MED TERM CHAPTER 14 EXAM

The small, fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another is called the ________

• bursa

• synovia

• aponeurosis

• meniscus

The term dyskinesia is defined as movement that is

• slow

• excessive

• normal

• difficult

The first set of seven bones forming the neck is called the _____ vertebrae.

• cervical

• thoracic

• lumbar

• sacral

The term ankylosis is defined as

• an abnormal condition of stonelike bones

• muscle weakness

• an abnormal condition of stiffness

• an abnormal condition of a hump

A physician who specializes in the study and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system is a(n)

• chiropractor

• osteopath

• orthopedist

• chiropodist

The term rachiotomy is defined as an incision

• into the vertebral column

• of a bone

• of a bursa

• of a joint

The combining form sarc/o is defined as:

• sacrum.

• flesh, connective tissue.

• synovia, synovial membrane.

• stiff, bent.

A bacterial infection carried by a deer tick is

• myasthenia gravis

• Lyme disease

• rheumatoid arthritis

• spinal stenosis

To assist in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, the doctor may use a procedure involving a surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from a joint called an

• arthroclasis

• arthrodesis

• arthroplasty

• arthrocentesis

The suffix -trophy is defined as:

• growth.

• split, fissure.

• weakness.

• nourishment, development.