Skeletal System Practice

During a medical examination, a doctor is referring to something as 'pertaining to the femur'. What could the doctor be possibly referring to?

• An intervertebral issue

• A sternal condition

• A femoral issue

• A case of chondromalacia

In medical terminology, if a condition is described as 'asymptomatic' or 'anemia', the prefix 'a-' or 'an-' means:

• without, lack of

• away from

• toward

• curved, bent

John is a medical student studying different root words. He came across the word "stiff" and wants to know its root word. Can you help him?

• scoli/o

• synovi/o

• spondyl/o

• ankyl/o

John is studying medical terminology and comes across the term 'OSTE/O'. What does this term refer to?

• BONE

• STRAIGHT

• CELL

John is learning medical terminology. He came across the term 'ARTHR/O'. What does it refer to?

• STRAIGHT

• JOINT

• BONE

John is a medical student and he came across a term '-ALGIA' in his textbook. What does it mean?

• PAIN

• INFLAMMATION

• SOFT

• RECORD

In a medical terminology class, you come across a term ending with '-GRAPHY'. What does this suffix typically indicate?

• It refers to 'muscle'

• It refers to 'PROCESS OF RECORDING'

• It refers to 'PAIN'

• It refers to 'STABILIZE'

John is a surgeon and he is going to perform an appendectomy on his patient. What does the suffix -ectomy in appendectomy mean?

• Incision

• Removal

• Cut open

• Inflammation

In a medical class, a professor asked, 'What does Spondyl/o refer to in medical terminology?'

• vertebrae

• bone

• crooked

• broken

During a medical conference, a speaker asked, "If a surgeon performs a surgical repair of a bone, what is the medical term for this procedure?"

• Osteoplasty

• Ostealgia

• Osteoarthritis

• Arthritis