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WorksheetsCh. 15 Musculoskeletal System - Joints & Muscles
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
ankylosis
Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint.
Surgical repair of a joint.
Incision of a joint.
arthroplasty
Surgical repair of a joint.
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in a joint.
Removal of a joint.
arthrotomy
Incision of a joint.
Surgical repair of a joint.
Inflammation of many joints.
hemarthrosis
Abnormal condition of blood in a joint.
Incision of a joint.
Surgical repair of a joint.
hydrarthrosis
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in a joint.
Incision of a joint.
Surgical repair of a joint.
polyarthritis
Inflammation of many joints.
Abnormal condition of blood in a joint
Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint
articular cartilage
The cartilage surrounding the bones in a joint.
Abnormal condition of blood in a joint
Abnormal softening of cartilage.
bursitis
Inflammation of a bursa.
Inflammation of many joints.
Inflammation of a synovial membrane.
achondroplasia
Improper cartilage formation in development of bones (leads to a type of dwarfism).
The cartilage surrounding the bones in a joint.
Abnormal softening of cartilage
chondroma
Tumor (benign) of cartilage.
Abnormal softening of cartilage
The cartilage surrounding the bones in a joint.
chondromalacia
Abnormal softening of cartilage.
The cartilage surrounding the bones in a joint.
Improper cartilage formation in development of bones (leads to a type of dwarfism)
ligamentous
Pertaining to a ligament.
Inflammation of a synovial membrane.
Inflammation of a tendon and its sheath.
rheumatologist
Specialist in treatment of joint disorders
Specialist in the study of muscles
Specialist in the study of bones
synovitis
Inflammation of a synovial membrane.
Suture of a tendon.
Inflammation of a tendon; also spelled tendonitis.
tenorrhaphy
Suture of a tendon.
Suture of a muscle
Suture of a joint
tenosynovitis
Inflammation of a tendon and its sheath.
Inflammation of a synovial membrane.
Inflammation of a tendon; also spelled tendonitis.
tendinitis
Inflammation of a tendon.
Inflammation of a joint.
Inflammation of a bursa.
arthrodesis
Binding together (surgical fusion) of a joint.
Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint.
Narrowing of the neural canal or nerve root canals in the lumbar spine.
spinal stenosis
Narrowing of the neural canal or nerve root canals in the lumbar spine.
Improper cartilage formation in development of bones (leads to a type of dwarfism).
Tumor (benign) of a smooth muscle.
fasciotomy
Incision of fascia.
Pain of fibrous connective tissue and muscle.
Incision of a joint.
fibromyalgia
Pain of fibrous connective tissue and muscle
Tumor (benign) of a smooth muscle.
Pain of muscle
leiomyoma
Tumor (benign) of a smooth muscle.
Tumor (malignant) of a smooth muscle.
Tumor (benign) of cartilage.
leiomyosarcoma
Tumor (malignant) of a smooth muscle.
Tumor (benign) of a smooth muscle.
Tumor (benign) of cartilage.
myalgia
Pain of a muscle.
Pain of fibrous connective tissue and muscle.
Pain of many muscles.
electromyography
Process of recording the electricity in muscle.
Pertaining to heart muscle.
Inflammation of muscle.
myopathy
Disease of muscles.
Inflammation of muscle.
Pain of muscles.
myocardial
Pertaining to heart muscle.
Inflammation of muscle.
Disease of muscles.
myositis
Inflammation of muscle.
Inflammation of a tendon and its sheath.
Inflammation of a tendon; also spelled tendonitis.
plantar flexion
Bending downward of the sole of the foot.
Process of carrying away (muscle is pulled away from the midline of the body).
Bending of the foot backward and upward.
rhabdomyoma
Tumor (benign) of a skeletal muscle.
Tumor (malignant) of skeletal muscle.
Inflammation of muscle.
rhabdomyosarcoma
Tumor (malignant) of skeletal muscle
Tumor (benign) of a skeletal muscle.
Loss of muscle mass and strength associated with aging.
sarcopenia
Loss of muscle mass and strength associated with aging
Condition of muscle weakness caused by a failure in transmission of nervous impulses from a nerve to muscle cell.
Excessive development(increase in cellsize).
myasthenia gravis
Condition of muscle weakness caused by a failure in transmission of nervous impulses from a nerve to muscle cell.
Tumor (malignant) of skeletal muscle.
Pertaining to loss of muscle development (in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis muscles cannot move because of degeneration of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord).
atrophy
Decrease in size of a normally developed organ or tissue; wasting of tissue.
Excessive development(increase in cellsize).
Pertaining to loss of muscle development (in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis muscles cannot move because of degeneration of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord).
hypertrophy
Excessive development(increase in cell size).
Pertaining to loss of muscle development (in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis muscles cannot move because of degeneration of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord).
Decrease in size of a normally developed organ or tissue; wasting of tissue
amyotrophic
Pertaining to loss of muscle development (in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis muscles cannot move because of degeneration of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord).
Condition of muscle weakness caused by a failure in transmission of nervous impulses from a nerve to muscle cell.
Tumor (malignant) of skeletal muscle
abduction
Process of carrying away (muscle is pulled away from the midline of the body).
Process of carrying toward (muscle is pulled toward the midline of the body).
Bending downward of the sole of the foot
adduction
Process of carrying toward (muscle is pulled toward the midline of the body).
Bending of the foot backward and upward.
Process of carrying away (muscle is pulled away from the midline of the body).
dorsiflexion
Bending of the foot backward and upward.
Bending downward of the sole of the foot.
Process of carrying away (muscle is pulled away from the midline of the body).
polymyalgia
Pain of many muscles.
Pain of fibrous connective tissue and muscle.
Pain of a muscle.
