Exam 8: Orthopedics-Skeletal System

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "instrument used to examine (a)joint"?

The combining form orth/o- means "________."

The bones of the ankle are called the carpal bones.

A ________ joint is a fully movable joint that joins two bones whose ends are covered with articular cartilage.

Bone is classified as what type of tissue?

The anatomical name for the shin bone is the ________.

The pubic ________ is a type of joint that has a cartilage pad and is nearly immovable.

Which section of the vertebrae is located in the lower back?

If your mother calls telling you that grandma is going to have a THR in the morning,you know that she is scheduled to have a total ________replacement.

Arthrography is a radiologic procedure that uses a radiopaque contrast dye injected into a joint.

The wrist contains eight small ________ bones arranged in two rows.

The ________ bone,a large,irregularly shaped bone that forms the central base and sides of the cranium and posterior walls of the eye sockets.

A patient diagnosed with osteoma has a benign tumor of the ________.

All of the following are facial bones EXCEPT ________.

What is a bone graft?

A fracture caused by a disease process such as osteoporosis,bone cancer,or metastasis to the bone is called a/an ________ fracture.

The facial bones protect the eyes and internal structures of the nose,mouth,and upper throat.

An ORIF would use all of the following to fix a fracture EXCEPT ________.

________ are cells that break down areas of old or damaged bone.

Which is the medical word for the bone on the thumb side of the forearm?