Medical Terminology A

Which is a common sports injury?

• pathologic fracture

• stress fracture

• comminuted fracture

• open fracture

Which bone tissue lines the medullary cavity?

• endosteum

• compact

• yellow bone marrow

• red bone marrow

Which is a word part that means the lower part of the body?

• poster

• ventr

• cephal

• caud

In the medical term prenatal, what does the prefix pre- mean?

• toward, to, in the direction of

• away from, negative, absent

• before, in front of

• out of, outside, away from

What are the phalanges?

• the bones of the fingers and toes

• the longest portion of the small intestine

• the part of the skull that encloses the brain

• the interior or lining of an artery

What places a person at risk for heat stroke?

• hidrosis

• anhidrosis

• hyperhidrosis

• diaphoresis

Which suffix means the process of producing a picture or record?

• -gram

• -graphy

• -ology

• -scopy

Which is a surgical technique in which tissue is destroyed using an electric spark?

• photodynamic therapy

• electrolysis

• Mohs surgery

• electrodesiccation

Which is a term that means bone inflammation?

• osteomalacia

• osteopenia

• osteomyelitis

• osteitis

What type of fracture occurs when a person tries to stop a fall by landing on his or her hands?

• stress

• greenstick

• Colles

• oblique