What does the term periosteum mean?

• Surrounding the bone

• Within the bone

• Inside the bone

• Within a ligament

What is a chondroma?

• Tumor of the rib cage

• Tumor of the cartilage

• Tumor in the ear

• Tumor in the stomach

Which terms means "an incision into the skull"?

• Craniectomy

• Craniostomy

• Craniotomy

• Cranioma

Which term means "hump"?

• scoli/o

• lord/o

• kyph/o

• tors/o

Which term means "surgical repair of bone"?

• Osteoplasty

• Ostealgia

• Osteoarthritis

• Arthritis

What does the suffix -ectomy mean?

• Incision

• Removal

• Cut open

• Inflammation

What is an arthrocentesis?

• Removal of a joint

• Fluid filled joint

• Fluid withdrawal of a joint

• I am so confused right now

Mr. Gates complains of pain in his joints. What is his condition?

• Bursitis

• Bursalgia

• Arthralgia

• Crepitation

Spondyl/o means:

• vertebrae
• bone
• crooked
• broken

The prefix "a-" or "an-" means:

• without, lack of
• away from
• toward
• cuved, bent