Deck 27: Medical Terminology and Anatomy

Question 1

The nucleus pulposis is located:

A) in the bone marrow.
B) within a joint.
C) inside an intervertebral disk.
D) around the glenoid fossa of the shoulder.

Answer 1

inside an intervertebral disk.

Question 2

Which is the combining form for the tail bone?

A) coccyg/o-
B) cost/o-
C) calcane/o-
D) crani/o-

Answer 2

coccyg/o-

Question 3

The pubic ____________ is a type of joint that has a cartilage pad and is nearly immovable.

A) suture
B) synovium
C) diaphysis
D) symphysis

Answer 3

symphysis

Question 4

Intra-articular means pertaining to:

A) around the bone.
B) around the joint.
C) within the bone.
D) within the joint.

Question 5

A pathologic fracture can be caused by:

A) osteoporosis.
B) a bone tumor.
C) metastases to the bone.
D) all of the above

Question 6

The opening between cranial sutures in an infant is known as a/an:

A) fontanel.
B) foramen.
C) osteophyte.
D) symphysis.

Question 7

Which is the medical word for collarbone?

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

Question 8

The part of the skull that forms the lower back of the head is the ____________ bone.

A) occipital
B) temporal
C) frontal
D) parietal

Question 9

The anatomical name for the shin bone is the:

A) tibia.
B) humerus.
C) illium.
D) glenoid fossa.

Question 10

Which drugs inhibit bone from being broken down?

A) gold compound drugs
B) bone resorption inhibitor drugs
C) corticosteroid drugs
D) analgesic drugs

Question 11

The patient had arthroscopic surgery of the knee joint to repair a torn:

A) diaphysis.
B) fontanel.
C) meniscus.
D) nucleus pulposus.

Question 12

Facial bones that form the lateral edges of the eye sockets and the cheek bones are called the:

A) zygomatic bones.
B) xiphoid process.
C) ossicles.
D) occipital.

Question 13

Which is the vertical bone of the anterior thorax to which the clavicle and the ribs are attached?

A) sphenoid
B) sternum
C) scapula
D) maxilla

Question 14

How many pairs of ribs are there?

A) 14
B) 12
C) 10
D) 8

Question 15

The patient had an arthroplasty of his hip.Which is an abbreviation for this surgery?

A) CDH
B) MCP
C) THR
D) RUE

Question 16

All of the following statements about osteoarthritis are true except:

A) it affects the large weightbearing joints.
B) it is worse if the patient is underweight.
C) it causes pain and stiffness in the joints.
D) it usually begins in middle age.

Question 17

Crepitus is:

A) a grinding noise heard as bone ends rub together.
B) a congenital hollow depression in the chest.
C) a condition in which the great toe is angled laterally toward the other toes.
D) an infection of bone and bone marrow.

Question 18

Osseous tissue pertains to:

A) cartilage.
B) muscle.
C) bone.
D) joints.

Question 19

Which is a fracture in which the bone is crushed into many small pieces?

A) comminuted
B) depressed
C) oblique
D) nondisplaced

Question 20

The combining forms osse/o- and oste/o- mean:

A) bone.
B) cartilage.
C) skeleton.
D) structure.

Question 21

An excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic spine is known as ____________.

A) lordosis
B) kyphosis
C) scoliosis
D) None of the above.

Question 22

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means instrument used to examine a joint?

A) -ic, arthr/o-, scop/o-
B) -graft, aut/o-
C) -scopy, arthr/o-
D) -scope, arthr/o-

Question 23

The combining form tars/o- means :

A) ankle.
B) foot.
C) fingers or toes.
D) malleolus.

Question 24

The ____________ vertebrae (T1-T12) are in the chest.

Question 25

The surface of a bone is covered with ____________,a thick,fibrous membrane.

Question 26

The area where the cartilage meets the bone of the rib is known as the ____________ joint.

Question 27

The combining form fract/o- means ____________ ____________.

Question 28

A fracture caused by a disease process such as osteoporosis,bone cancer,or metastasis to the bone is called a ____________ fracture

Question 29

A patient complaining of arthralgia symptoms has a condition of ____________ in the joints.

Question 30

The combining form sarc/o- means :

A) connective tissue.
B) joint.
C) ligament.
D) sacrum.

Question 31

The suffix -oma means tumor or ____________.

Question 32

Which of the following is a nuclear medicine procedure to detect hot spots that indicate cancerous tumors in the bone?

A) x-ray
B) scintigraphy
C) bone densitometry
D) blood uric acid level

Question 33

The combining form pariet/o- means wall of a ____________.

Question 34

The ____________,a small,bridge-like bone,that is the most anterior of the hip bones,has two halves meet at the midline.

Question 35

The combining form cost/o- means ____________.

A) coccyx
B) rib
C) bone
D) clavicle

Question 36

The combining form ankyl/o- means :

A) abnormal condition of slipping.
B) ankle.
C) fused together; stiff.
D) cartilage.

Question 37

All of the following are types of fractures,except:

A) Colles'.
B) nondisplaced.
C) oblique.
D) Ewing's.

Question 38

The combining form scoli/o- means :

A) right; left.
B) curved; crooked.
C) bone.
D) spine; vertebra.

Question 39

The combining form aut/o- means ____________.

Question 40

The head of the humerus fits into the ____________ to form the shoulder joint.

A) pubic symphysis
B) acetabulum
C) foramen
D) glenoid fossa

Question 41

The hinge-type and ball-and-socket joints are examples of ____________ joints.

A) synovial
B) cartilage
C) suture
D) immovable

Question 42

The medical word for the kneecap is the olecranon.

Question 43

Bone cells that eat away old or damaged bone,releasing calcium into the blood,are called:

A) osteoblasts.
B) osteoclasts.
C) osteocytes.
D) osteophytes.

Question 44

A DEXA scan is done to determine the extent of osteomyelitis in a patient's bone.

Question 45

A hairline fracture that occurs in the cranium is known as a suture.

Question 46

Infection in the bone and bone marrow is known as:

A) osteomyelitis.
B) osteomalacia.
C) osteoma.
D) osteoporosis.

Question 47

Arthrocentesis is done by removing fluid from the joint with a goniometer.

Question 48

The socket in the hip bone where the femur forms a joint is known as the:

A) acetabulum.
B) glenoid fossa.
C) calcaneus.
D) foramen magnum.

Question 49

The medical word for an individual finger or a toe is phalanx.

Question 50

The abbreviation DIP means :

A) distal iliac process.
B) degenerative iliac pain.
C) diaphyseal internal process.
D) distal interphalangeal joint.

Question 51

Osteotome and rongeur are:

A) bony processes.
B) types of bone grafts.
C) fracture malalignments.
D) orthopedic surgical instruments.

Question 52

The shaft of a long bone is called the:

A) epiphysis.
B) medullary cavity.
C) diaphysis.
D) periosteum.

Question 53

Gold compounds drugs inhibit the immune system.They are used to treat:

A) rheumatoid arthritis.
B) osteoporosis.
C) osteoarthritis.
D) muscle strains.

Question 54

Which is the medical word for the bone on the thumb side of the forearm?

A) tibia
B) ulna
C) radius
D) humerus

Question 55

The olecranon is the heel bone.

Question 56

Arthrography is a radiologic procedure that uses a radiopaque contrast dye injected into a joint.

Question 57

The humerus,radius,and ulna are the three bones in the arm.

Question 58

Prednisone is a corticosteroid drug used to treat minor musculoskeletal injuries.

Question 59

The cranial bones and facial bones make up the bony structure of the skull.

Question 60

All of the following are used during orthopedic surgery except:

A) goniometer.
B) rongeur.
C) chisel.
D) osteotome.

Question 61

An ORIF would use all of the following to fix a fracture,except:

A) orthosis.
B) screws.
C) nails.
D) plates.

Question 62

Pain in a joint from any cause is known as:

A) arthritis.
B) arthrodesis.
C) arthralgia.
D) articulation.

Question 63

The adjective peroneal refers to the ____________.

A) fibula
B) hallux
C) sacrum
D) radius

Question 64

School children routinely have a screening test done to detect:

A) gout.
B) scoliosis.
C) fracture.
D) rheumatoid arthritis.

Question 65

The cervical vertebrae are in the:

A) neck.
B) sacrum.
C) lower back.
D) chest.

Question 66

The combining form articul/o- means :

A) symphysis.
B) suture.
C) connection.
D) joint.

Question 67

In hemarthrosis,the combining form hem/o- means :

A) blood.
B) joint.
C) bone.
D) skull.

Question 68

All of these are anatomical structures of a vertebra except:

A) spinous process.
B) transverse process.
C) olecranon process.
D) foramen.

Question 69

Which of these is the combining form for rib?

A) arthr/o-
B) myel/o-
C) cost/o-
D) oste/o-

Question 70

A bone spur might be treated with:

A) closed reduction.
B) extracorporeal shock wave therapy.
C) goniometry.
D) prosthesis.

Question 71

____________ is a chronic inflammatory disease of the joints due to age and wear and tear.

A) Scoliosis
B) Hallux valgus
C) Lyme disease
D) Osteoarthritis

Question 72

The combining forms spondyl/o- and vertebr/o- mean:

A) bone.
B) spine.
C) bone of the spine.
D) vertebra.

Question 73

The combining form rheumat/o- means :

A) inflammation.
B) joint.
C) disease.
D) watery discharge.

Question 74

The combining form fract/o- means :

A) apart from.
B) break up.
C) fraction.
D) to separate.

Question 75

Osteoarthritis is also known as:

A) talipes equinovarus.
B) degenerative joint disease.
C) rheumatoid arthritis.
D) kyphosis.

Question 76

The lower jaw is known as the ____________.

A) maxilla
B) malleus
C) malleolus
D) mandible

Question 77

Which is a benign tumor of the cartilage?

A) osteosarcoma
B) symphysis
C) osteoma
D) chondroma

Question 78

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition of cartilage softening?

A) -ia, chondr/o-, malac/o-
B) -itis, oste/o- myel/o-
C) -oma, oste/o-, sarc/o-
D) -osis, dextr/o-, scoli/o-

Question 79

The bony opening for the ear canal is located in the ____________ bone.

A) frontal
B) temporal
C) parietal
D) occipital

Question 80

Which cranial bone contains a bony cup that holds the pituitary gland?

A) frontal
B) temporal
C) occipital
D) sphenoid