Exam 3: Musculoskeletal System

A group of symptoms that occur after removal of a piece of a vertebra is called:

The outer covering of bone is the periosteum.

Suture of a muscle is:

A patient who had his leg removed below the knee had a(n):

A joint disease characterized by degenerative articular cartilage and a wearing down of the bones' edges at the joint is:

What is the correct spelling of the term for the end of a long bone?

Congenital malformation of the bony spinal canal without involvement of the spinal cord is called ____________________.

What is the correct spelling of the term for wryneck?

The term for the upper jawbone is:

What is the surgical repair of a ligament? ____________________

The boxer sustained a fracture to his left cheekbone. It was recorded as a simple ____ fracture.

The term for the kneecap is malleolus.

Chronic inflammatory disease of idiopathic origin that causes a fusion of the spine is:

Hyperostosis and osteochondroma are synonyms for:

____ is a congenital disorder of the growth of cartilage at the epiphyses of the long bones, resulting in dwarfism.

The ischium is a bone in the skull.

A patient who has an inflammation of the sacs of fluid that cushion the joints has:

Limited blood supply within fascia, potentially leading to nerve and muscle damage, is called:

A breakdown of skeletal muscle is called:

Misshapen bone resulting from inflammation (also known as Paget disease) is called: