Exam 8: Orthopedics-Skeletal System

Select the MISSPELLED word.

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

Which is a surgical procedure performed to fuse the bones in a degenerated,unstable joint?

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

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

The humerus,radius,and ulna are the three bones in the arm.

Blood in a joint cavity is called ________.

The part of the skull that forms the posterior base of the cranium is the ________ bone.

The ________,a small,bridge-like bone that is the most anterior of the hip bones,has two halves that meet at the midline.

The combining form pariet/o- means "wall of a ________."

A goniometer is used to measure the ________.

Which is the largest of the ankle bones?

All of the following are examples of an orthosis EXCEPT ________.

In a patient with levoscoliosis,the spine is curved to the ________.

An orthosis is a device that takes the place of a body part that has been removed.

The structure that is between two vertebrae and is in the shape of a disk is called a/an ________ disk.

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

Avascular necrosis is the death of cells in the toes due to exposure to extreme cold.

The combining form fract/o- means ________.

Which is the medical word for collar bone?