Exam 4: Musculoskeletal System

A combining form that means tendon is ________.

Vertebrae are an example of what type of bone?

Lordosis is an excessive curvature of the thoracic spine.

Skeletal muscles may be named for all the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following procedures examines the inside of a joint?

Which of the following conditions is caused by overuse or overstretching?

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure?

A medical term that means surgically break bone is ________.

The abbreviation UE stands for the leg.

A medical term that means instrument to view inside a joint is ________.

Widespread aching and pain in the muscles and soft tissue is called:

Movement away from the midline of the body is called:

The upper jaw bone is the maxilla.

Stress fractures are caused by repetitive low-impact forces.

Which of the following involves obtaining fluid from a joint in order to examine it to make a diagnosis?

Synovial joints are enclosed by an elastic:

The clavicle is commonly referred to as the:

The type of movement that a skeletal muscle produces is called its:

Carpal tunnel syndrome is an example of muscular dystrophy.

A suffix that means to fuse is ________.