wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Med Term - Skeletal System

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term means the surgical fusion of two bones to stiffen a joint?

a)

ankylosing spondylitis

b)

arthrodesis

c)

arthrolysis

2.

Which term means an inflammation of bone and bone marrow?

a)

osteitis

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

periostitis

3.

Which term means an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum?

a)

synovitis

b)

costochondritis

c)

Paget’s disease

4.

Which form of arthritis is associated with the formation of uric acid crystals in the joint?

a)

gouty arthritis

b)

osteoarthritis

c)

rheumatoid arthritis

5.

Which term means surgical repair of the skull?

a)

craniectomy

b)

cranioplasty

c)

craniotomy

6.

Which term describes a fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed?

a)

comminuted

b)

greenstick

c)

spiral

7.

Which term means a degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure and function?

a)

spondylitis

b)

spondylolisthesis

c)

spondylosis

8.

Which term means an attempt to return the affected bone to its normal alignment by manually applied forces?

a)

immobilization

b)

closed reduction

c)

traction

9.

Which term means abnormal softening of the cartilage?

a)

chondritis

b)

chondromalacia

c)

osteomalacia

10.

Which technique is used to detect early osteoporosis?

a)

bone marrow biopsy

b)

bone scan

c)

dual x-ray absorptiometry

11.

Which form of bone marrow transplant uses the patient’s own bone marrow?

a)

allogenic transplant

b)

autologous transplant

c)

cord blood

12.

Which condition, also known as low back pain, is pain in the lumbar region?

a)

lumbago

b)

ostealgia

c)

spondylosis

13.

Which type of bone fracture is associated with chronic, excessive impact?

a)

Colles’ fracture

b)

spiral fracture

c)

stress fracture

14.

A Colles’ fracture, which is a fracture of the wrist, is associated with osteoporosis.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Primary bone cancer describes tumors that have metastasized from other organs.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Which is the smaller bone of the forearm?

a)

humerus

b)

radius

c)

ulna

17.

Which term means an opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass?

a)

articulation

b)

foramen

c)

symphysis

18.

Which is the upper leg bone?

a)

femur

b)

fibula

c)

tibia

19.

BDT

(a)  

20.

CR

(a)  

21.

FX

(a)  

22.

OA

(a)  

23.

OP

(a)  

24.

PKR

(a)  

25.

PMR

(a)  

26.

RA

(a)  

27.

THA

(a)  

28.

TKA

(a)  

29.

Name the stop section of the vertebral column

4 lines
30.

Name the purple section of the vertebral column

4 lines
31.

Name the yellow section of the vertebral column

4 lines
32.

Name the green section of the vertebral column

4 lines
33.

What is the correct term for the vertebral curve? (in the picture)

4 lines
34.

What is the correct term for the vertebral curve (in the picture)

4 lines
35.

What is the correct term for the vertebral curve in the picture?

4 lines