.

A) Ilium
B) Ischium
C) Hump
D) Lamina

Question 45

Match the combining form ili/o with its closest definition.

A) Hump
B) Femur
C) Ischium
D) Ilium

Question 46

Match the combining form ischi/o with its closest definition.

A) Ilium
B) Ischium
C) Hump
D) lamina

Question 47

Match the combining form kyph/o with its closest definition.

A) Hump
B) Fiber
C) Femur
D) Fascia

Question 48

Match the combining form lamin/o and with its closest definition.

A) Fascia
B) Lamina
C) Fiber
D) Hump

Question 49

Match the combining form leiomy/o with its closest definition.

A) Upper jaw
B) Smooth muscle
C) Muscle
D) lumbar

Question 50

Match the combining form stern/o with its closest definition.

A) Vertebra
B) Scapula
C) Spine
D) Sternum

Question 51

Match the combining form maxill/o with its closest definition.

A) Upper jaw
B) Muscle
C) Knee
D) Foot

Question 52

Match the combining form metacarp/o with its closest definition.

A) Finger
B) Toe
C) Palm of hand
D) Forearm

Question 53

Match the combining form patell/o with its closest definition.

A) Foot
B) Toe
C) Knee
D) Spine

Question 54

Match the combining form ped/i with its closest definition.

A) Toe
B) Spine
C) Pubes
D) Foot

Question 55

Match the combining form pub/o with its closest definition.

A) Spine
B) Foot
C) Knee
D) Pubes

Question 56

Match the combining form rachi/o with its closest definition.

A) Spine
B) Rod-shaped
C) Forearm bone
D) Finger

Question 57

Match the combining form rhabd/o with its closest definition.

A) Spine
B) Rod-shaped
C) Forearm bone
D) Finger

Question 58

Match the combining form pod/o with its closest definition.

A) Spine
B) Foot
C) Toe
D) Pelvis

Question 59

Match the combining form scapul/o with its closest definition.

A) Spine
B) Shoulder bone
C) Sternum
D) Chest bone

Question 60

Pain radiating down the leg from the lower back is known as __________.

A) rickets
B) sciatica
C) spur
D) talipes calcaneus

Question 61

Ossification, the hardening process of the bones, is dependent on ______________________.

A) Vitamin D, potassium, and phosphorus
B) Vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus
C) Calcium, vitamin, B and potassium
D) Calcium, vitamin, B and phosphorus

Question 62

The physician documents the patient has myalgia. The nurse understands that is __________.

A) muscle pain
B) joint pain
C) neck pain
D) foot pain

Question 63

This disorder may be associated with Parkinson's disease.

A) Tremor
B) Tetany
C) Rigor
D) Myositis