WorksheetsChapter 13 Exam
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Movement in which a limb is bent thereby decreasing the angle between the bone and the joint is referred to as:
Rotation
extension
Adduction
flexion
The medical term arthrochondritis is built from which of the following combination of word parts
word root, suffix and prefix
word root, combining vowel and suffix
2 word roots, and suffix
2 word roots, combining vowel and suffix
Bones of the fingers are referred to as:
metatarsals
carpals
phalanges
metacarpals
The term for pain involving many muscles is:
Polyarthritis
polymyalgia
myelalgia
Myositis
The small, fluid filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another is called
synovia
bursa
Medullary cavity
endosteum
The study of movement is called:
osteology
kinesiology
mylogy
myelogy
The medical term osteomalacia is built from which of the following combination of word parts
word root, combining vowel and suffix
prefix, word root and suffix
2 word roots, combining vowel and suffix
2 word roots and a combining vowel
The term intracranial means:
below the skull
above the brain
within the skull
within the brain
Because lactic acid causes muscle pain, a common symptom of strenuous exercise is
myalgia
tenodynia
atrophy
ataxia
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Pelvissacral
sternoclavicular
Suprapatellar
lumbosacral
Moving away from the midline of the body is referred to as:
abduction
flexion
extension
adduction
The ________ consists of all the bones in the upper and lower limbs.
vertebral skeleton
appendicular skeleton
axial skeleton
supraorbital skeleton
The prefix that means together, joined is:
oid
poly
lysis
syn
The prefix that means painful, difficult, abnormal or labored is:
algia
ad
ab
dys
The combining form that means rib is:
radi/o
rib/o
chondr/o
cost/o
Common sign of a musculoskeletal disorder is difficulty in movement or
dystrophy
myalgia
dyskinesia
atrophy
The combining form that means muscle is:
may/o
myel/o
muscl/o
my/o
The suffix physis means:
within
growth
pertaining to
movement
Sarah moves her shoulder away from the midline of her body. This movement is called:
adduction
internal rotation
extension
abduction
An abnormal condition of stiffness is referred to as:
atrophy
edema
ankylosis
arthralgia
The combining form that means joint is:
arthr/o
joint/o
petr/o
disk/o
Movement of the ankle so that the foot moves upwards is called:
inversion
dorsiflexion
eversion
plantarflexion
A neuromuscular disorder that causes serious muscle weakness is:
polyarthritis
myasthenia gravis
osteoarthritis
fibromyalgia
The medical term for the heel is:
tibia
calcaneus
metatarsals
tarsals
Surgical repair of a tendon and muscle is called:
fasciotomy
meniscectomy
tenomyoplasty
myorrhaphy
The medical term for the upper jawbone is the:
mandible
meniscus
metacarpals
maxilla
Paralysis that affects one side of the body is referred to as:
quadriplegia
paresis
hemiplegia
paraplegia
The combining form that means movement is:
lumb/o
mov/o
kinesi/o
sarc/o
The following term did not appear in the text, but is composed of word parts that have appeared in this or previous chapters. Find the definition by translating the word part literally. Kyphodesis
fusion of bone
surgical fixation of a hump
increased concavity of the spine
stiff movement
Inflammation of bone and bone marrow is referred to as:
myelitis
osteomyelitis
polymyositis
osteitis
The socket in the pelvis for the head of the femur is called the:
Ischium
ilium
pubic symphysis
acetabulum
Which letter(s) receive the primary accent in the pronunciation of the following medical term Osteopathy
pathy
os
oste
op
The medical term for collarbone is
carpals
clavicle
sternum
scapula
The muscle that is responsible for voluntary muscle movement is the:
cardiac muscle
smooth muscle
skeletal muscle
elongated muscle
The surgical breaking down of a joint to permit freer movement is referred to as:
tenoclasia
arthroclasia
osteoclasia
myoclasia
