PHS Skeletal System Vocabulary Assessment

Fill in the blank: The loosening of a joint (during surgery) is called ________.

• arthroscopy

• arthroplasty

• arthrolysis

• arthrodesis

Fill in the blank: A tumor made of cartilage is called ________.

• lipoma

• osteoma

• chondroma

• fibroma

Fill in the blank: The surgical repair of the skull is called ________.

• cranioplasty

• osteotomy

• arthroplasty

• laminectomy

Fill in the blank: Pertaining to the formation of blood is called ________.

• hematopoietic

• hemolytic

• thrombocytic

• erythrocytic

Fill in the blank: An abnormal condition of a hump (on the spine) is called ________.

• kyphosis

• lordosis

• scoliosis

• osteoporosis

Fill in the blank: Inflammation of the bones and joints is called ________.

• osteoarthritis

• myocarditis

• dermatitis

• nephritis

Fill in the blank: Abnormal softening of the bones is called ________.

• osteomyelitis

• osteoporosis

• osteosclerosis

• osteomalacia

Fill in the blank: Inflammation of the tissue surrounding the bone is called ________.

• tendinitis

• osteomyelitis

• arthritis

• periostitis

Fill in the blank: An abnormal condition of a curvature of the spine is called ________.

Fill in the blank: Inflammation of the vertebrae is called (a)   .