Question 1

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
-joint

Accepted Answer

A) ankyl/o 
B) arthr/o 
C) brachi/o 
D) carp/o 
E) cephal/o
F)cervic/o
G)chondr/o
H)clavicul/o
I)cost/o
J)crani/o
K)dactyl/o
L)kyph/o
M)lamin/o
N)leiomy/o
O)metacarp/o
P)my/o
Q)myel/o
R)orth/o
S)oste/o
T)patell/o
U)pod/o
V)rhabd/o
W)rhabdomy/o
X)scoli/o
Y)stern/o
Z)thorac/o 
A) ankyl/o 
B) arthr/o 
C) brachi/o 
D) carp/o 
E) cephal/o
F)cervic/o
G)chondr/o
H)clavicul/o
I)cost/o
J)crani/o
K)dactyl/o
L)kyph/o
M)lamin/o
N)leiomy/o
O)metacarp/o
P)my/o
Q)myel/o
R)orth/o
S)oste/o
T)patell/o
U)pod/o
V)rhabd/o
W)rhabdomy/o
X)scoli/o
Y)stern/o
Z)thorac/o

Question 2

Build a word that means resembling bone marrow:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Build a word that means resembling bone...

Question 3

Which treatment helps correct talipes equinovarus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Electromyography to strengthen the muscles 
B)  Immobilization of the feet to restrict movement 
C)  Applying casts to progressively straighten the foot 
D)  Weights and pulleys to align the bones of the foot 
E)  Excision of the bursa 
A)  Electromyography to strengthen the muscles 
B)  Immobilization of the feet to restrict movement 
C)  Applying casts to progressively straighten the foot 
D)  Weights and pulleys to align the bones of the foot 
E)  Excision of the bursa

Question 4

An open reduction involves placing fractured bones in their proper position during surgery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The CF kyph/o means

Accepted Answer

A)  swayback. 
B)  crooked. 
C)  curve. 
D)  humpback. 
E)  bent. 
A)  swayback. 
B)  crooked. 
C)  curve. 
D)  humpback. 
E)  bent.

Question 6

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
-rod-shaped (striated)

Accepted Answer

A) ankyl/o 
B) arthr/o 
C) brachi/o 
D) carp/o 
E) cephal/o
F)cervic/o
G)chondr/o
H)clavicul/o
I)cost/o
J)crani/o
K)dactyl/o
L)kyph/o
M)lamin/o
N)leiomy/o
O)metacarp/o
P)my/o
Q)myel/o
R)orth/o
S)oste/o
T)patell/o
U)pod/o
V)rhabd/o
W)rhabdomy/o
X)scoli/o
Y)stern/o
Z)thorac/o 
A) ankyl/o 
B) arthr/o 
C) brachi/o 
D) carp/o 
E) cephal/o
F)cervic/o
G)chondr/o
H)clavicul/o
I)cost/o
J)crani/o
K)dactyl/o
L)kyph/o
M)lamin/o
N)leiomy/o
O)metacarp/o
P)my/o
Q)myel/o
R)orth/o
S)oste/o
T)patell/o
U)pod/o
V)rhabd/o
W)rhabdomy/o
X)scoli/o
Y)stern/o
Z)thorac/o

Question 7

Which type of fracture involves a bone that breaks and splinters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greenstick 
B)  Comminuted 
C)  Impacted 
D)  Hairline 
E)  Compression 
A)  Greenstick 
B)  Comminuted 
C)  Impacted 
D)  Hairline 
E)  Compression

Question 8

Excision of a necrosed bone is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ostectomy. 
B)  osteochondrectomy. 
C)  arthrocentesis. 
D)  sequestrectomy. 
E)  chondrectomy. 
A)  ostectomy. 
B)  osteochondrectomy. 
C)  arthrocentesis. 
D)  sequestrectomy. 
E)  chondrectomy.

Question 9

Build a word that means surgical repair of muscle:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Build a word that means surgical repair...

Question 10

Use cephal/o to build a word that means instrument for measuring the head:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use cephal/o to build a word that...

Question 11

Any body part attached to a main structure is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  ligament. 
B)  appendage. 
C)  tendon. 
D)  epiphysis. 
E)  fontanel. 
A)  ligament. 
B)  appendage. 
C)  tendon. 
D)  epiphysis. 
E)  fontanel.

Question 12

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-neuromuscular autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness, especially in the eyes, face, throat, and limbs

Accepted Answer

A) ankylosis 
B) chondrosarcoma 
C) claudication 
D) comminuted 
E) Ewing sarcoma
F)ganglion cyst
G)gout
H)greenstick fracture
I)Heberden nodes
J)hemarthrosis
K)hypotonia
L)kyphosis
M)muscular dystrophy
N)myasthenia gravis
O)necrosis
P)osteoporosis
Q)phantom limb
R)prosthesis
S)rickets
T)scoliosis
U)sequestrectomy
V)sequestrum
W)spondylolisthesis
X)spondylosis
Y)subluxation
Z)talipes 
A) ankylosis 
B) chondrosarcoma 
C) claudication 
D) comminuted 
E) Ewing sarcoma
F)ganglion cyst
G)gout
H)greenstick fracture
I)Heberden nodes
J)hemarthrosis
K)hypotonia
L)kyphosis
M)muscular dystrophy
N)myasthenia gravis
O)necrosis
P)osteoporosis
Q)phantom limb
R)prosthesis
S)rickets
T)scoliosis
U)sequestrectomy
V)sequestrum
W)spondylolisthesis
X)spondylosis
Y)subluxation
Z)talipes

Question 13

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-softening of the bones caused by vitamin deficiency

Accepted Answer

A) ankylosis 
B) chondrosarcoma 
C) claudication 
D) comminuted 
E) Ewing sarcoma
F)ganglion cyst
G)gout
H)greenstick fracture
I)Heberden nodes
J)hemarthrosis
K)hypotonia
L)kyphosis
M)muscular dystrophy
N)myasthenia gravis
O)necrosis
P)osteoporosis
Q)phantom limb
R)prosthesis
S)rickets
T)scoliosis
U)sequestrectomy
V)sequestrum
W)spondylolisthesis
X)spondylosis
Y)subluxation
Z)talipes 
A) ankylosis 
B) chondrosarcoma 
C) claudication 
D) comminuted 
E) Ewing sarcoma
F)ganglion cyst
G)gout
H)greenstick fracture
I)Heberden nodes
J)hemarthrosis
K)hypotonia
L)kyphosis
M)muscular dystrophy
N)myasthenia gravis
O)necrosis
P)osteoporosis
Q)phantom limb
R)prosthesis
S)rickets
T)scoliosis
U)sequestrectomy
V)sequestrum
W)spondylolisthesis
X)spondylosis
Y)subluxation
Z)talipes

Question 14

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-type of cancer that attacks the shafts rather than the ends of long bones

Accepted Answer

A) ankylosis 
B) chondrosarcoma 
C) claudication 
D) comminuted 
E) Ewing sarcoma
F)ganglion cyst
G)gout
H)greenstick fracture
I)Heberden nodes
J)hemarthrosis
K)hypotonia
L)kyphosis
M)muscular dystrophy
N)myasthenia gravis
O)necrosis
P)osteoporosis
Q)phantom limb
R)prosthesis
S)rickets
T)scoliosis
U)sequestrectomy
V)sequestrum
W)spondylolisthesis
X)spondylosis
Y)subluxation
Z)talipes 
A) ankylosis 
B) chondrosarcoma 
C) claudication 
D) comminuted 
E) Ewing sarcoma
F)ganglion cyst
G)gout
H)greenstick fracture
I)Heberden nodes
J)hemarthrosis
K)hypotonia
L)kyphosis
M)muscular dystrophy
N)myasthenia gravis
O)necrosis
P)osteoporosis
Q)phantom limb
R)prosthesis
S)rickets
T)scoliosis
U)sequestrectomy
V)sequestrum
W)spondylolisthesis
X)spondylosis
Y)subluxation
Z)talipes

Question 15

Which classification of drugs slows joint destruction by inhibiting a substance that triggers inflammation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vitamin D analogs 
B)  Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) 
C)  Salicylates 
D)  Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) 
E)  Bone resorption inhibitors 
A)  Vitamin D analogs 
B)  Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) 
C)  Salicylates 
D)  Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) 
E)  Bone resorption inhibitors

Question 16

The padlike sac found in connective tissue is known as the bursa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
-straight

Accepted Answer

A) ankyl/o 
B) arthr/o 
C) brachi/o 
D) carp/o 
E) cephal/o
F)cervic/o
G)chondr/o
H)clavicul/o
I)cost/o
J)crani/o
K)dactyl/o
L)kyph/o
M)lamin/o
N)leiomy/o
O)metacarp/o
P)my/o
Q)myel/o
R)orth/o
S)oste/o
T)patell/o
U)pod/o
V)rhabd/o
W)rhabdomy/o
X)scoli/o
Y)stern/o
Z)thorac/o 
A) ankyl/o 
B) arthr/o 
C) brachi/o 
D) carp/o 
E) cephal/o
F)cervic/o
G)chondr/o
H)clavicul/o
I)cost/o
J)crani/o
K)dactyl/o
L)kyph/o
M)lamin/o
N)leiomy/o
O)metacarp/o
P)my/o
Q)myel/o
R)orth/o
S)oste/o
T)patell/o
U)pod/o
V)rhabd/o
W)rhabdomy/o
X)scoli/o
Y)stern/o
Z)thorac/o

Question 18

Use scoli/o to build a word that means abnormal condition of a crooked, bent (spine):

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use scoli/o to build a word that...

Question 19

Build a word that means rupture of a muscle:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Build a word that means rupture of...

Question 20

Lateral curvature of the spine to the right or left is called scoliosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Match the combining forms with their meanings. -joint

Build a word that means resembling bone marrow:

Which treatment helps correct talipes equinovarus?

An open reduction involves placing fractured bones in their proper position during surgery.

The CF kyph/o means

Match the combining forms with their meanings. -rod-shaped (striated)

Which type of fracture involves a bone that breaks and splinters?

Excision of a necrosed bone is called

Build a word that means surgical repair of muscle:

Use cephal/o to build a word that means instrument for measuring the head:

Any body part attached to a main structure is called a(n)

Match the medical words with their definitions. -neuromuscular autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness, especially in the eyes, face, throat, and limbs

Match the medical words with their definitions. -softening of the bones caused by vitamin deficiency

Match the medical words with their definitions. -type of cancer that attacks the shafts rather than the ends of long bones

Which classification of drugs slows joint destruction by inhibiting a substance that triggers inflammation?

The padlike sac found in connective tissue is known as the bursa.

Match the combining forms with their meanings. -straight

Use scoli/o to build a word that means abnormal condition of a crooked, bent (spine):

Build a word that means rupture of a muscle:

Lateral curvature of the spine to the right or left is called scoliosis.

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Exam 10: Musculoskeletal System

Match the combining forms with their meanings. -joint

Build a word that means resembling bone marrow:

Which treatment helps correct talipes equinovarus?

An open reduction involves placing fractured bones in their proper position during surgery.

The CF kyph/o means

Match the combining forms with their meanings. -rod-shaped (striated)

Which type of fracture involves a bone that breaks and splinters?

Excision of a necrosed bone is called

Build a word that means surgical repair of muscle:

Use cephal/o to build a word that means instrument for measuring the head:

Any body part attached to a main structure is called a(n)

Match the medical words with their definitions. -neuromuscular autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness, especially in the eyes, face, throat, and limbs

Match the medical words with their definitions. -softening of the bones caused by vitamin deficiency

Match the medical words with their definitions. -type of cancer that attacks the shafts rather than the ends of long bones

Which classification of drugs slows joint destruction by inhibiting a substance that triggers inflammation?

The padlike sac found in connective tissue is known as the bursa.

Match the combining forms with their meanings. -straight

Use scoli/o to build a word that means abnormal condition of a crooked, bent (spine):

Build a word that means rupture of a muscle:

Lateral curvature of the spine to the right or left is called scoliosis.

Basic Elements of a Medical Word

Suffixes

Prefixes

Body Structure

Integumentary System

Digestive System

Respiratory System

Cardiovascular System

Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

Urinary System

Female Reproductive System

Male Reproductive System

Endocrine System

Nervous System

Special Senses

Filters