Exam 3: Musculoskeletal System

The medical term for dwarfism due to lack of cartilage development is ____________________.

What is the correct spelling of the term that means the formation of blood?

Which of the following is a procedure that measures the density of bone at the hip and spine?

A benign skeletal (striated) muscle tumor is called:

The medical term for an autoimmune type of arthritis is ____________________ arthritis.

An inflammatory joint disease that has its onset between 20 and 45 years of age and is believed to be autoimmune in nature is:

What is the plural of fascia? ____________________

The patient sustained multiple costal fractures. She broke her:

What is the term for a lateral S curve of the spine?

Inflammation of a bursa is called:

The medical term for infection of bone and bone marrow is ____________________.

Bones are attached to one another by fibrous bands of tissue called ligaments.

What is the correct spelling of the term that refers to the shaft of a long bone?

The combining form for the elbow is:

An intentional fracture of a bone, usually done to correct a malunion, is:

The fibula is the lower lateral leg bone.

A disorder characterized by musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, muscle stiffness and spasms, and sleep disturbances is:

What is the correct spelling of the term that means "pertaining to the fibula"?

The medical term for inherited progressive muscle weakening without involvement of nerves is ____________________.

Inflammation of the covering of the muscle on the sole of the foot is: