Medical Terminology Quiz

What is the medical term for bone formation?

• Arthrodesis

• Lumbago

• Spondylosis

• Ossification

Which term refers to the inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum?

• Chondritis

• Costochondritis

• Scoliosis

• Arthritis

What is the term for a fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed?

• Open fracture

• Comminuted fracture

• Spiral fracture

• Compression fracture

Which condition is characterized by excessive outward curvature of the spine?

• Scoliosis

• Kyphosis

• Osteoporosis

• Lordosis

What is the medical term for the surgical removal of a lamina from a vertebra?

• Synovectomy

• Osteotomy

• Arthroscopy

• Laminectomy

Which term describes the partial displacement of a bone from its joint?

• Sprain

• Dislocation

• Fracture

• Subluxation

What is the term for a chronic autoimmune disorder that attacks the joints and some organs?

• Osteoarthritis

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Juvenile arthritis

• Ankylosing spondylitis

Which term refers to the surgical fusion of a joint?

• Synovectomy

• Laminectomy

• Arthrodesis

• Osteotomy

low back pain

• lumbago

• herniated disk

• kyphosis

• lordosis

what is the word part for joint?

• ankyl/o

• arthr/o

• kyph/o

• scoli/o