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WorksheetsSkeletal System Medical Terminology
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The abbreviation for open reduction- internal fixation is:
a)
OR
b)
IT
c)
FXIT
d)
ORIF
2.
The abbreviation for the upper extremity is:
a)
arms
b)
legs
c)
LE
d)
UE
3.
A total knee replacement is abbreviated as:
a)
THA
b)
TKA
c)
TKR
d)
ORIF
4.
The mass of bone that forms at a Fx. site is called:
a)
adhesion
b)
callus
c)
bunion
d)
exostosis
5.
The noise that bones can make when they rub against each other or on cartilage.
a)
exostosis
b)
callus
c)
crepitation
d)
friction
6.
A Podiatrist would see you as a patient if you had an injured_______________.
a)
hand
b)
knee
c)
foot
d)
back
7.
Swayback is:
a)
lordosis
b)
kyphosis
c)
scoliosis
d)
spondylolisthesis
8.
An injury to a ligament is called a:
a)
sprain
b)
strain
c)
contusion
d)
subluxation
9.
attaches bone to bone
a)
tendon
b)
ligament
10.
how many bones are in the human body?
a)
200
b)
206
c)
205
d)
204
11.
skull, vertebral column, and thorax
a)
axial skeleton
b)
appendicular skeleton
c)
skeleton
d)
bones
12.
long, short, irregular are all ?
a)
types of bone
b)
functions of the bone
c)
bones
d)
types of bone tissue
13.
A joint that can fully move is a
a)
hyaline cartilage
b)
fixed joint
c)
cranium
d)
synovial joint
14.
A joint that can fully move is a
a)
hyaline cartilage
b)
fixed joint
c)
cranium
d)
synovial joint
15.
The bone building process is called?
a)
collagen
b)
ossification
c)
hypertrophy
d)
getting stronger
16.
The outside of the bone is called the
________________________
________________________
a)
periosteum
b)
cancellous
c)
marrow
d)
compact
17.
If you open a bone and the marrow is yellow, that marrow would be made up of ________
a)
fat cells
b)
blood producing cells
c)
cholesterol producing cells
d)
hormones
18.
Which of the following would be classified as in the axial skeleton?
a)
Humerus (in the arm)
b)
Femur (in the leg)
c)
Sternum (in the chest)
d)
Carpal bones (in the wrist)
19.
Which of the following would be classified as in the appendicular skeleton?
a)
ribs
b)
Fibula (in the leg)
c)
Sternum (in the chest)
d)
skull
20.
Bones of the wrist could be classified as
a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
21.
The femur and humerus could be classified as
a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
22.
Bones of the cranium could be classified as
a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
23.
A break in bone that does not penetrate the skin
a)
stress fracture
b)
closed fracture
c)
compound fracture
d)
open fracture
24.
What is the name given to the end of a long bone?
a)
Compact bone
b)
Epiphysis
c)
Diaphysis
d)
Periosteum
25.
Spongy bone would primarily be found where in a bone?
a)
diaphysis
b)
epiphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
endosteum
26.
When a vertebrae does not fully close around the spinal cord to protect it that condition is called ____________
a)
Lumbago
b)
Rheumatoid arthritis
c)
Spina Bifida
d)
Ankylosing spondylitis
27.
Rickets is caused by a lack of which vitamin?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
C
28.
Where are blood cells made?
a)
Yellow marrow
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone
d)
Periosteum
29.
Which gender is more at risk for osteoporisis?
a)
male
b)
female
c)
equally vulnerable
30.
This disease translates to "pourous bone" which is weak, thin and easily breakable bone.
a)
osteoporisis
b)
scoliosis
c)
hyper kyphosis
d)
ankylosing spondylitis
31.
_________ is an exaggerated lateral ( side to side) curve of the spine
a)
hyperkyphosis
b)
hyperlordosis
c)
scoliosis
32.
_________ is an exaggerated "hump"of the spine
a)
hyperkyphosis
b)
hyperlordosis
c)
scoliosis
33.
The partial displacement of a bone from a joint is a:
a)
dislocation
b)
subluxation
34.
To examine and surgically repair a joint with an arthroscope is called:
a)
arthroscopy
b)
arthrotomy
c)
arthomy
d)
laser surgery
35.
The mass of bone tissue that forms at a fracture site during healing is:
a)
callus
b)
chondromalacia
c)
exotosis
d)
tumor
36.
The bone building process is called?
a)
collagen
b)
ossification
c)
hypertrophy
d)
getting stronger
37.
If you open a bone and the marrow is yellow, that marrow would be made up of ________
a)
fat cells
b)
blood producing cells
c)
cholesterol producing cells
d)
hormones
38.
Which of the following would be classified as in the axial skeleton?
a)
Humerus (in the arm)
b)
Femur (in the leg)
c)
Sternum (in the chest)
d)
Carpal bones (in the wrist)
39.
Which of the following would be classified as in the appendicular skeleton?
a)
ribs
b)
Fibula (in the leg)
c)
Sternum (in the chest)
d)
skull
40.
When a vertebrae does not fully close around the spinal cord to protect it that condition is called ____________
a)
Lumbago
b)
Rheumatoid arthritis
c)
Spina Bifida
d)
Ankylosing spondylitis
41.
Rickets is caused by a lack of which vitamin?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
C
42.
Where are blood cells made?
a)
Yellow marrow
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone
d)
Periosteum
43.
This disease translates to "pourous bone" which is weak, thin and easily breakable bone.
a)
osteoporisis
b)
scoliosis
c)
hyper kyphosis
d)
ankylosing spondylitis
44.
_________ is an exaggerated lateral ( side to side) curve of the spine
a)
hyperkyphosis
b)
hyperlordosis
c)
scoliosis
45.
L5 stands for
a)
5th cervical vertebrae
b)
5th lumbar vertebrae
c)
5th thoracic vertebrae
d)
none of these
46.
Arthr/o means
a)
fused together
b)
joint
c)
tarsus
d)
all of these
47.
Lumb/o means
a)
lumbar
b)
hump
c)
normal
d)
neck
48.
Kyph/o means
a)
hump
b)
lumbar
c)
swayback
d)
neck
49.
Chondr/o means
a)
rib
b)
cartilage
c)
joint
d)
fused
50.
Spondyl/o means:
a)
vertebrae
b)
bone
c)
crooked
d)
broken
51.
The root word for curved, swayback or bent is:
a)
synovi/o
b)
lord/o
c)
scoli/o
d)
spondyl/o
52.
The abbreviation OA means:
a)
osteoarthritis
b)
polymyalgia
c)
rheumatoid arthritis
d)
none of these
53.
Layer on the outside of the bone, around the bone
a)
endosteum
b)
periosteum
c)
mandible
d)
maxillary
54.
protects the vital organs of the body
a)
axial skeleton
b)
appendicular skeleton
55.
what moves the limbs of the body?
a)
axial skeleton
b)
appendicular skeleton
56.
Specializes in foot disorders
a)
podiatrist
b)
pediatrician
c)
Rheumatologist
d)
orthopedic surgeon
57.
Anterior curve in lumbar spine
a)
lordosis
b)
kyphosis
c)
scoliosis
58.
The noise heard when bones or cartilage rub together :
a)
kyphosis
b)
crepitation
c)
exostosis
d)
fracture
59.
If you have a colles Fx you have broken your ____________.
a)
ankle
b)
foot
c)
elbow
d)
wrist
60.
A Fx where the bone is shattered is a ____________Fx.
a)
stress
b)
compound
c)
comminuted
d)
compression
61.
a)
Comminuted
b)
Compound
c)
Transverse displaced
d)
Transverse non-displaced
62.
a)
Compound Fracture
b)
Greenstick Fracture
c)
Transverse fracture displaced
d)
Compression fracture
63.
These joints all have a fibrous capsule lined with synovial membrane surrounding a joint cavity
a)
fibrous
b)
cartilaginous
c)
synovial
64.
What are joints?
a)
A place where one bone meets
b)
A place where two bones meet
c)
Bones don't meet
d)
They connect bone to muscle
65.
Joints are also called...
a)
annotations
b)
articulations
c)
affectations
d)
affiliations
66.
Another word for slightly movable joints are..
a)
fibrous joints
b)
cartilaginous joints
c)
synovial joints
d)
joint capsule
67.
A __________ occurs when a joint comes apart and stays apart with the bone ends no longer in contact.
a)
fracture
b)
sprain
c)
dislocation
d)
strain
68.
What is an open fracture?
a)
A break with two or more fractures of the same bone
b)
A break of a bone joint
c)
One in which the two sides of the break do not touch each other
d)
One in which the sharp edges of the bone cut through the skin
69.
Broken bone in which the bone is twisted apart or spiraled apart.
a)
Spiral Fracture
b)
Compression Fracture
c)
Physeal Fracture
d)
Avulsion Fracture
70.
bone that is broken only on one side and the other side is bent.
a)
Comminuted Fracture
b)
Avulsion Fracture
c)
Greenstick Fracture
d)
Physeal Fracture
71.
A pathologic Fx is caused by:
a)
falling on your wrists
b)
twisting of the bone
c)
disease or weakened bone
d)
falling form a height
72.
A malignant growth in the shaft of a long bone that will metastasize is called:
a)
Padget's disease
b)
Ewing's sarcoma
c)
Osteomalacia
d)
Rickets
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