CH 3 Review

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• A minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage is performed using an arthroscope.

• Chondroma

• A benign tumor that forms in cartilage.

• Acetabulum

• A term referring to tissues or cells that are genetically dissimilar and hence immunologically incompatible.

• Arthroscopy

• The large circular cavity in each side of the pelvis that articulates with the head of the femur to form the hip joint.

• Allogenic

Which condition is a form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae?

• Arthrodesis

• Hemarthrosis

• Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Kyphosis

What is the surgical fusion of two bones to stiffen a joint called?

• Arthroscopy

• Arthrodesis

• Chondromalacia

• Laminectomy

The term for the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint is (a)  

• Arthroscopy
• Crepitation
• Hemarthrosis
• Lumbago

The term for a slow-growing benign tumor derived from cartilage cells is (a)   .

• Chondroma
• Costochondritis
• Fibrous Dysplasia
• Hallux Valgus

What is the abnormal softening of cartilage called?

• Chondromalacia

• Hemarthrosis

• Kyphosis

• Lordosis

The term for a fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed is (a)  

• Compression Fracture
• Comminuted Fracture
• Internal Fixation
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

What is the term for inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum?

• Costochondritis

• Hemarthrosis

• Lumbago

• Metacarpals

What is the term for the grating sound heard when the ends of a bone move together?

• Crepitation

• Hemarthrosis

• Kyphosis

• Laminectomy

What is the term for a bone disorder of unknown cause that destroys normal bone structure and replaces it with fibrous tissue?

• Fibrous Dysplasia

• Hallux Valgus

• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Lumbago