Medical Terminology Quiz

A(n) excision of a lamina was performed on Mr. Lopez, who had been experiencing spinal stenosis for many years.

• laminectomy

• synovectomy

• vectomty

• Excision of a lamina

Ayaz Ismail noticed ulnoradial pain whenever he was asked to put his forearm into movement that turns the palm up.

• pronation

• eversion

• supination

Ever since his initial diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis, James Montoya has been seeing a physician who specializes in the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.

• podiatrist

• rheumatologist

• chiropractor

Dr. Nair advised Melanie Chua to increase her calcium and vitamin D intake after radiographs showed abnormal reduction of bone mass at the distal radial portion of her wrist.

• osteosarcoma

• osteopetrosis

• osteopenia

Mrs. Jerue developed abnormal condition of bone death of the jaw after a rather difficult tooth extraction.

• osteomalacia

• osteopetrosis

• osteonecrosis

Mr. Sadowsky’s symptoms of slow movement worsened as his Parkinson disease progressed.

• bradykinesia

• hyperkinesia

• hypertrophy

Two-year-old Joshia presented to Urgent Care crying and refusing to use his left arm. Prior to the injury, his teenage brother was swinging him around in a circle holding both wrists. Examination revealed radial head partial dislocation of bones in a joint, which was quickly treated with a gentle maneuver to slip the bone back in place.

• subluxation

• hemarthrosis

• sprain

Natalie Pageau experienced pertaining to under the sternum pain after eating; she was relieved to find indigestion to be the cause rather than angina.

• supraclavicular

• substernal

• submandibular

A total hip surgical repair of a joint was recommended for Mrs. Jiang, when she could no longer tolerate the pain from her osteoarthritis.

• arthrodesis

• arthroplasty

• chondroplasty

Tommy John surgery, named after the first professional baseball player to have it performed, involves suturing of a tendon of the ulnar collateral ligament, usually with a graft from a different tendon in the body.

• tenomyoplasty

• myorrhaphy

• tenorrhaphy