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Chapter 3: Skeletal System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
cartilage
a)
 ankyl/o
b)
arthr/o
c)
kyph/o
d)
chondr/o
2.
crooked, bent, or stiff
a)
ankyl/o
b)
arthr/o
c)
kyph/o
d)
chondr/o
3.
cranium, skull
a)
cost/o
b)
crani/o
c)
-lysis
d)
myel/o
4.
setting free, loosening
a)
cost/o
b)
crani/o
c)
-lysis
d)
myel/o
5.
curved
a)
oste/o
b)
spondyl/o
c)
synovi/o, synov/o
d)
scoli/o
6.
The shaft of the long bone is known as the:
a)
diaphysis
b)
distal epiphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
proximal epiphysis
7.
The upper portion of the sternum is the:
a)
clavicle
b)
mandible
c)
manubrium
d)
xiphoid process
8.
The __________ bone is located just below the urinary bladder.
a)
ilium
b)
ischium
c)
pubis
d)
sacrum
9.
A/An _____________________ connects one bone to another bone.
a)
articular cartilage
b)
ligament
c)
synovial membrane
d)
tendon
10.
A normal projection on the surface of a bone that serves as an attachment for muscles and tendons is known as a/an:
a)
cruciate
b)
exostosis
c)
popliteal
d)
process
11.
Cheekbones
a)
clavicle
b)
olecranon process
c)
sternum
d)
zygomatic
12.
Point of the elbow
a)
clavicle
b)
olecranon process
c)
sternum
d)
patella
13.
The medical term for the form of arthritis that is commmonly known as wear-and-tear arthritis is:
a)
osetoartritis
b)
rheumatoid arthritis
14.
A percutaneous _________________________ is performed to treat osteoporosis related compression fractures.
a)
diskectomy
b)
vertebroplasty
15.
Abbreviation: Closed Reduction
a)
CR
b)
CLR
16.
Abbreviation: Temporomandibular joint
a)
TJ
b)
TMJ
17.
An abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lower or lumbar spine is known as:
a)
 kyphosis
b)
lordosis
c)
scoliosis
d)
spondylosis
18.
A malignant tumor composed of cells derivied from blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow is known as a/an:
a)
chondroma
b)
Ewing's sarcoma
c)
myeloma
d)
osteochondroma
19.
Dislocation is the partial displacement of a bone from its joint.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Rodney Horner is being treated for a _____ fracture in which the ends of the bones were crushed together
a)
colles'
b)
comminuted
c)
compound
d)
spiral