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Musculoskeletal System Practice Quiz

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The combining form for joint is

(a)  

2.

The combining form for wrist is

(a)  

3.

The combining form for rib is

(a)  

4.

The combining form for bent backward is

(a)  

5.

The combining form for crooked or bent is

(a)  

6.

medull/o means

(a)  

7.

my/o means

(a)  

8.

spondyl/o means

(a)  

9.

thorac/o means

(a)  

10.

spondyl/o means


(be careful with the tense of your answer here)

(a)  

11.

fasci/o means

(a)  

12.

myos/o means

(a)  

13.

The combining form for sole of the foot is

(a)  

14.

Combining form for tendon is

(a)  

15.

Combining form for movement is

(a)  

16.

fibr/o means

(a)  

17.

synovi/o means

(a)  

18.

orth/o means

(a)  

19.

circum-

(a)  

20.

-tonia means

(a)  

21.

-asthenia means

(a)  

22.

-desis means

(a)  

23.

A suffix that means to surgically break is

(a)  

24.

-listhesis means

(a)  

25.

The correct word for fusion of a joint is

a)

bursitis

b)

chondroplasty

c)

osteoclasia

d)

arthrodesis

26.

Inflammation of a bursa is

a)

arthrodesis

b)

bursitis

c)

spondylolisthesis

d)

bradykinesia

27.

Surgical repair of cartilage is

a)

bursitis

b)

osteoclasia

c)

kyphosis

d)

chondroplasty

28.

An incision into the skull is

a)

cranioplasty

b)

craniotomy

c)

dystonia

d)

arthrography

29.

Surgical breakage of a bone is

a)

craniotomy

b)

dystonia

c)

arthrodesis

d)

osteoclasia

30.

When a synovial membrane is surgically removed

a)

chondroplasty

b)

spondylolisthesis

c)

arthrography

d)

synovectomy

31.

Carpal means

a)

pertaining to the ilium

b)

pertaining to the upper jaw

c)

pertaining to the wrist

d)

pertaining to the tailbone

32.

Iliac means

a)

pertaining to the ilium

b)

pertaining to wrist

c)

pertaining to the kneecap

d)

pertaining to porous bone

33.

Pertaining to the kneecap is

a)

carpal

b)

coccygeal

c)

maxillary

d)

patellar

34.

A word meaning pertaining to the tailbone is

(a)  

35.

Thoracic means

(a)  

36.

An abnormal condition of a hump is

(a)  

37.

A word describing porous bone is

(a)  

38.

Spondylolisthesis means

a)

inflammation of bone and joint

b)

slow movement

c)

surgically breaking of bone

d)

vertebra slipping

39.

Osteoarthritis is inflammation of bone and joint.

a)

true

b)

false

40.

The process of recording a joint is called bradykinesis.

a)

false

b)

true

41.

The correct spelling of a word meaning inflammation of fascia is fascitis.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

Muscular means

(a)  

43.

A word for muscle disease is

(a)  

44.

Polymyositis is

(a)  

45.

Dystonia means

(a)  

46.

Bradykinesia means

(a)  

47.

A word meaning excessive development is

(a)  

48.

A word describing inflammation of a tendon is

(a)  

49.

The medical term for the end region of a long bone is

a)

diaphysis

b)

epiphysis

c)

periosteum

d)

bursa

50.

Which bone is not found in the appendicular skeleton?

a)

tibia

b)

phalanges

c)

clavicle

d)

sternum

51.

Most of the joints found in the human body are what type?

a)

bursa joints

b)

ball-and-socket joints

c)

synovial joints

d)

suture joints

52.

The medical term for a fracture that does not break through the skin is (we did not go over this but if you read you should know).

a)

closed

b)

circumduction

c)

eversion

d)

adduction

53.

The term meaning "movement toward the midline" is

a)

abduction

b)

circumduction

c)

eversion

d)

adduction

54.

The condition that involved an abnormal lateral curve of the spine is

a)

lordosis

b)

ankylosis

c)

kyphosis

d)

scoliosis

55.

Using the letters below, build a word that means pertaining to the thigh.


mraofel

(a)  

56.

Using the letters below, build a word that means pertaining to the knee cap


latealpr

(a)  

57.

Using the letters below, build a word that means pertaining to a rib


taoscl

(a)  

58.

Using the letters below, build a word that means pertaining to the lower jaw


bladianmur

(a)  

59.

Using the letters below, build a word that means pertaining to the shoulder blade


pacusral

(a)  

60.

Using the letters below, build a word that means pertaining to the collar bone


lucvilarac

(a)  

61.

Using the letters below, build a word that means abnormal lateral curvature of the spine


lisocoiss

(a)  

62.

Using the letters below, build a word that means imaging procedure using xrays


paraiordhgy

(a)  

63.

Using the letters below, build a word that means abnormal shortening of muscle fibers


octuranrtec

(a)  

64.

The four classifications of bones by their shape are

4 lines
65.

Dense and hard exterior surface bone is called

(a)  

66.

The bones that form the central axis for the whole body are part of which skeleton

(a)  

67.

Visceral muscle is another name for which type of muscle

(a)  

68.

Which type of muscles are voluntary

(a)  

69.

Movement away for the midline is

(a)  

70.

Anchoring a muscle to bone requires a

(a)