27. Self Test: Musculoskeletal

1. The myeloid tissue in cancellous bone is semi-liquid and produces most RBCs, WBCs, and Platelets is usually referred to as:

2. The upper jawbone is called the:

3. The first seven bones of the vertebral column (forming the neck) are the:

4. The third set of 5 large vertebrae, which form the inward curve of the lower spine and are the spinal column's major weight bearers, are called:

5. The wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are called the:

6. The ankle bones are called the ________ bones:

7. The combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are:

8. The combining word form that refers to the "spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra" is:

9. The term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is:

10. The diagnostic term that literally means inflamed joint is:

11. The medical term Burs/itis literally means:

12. The term Ankylosis literally means:

13. The combining form of a term that means "hump or hunchback" is ________, and the medical condition of __________ is the backward bending of the thoracic (chest vertebrae) spine.

14. The diagnostic term Genu Varum ( knees are in the varus position) means:

15. The combining form __________ means bone marrow or spinal cord.

16. The combining forms that mean "movement or motion" are:

17. The combining forms that mean "stone" are:

18. The combining form scolio- means:

19. An ankle sprain is often characterized by ________:

20. The diagnostic term Ankylos/ing Spondyl/itis refers to the auto-immune condition of Rheumatoid Arthritis and actually means:

21. The diagnostic terms My/asthenia and Neur/asthenia mean:

22. The diagnostic term that means pain in the tendon is:

23. The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of calcium on the kneecap (patella) surface is:

24. The diagnostic term Avulsion means:

25. The diagnostic term for a disease that causes excessive amounts of uric acid crystals in the blood to be deposited in joint (elbow or toe) is:

26. The diagnostic term Herniated Disc means:

27. The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density or increased bone poros/ity is:

28. The surgical terms Lamin/ectomy and Rachi/o/tomy actually mean:

29. The surgical term Arthr/o/desis means:

30. An instrument used to cut bone is called a(n):

31. The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called:

32. The term Chiro/pract/or literally means:

33. The surgical term that means fusing together of the spine (vertebrae) is:

34. The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means:

35. The surgical term that means "incision into the skull to drain fluid" is:

36. The surgical term that actually means "surgically breaking joint apart" is:

37. CTS is an abbreviation for ___________ Syn/drome (sign and symptom complex).

38. The term Dys/chrondro/plas/ia literally refers to:

39. The term for X-ray film (recording) of a joint is:

40. The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is:

41. The medical term "Gangli/ec/tom/y" means:

42. A physician who uses techniques and treatments common to Medical Doctors and Chiropractic Physicians is a(n):

43. The medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnoses foot disease and disorders such as corns, bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, and par/onych/itis is a(n):

44. The healing specialty that emphasizes a system of therapy based on the manipulation of the vertebral column and other bones of the body by hand is:

45. The medical term that means an artificial substitute or addition replacing a missing body part (teeth, feet, hearing aid, eye lens) is:

46. The diagnostic term Spondylo/listh/esis literally and actually means:

47. The diagnostic term Ankylosing Spondylitis means:

48. The diagnostic term Rheumat/oid Arthr/itis means:

49. The diagnostic term Osteoarthritis means:

50. The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means:

51. The diagnostic term Rotator Cuff Avulsion actually means:

52. The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means:

53. The diagnostic term Pre/patellar Burs/itis means:

54. The diagnostic term Osteosarcoma means:

55. The diagnostic term Hip Disarticulation (HD) also means:

56. The diagnostic term Sub/luxation actually means:

57. An Osteopathic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation ____ and a Chiropractic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation _______.

58. The diagnostic term Hammer Toe means:

59. The term Examination means:

60. A Optometric Physician uses the Medical Abbreviation:

61. The term Anthropo/metr/ic means:

62. A bone process or eye membrane disease term that means resembling a wing is ________:

63. Muscle terms for belly or abdomen are:

64. A muscle directional term for middle or toward the middle is:

65. A procedure of making a record of muscle activity is called:

66. The condition resulting in spasms of the nerves and muscles due to an abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood is:

67. The diagnostic term Anterior Polio/myel/itis means an:

68. The diagnostic term My/asthenia Gravis actually means:

69. The diagnostic term Syn/dactylia means:

70. The diagnostic term Muscular Dys/trophy means:

71. The muscle or body term trauma means:

72. The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means:

73. The diagnostic term Pes Planus means:

74. The muscle term supinator means:

75. The muscle term sphincter means:

76. The machine that records muscle activity is called the:

77. The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/myo/path/y is: