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Med Terms-Skeletal System

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 7hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a chondroma?

a)

Tumor of the rib cage

b)

Tumor of the cartilage

c)

Tumor in the ear

d)

Tumor in the stomach

2.

Which terms means "an incision into the skull"?

a)

Craniectomy

b)

Craniostomy

c)

Craniotomy

d)

Cranioma

3.

Which term means "hump"?

a)

scoli/o

b)

lord/o

c)

kyph/o

d)

tors/o

4.

Which term means "surgical repair of bone"?

a)

Osteoplasty

b)

Ostealgia

c)

Osteoarthritis

d)

Arthritis

5.

What does the suffix -ectomy mean?

a)

Incision

b)

Removal

c)

Cut open

d)

Inflammation

6.

What is an arthrocentesis?

a)

Removal of a joint

b)

Fluid filled joint

c)

puncture of a joint

d)

I am so confused right now

7.

Mr. Gates complains of pain in his joints. What is his condition?

a)

Bursitis

b)

Bursalgia

c)

Arthralgia

d)

Crepitation

8.
Spondyl/o means:
a)
vertebrae
b)
bone
c)
crooked
d)
broken
9.
The prefix "a-" or "an-" means:
a)
without, lack of
b)
away from
c)
toward
d)
cuved, bent
10.
The root word for "rib" is:
a)
chondr/o
b)
cost/o
c)
arthr/o
d)
ankyl/o
11.
Cervic/o means
a)
skull
b)
cranium
c)
neck
d)
back
12.
Orth/o means
a)
bent
b)
straighten
c)
crooken
d)
abnormal
13.
Abnormal softening of the cartilage.
a)
Chondroma
b)
Chondromalacia
c)
Bursitis
d)
Sprain
14.

-desis

a)

to, toward, near

b)

to bind, tie together

c)

without, lack of

d)

curved, bent

15.

-algia

a)

rib

b)

bent, hump

c)

pain

d)

fracture

16.

ankyl/o

a)

joint

b)

vertebrae, backbone

c)

crooked, bent, stiff

d)

cartilage

17.

tars/o

a)

wrist

b)

foot

c)

ankle

d)

fingers

18.

SELECT 2: Which two bones are in the shin?

a)

tibia

b)

ulna

c)

humerus

d)

fibula

19.

mandibul/o

a)

cheek bone

b)

upper jaw

c)

lower jaw

d)

inner portion

20.

lower bone in the hip

a)

ischium

b)

pubis

c)

ileum

d)

femur

21.
What is another name for your collar bone?
a)
scapula
b)
clavicle
c)
patella
d)
sternum
22.

What bone is the arrow pointing to (the bone closest to the thumb)?

a)

ulna

b)

humerus

c)

radius

d)

vertebrae

23.
What bones is represented in the  picture?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Scapula
c)
Sternum
d)
Carpals
24.
Name this bone.
a)
femur
b)
humerus
c)
tibia
d)

radius

25.
Name this bone.
a)
tibia
b)
fibula
c)
femur
d)

humerus

26.

In this picture, what is represented in multi-colors?

a)

Carpals

b)

Tarsals

c)

Phalanges

d)

Radius

27.

Which section of the vertebrae is highlighted

a)

thoracic

b)

cervical

c)

lumbar

d)

sacral

28.

Which section of the vertebral column is shown?

a)

cervical

b)

lumbar

c)

thoracic

d)

sacral

29.

Match the following common names of bones to their scientific names

a)

Kneecap

1.

Patella

b)

Thigh Bone

2.

Femur

c)

Collar Bone

3.

Clavicle

d)

Shoulder blade

4.

Scapula

30.

Which bone is labeled O?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibia

d)

RibCage

31.

chondr/l, chondr/o

a)

joint

b)

bone

c)

fracture

d)

cartilage

32.

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

a)

12

b)

7

c)

5

d)

8