Deck 10: Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

A person with inflammation of a joint experiences:

A) costalgia.
B) cephalalgia.
C) arthrodynia.
D) chondritis.
E) osteodynia.

Answer 1

arthrodynia.

Question 2

The medical term for suture of a bone is:

A) osteomalacia.
B) osteorrhaphy.
C) osteogenesis.
D) osteoarthritis.
E) osteosclerosis.

Answer 2

osteorrhaphy.

Question 3

Which type of fracture results when the broken ends of a bone are forced into one another?

A) Compound
B) Greenstick
C) Impacted
D) Simple
E) Open

Answer 3

Impacted

Question 4

What anatomical term refers to the tail of the vertebral column?

A) carpal
B) calcaneum
C) coccyx
D) sacrum
E) lamina

Question 5

Intercostal muscles are located between the:

A) vertebrae and ribs.
B) fingers.
C) toes.
D) ribs.
E) vertebrae.

Question 6

A patient with lumbodynia has pain in the:

A) knee.
B) ankle.
C) head.
D) lower back.
E) upper chest.

Question 7

What is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine called?

A) lordosis
B) sciatica
C) necrosis
D) scoliosis
E) kyphosis

Question 8

The atlas supports the skull and is the:

A) first cervical vertebra.
B) first thoracic vertebra.
C) first lumbar vertebra.
D) sacrum.
E) coccyx.

Question 9

Cervicofacial refers to the face and:

A) head.
B) neck.
C) chest.
D) hand.
E) brain.

Question 10

Which term has an opposite meaning of osteosclerosis?

A) osteogenesis
B) osteorrhaphy
C) osteomalacia
D) osteoarthritis
E) osteitis

Question 11

Where is the Achilles tendon located?

A) Back
B) Upper arm
C) Foot
D) Knee
E) Chest

Question 12

A congenital deformity of the foot,also called clubfoot,is called:

A) torticollis.
B) sprain.
C) talipes.
D) strain.
E) dystrophy.

Question 13

The function of a tendon is to attach:

A) bone to bone.
B) muscle to bone.
C) muscle to muscle.
D) cartilage to bone.
E) vertebra to vertebra.

Question 14

Which muscle action indicates movement away from the midline of the body?

A) Pronation
B) Rotation
C) Supination
D) Adduction
E) Abduction

Question 15

What disease in children involves inefficient mineralization of the bone-forming tissue that causes deformities?

A) Osteochondroma
B) Rickets
C) Myelomalacia
D) Meningocele
E) Chondritis

Question 16

Trauma to a joint that causes injury to the surrounding ligament is called:

A) strain.
B) sprain.
C) torticollis.
D) tendinitis.
E) talipes.

Question 17

Which word is in its plural form?

A) bursae
B) vertebra
C) phalange
D) pleura
E) diagnosis

Question 18

Eversion of the foot refers to:

A) moving the sole of the foot inward.
B) moving the sole of the foot upward.
C) moving the foot outward.
D) moving the foot inward.
E) rotating the foot.

Question 19

The term myotomy means incision of:

A) the bone marrow.
B) the cartilage.
C) a tendon.
D) the spinal cord.
E) a muscle.

Question 20

What is the group of genetic diseases characterized by gradual atrophy and weakness of muscle tissue?

A) Muscular dystrophy
B) Talipes equinovarus
C) Sequestrum
D) Myasthenia gravis
E) Torticollis

Question 21

Which term refers to the shaft of a long bone?

A) myeloblast
B) epiphysis
C) osteocyte
D) periosteum
E) diaphysis

Question 22

What combining form refers to the thigh bone?

A) fibul/o
B) rachi/o
C) humor/o
D) femor/o
E) patell/o

Question 23

What surgical procedure repairs a joint?

A) Tenorrhaphy
B) Arthroplasty
C) Fasciectomy
D) Carpectomy
E) Myoplasty

Question 24

The second vertebra of the neck is identified as:

A) T2.
B) L2.
C) S2.
D) C2.
E) V2.

Question 25

Which type of fracture involves the bone injuring another organ,such as a broken rib piercing a lung?

A) Closed
B) Impacted
C) Complicated
D) Incomplete
E) Compound

Question 26

Which condition involves fibrosis of connective tissue in skin,fascia,muscle,or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility?

A) Ganglion cyst
B) Osteophyte
C) Adenofibroma
D) Fibromyoma
E) Contracture

Question 27

Intervertebral disks are composed of:

A) bone.
B) cartilage.
C) muscle fibers.
D) synovial fluid.
E) ligaments.

Question 28

What disease is characterized by excessive uric acid?

A) Rheumatoid arthritis
B) Crepitation
C) Contracture
D) Gout
E) Acidosis

Question 29

What progressive,autoimmune,neuromuscular disorder is characterized by severe muscle weakness and progressive fatigue?

A) Myalgia
B) Hypertrophy
C) Myasthenia gravis
D) Myosclerosis
E) Leiomyoma

Question 30

A directional word that means near the point of attachment to the trunk is:

A) lateral.
B) distal.
C) proximal.
D) superior.
E) inferior.

Question 31

The term spondylitis refers to an inflammation of the:

A) synovial fluid.
B) ribs.
C) fingers.
D) cartilage.
E) vertebrae.

Question 32

The bone of the upper arm is the:

A) femur.
B) humerus.
C) tibia.
D) radius.
E) ulna.

Question 33

What is an excessive amount of calcium in the blood called?

A) calcicosis
B) hypercalcemia
C) calcitonin
D) hypocalcemia
E) calciuria

Question 34

What surgical procedure relieves symptoms of a ruptured disc?

A) Open reduction
B) Sequestrectomy
C) Synovectomy
D) Laminectomy
E) Bursectomy

Question 35

A physician who specializes in treating cancer patients is a(n):

A) orthodontist.
B) bariatric physician.
C) physiologist.
D) podiatrist.
E) oncologist.

Question 36

Which term describes a slipping or subluxation of a vertebra?

A) spondylitis
B) lordosis
C) spondylolisthesis
D) kyphosis
E) scoliosis

Question 37

Hematopoiesis occurs in the:

A) capillaries.
B) bone marrow.
C) cartilage.
D) liver.
E) periosteum.

Question 38

What is the term for a segment of necrosed bone?

A) crepitation
B) rickets
C) sequestrum
D) rachitis
E) necropsy

Question 39

The term for wasting away (no development of muscle)is:

A) myopathy.
B) myalgia.
C) hypertrophy.
D) atrophy.
E) myotonia.

Question 40

An individual with quadriplegia has paralysis of:

A) one upper extremity.
B) both upper extremities.
C) one lower extremity.
D) both lower extremities.
E) all extremities.

Question 41

What is the term for the visual examination of a joint with an endoscope?

A) arthroscope
B) arthrography
C) arthrocentesis
D) arthroscopy
E) arthroclasia

Question 42

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
bone

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 43

Which condition involves a malignant tumor of connective tissue?

A) Chondroma
B) Myoma
C) Osteoma
D) Myosarcoma
E) Myeloma

Question 44

Surgical repair of a joint is called:

A) arthrodesis.
B) arthroclasia.
C) arthocentesis.
D) arthroplasty.
E) arthrosis.

Question 45

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
straight

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 46

What bone condition is the result of vitamin D deficiency?

A) Osteomalacia
B) Osteoporosis
C) Osteitis
D) Osteopenia
E) Osteogenesis
Matching

Question 47

What is the term for the place where two bones meet?

A) subluxation
B) contracture
C) sequestrum
D) articulation
E) crepitation

Question 48

What type of fracture involves a bone breaking and splintering into pieces?

A) Greenstick
B) Comminuted
C) Impacted
D) Hairline
E) Compression

Question 49

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
muscle

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 50

What is another term for clubfoot?

A)torticollis
B)Paget disease
C)bunion
D)talipes
E)sequestrum

Question 51

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
binding; fixation (of a bone or joint)

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 52

A malignant tumor of smooth muscle is called:

A) leiomyosarcoma.
B) rhabdomyosarcoma.
C) rhabdomyoma.
D) leiomyoma.
E) leiotrichous.

Question 53

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
vertebrae (backbone)

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 54

The plural form of pelvis is:

A) pelvic.
B) pelvicular.
C) pelvex.
D) pelvaces.
E) pelves.

Question 55

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
joint

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 56

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 57

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
stiffness; bent,crooked

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 58

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
growth

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 59

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
cartilage

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 60

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
bone marrow; spinal cord

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 61

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
softening

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 62

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin,fascia,muscle,or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis

Question 63

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Chronic,systemic disease characterized by inflammatory changes in joints and related structures,resulting in crippling deformities

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis

Question 64

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Fragment of a necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis

Question 65

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Pain or numbness resulting from compression of the wrist canal through which the tendons and nerve pass

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis

Question 66

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
porous

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 67

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Rupture of the nucleus pulposus between two vertebrae

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis

Question 68

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Skeletal disease affecting elderly people; also called osteitis deformans

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis

Question 69

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
ribs

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 70

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
pelvis

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 71

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Immobility of a joint

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis

Question 72

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Grating sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together indicating joint destruction

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis

Question 73

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
to break; surgical fracture

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 74

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
lumbar

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 75

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Increased curvature of the thoracic region of the vertebral column,leading to a humpback posture

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis

Question 76

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Malignant tumor that develops from bone marrow and occurs most commonly in adolescent boys

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis

Question 77

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
cranium (skull)

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 78

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 79

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
tendon

A)ankyl/o
B)arthr/o
C)cervic/o
D)chondr/o
E)cost/o
F)crani/o
G)lamin/o
H)lumb/o
I)my/o
J)myel/o
K)orth/o
L)oste/o
M)pelv/i
N)spondyl/o
O)ten/o
P)-clast
Q)-desis
R)-malacia
S)-physis
T)-porosis

Question 80

Match the medical words with their definitions.
Metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the joints

A)ankylosis
B)arthrocentesis
C)arthroscopy
D)carpal tunnel syndrome
E)contracture
F)crepitation
G)Ewing sarcoma
H)gout
I)herniated disk
J)kyphosis
K)lordosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)Paget disease
N)rheumatoid arthritis
O)rotator cuff injuries
P)scoliosis
Q)sequestrectomy
R)sequestrum
S)strain
T)torticollis