Exam 14: Musculoskeletal System

The combining form spondyl/o is defined as

The combining form stern/o is defined as

The term that means inflammation of the bone is

Movement that turns the palms up is called

The suffix -asthenia is defined as a

A physician who studies and treats diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system is

Muscular dystrophy is defined as

An abnormal condition involving the death of bone (tissue) is

The structure that attaches muscle to bone is called the

The diaphysis of a long bone is the

The term that means abnormal condition of a (lateral) curved (spine)

The term that means shoulder blade is

In the medical term ankyl/osis, the word root means

The physician, after hearing the patient's complaints of widespread pain and stiffness, fatigue, and inability to get a good night's sleep, suspected that the pain involved the fibrous tissues and muscles and that the patient had

The term vertebroplasty is defined as

The term that means pertaining to the wrist is

The term that means pain in the fibrous tissue and muscles is

The outermost layer of the bone is the