Integumentary System
What does the term "transdermal" refer to?
a. Under the skin
b. Through the skin
c. Across a joint
d. Through the blood
Under the skin
The combining form “dermat/o” means:
A. Fat
B. Nail
C. Hair
D. Skin
Skin
Which of the following is unrelated to the functions of the skeletal system?
a. Protection of the organs
b. Formation of blood cells
c. Serving as points of attachment for skeletal muscles
d. Temperature control
Temperature control
The combining form “oste/o” means:
A. Bone
B. Rib
C. Joint
D. Cartilage
Bone
____________________ means stiff or fused
a. kerat/o
b. myel/o
c. ankyl/o
d. cost/o
ankyl/o
What is the name of the brown-black pigment in the skin?
a. Carotene
b. Erythema
c. Melanin
d. Hemoglobin
Melanin
Which combining form means sweat?
A. hidr/o
B. adip/o
C. oste/o
D. kerat/o
hidr/o
Which structure serves as the tough membrane covering the surface of bones?
a. Periosteum
b. Sacrum
c. Marrow
d. Collagen
Periosteum
Which condition describes an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine?
A. Ankylosis
B. Scoliosis
C. Osteitis
D. Kyphosis
Scoliosis
The suffix “-osis” means:
A. Inflammation
B. Surgical repair
C. Disease or abnormal condition
D. Removal
Disease or abnormal condition
Which is the deepest layer of the skin?
a. Dermis
b. Subcutaneous
c. Epidermis
d. Transdermal
Subcutaneous
The medical term “dermatitis” means:
A. Skin tumor
B. Hair loss
C. Disease of the nails
D. Inflammation of the skin
Inflammation of the skin
The adult skeleton has how many bones?
a. 187
b. 317
c. 206
d. 270
206
____________________ means rib.
a. kerat/o
b. cost/o
c. adip/o
d. trich/o
cost/o
onych/o + mycosis = onychomycosis which means?
a. infection of hair
b. disease of brain
c. infection of the nail
d. disease of the toe
infection of the nail
Which term describes a break or crack in the skin‛s surface?
a. Fissure
b. Crust
c. Wheal
d. Ulcer
Fissure
____________________ means hair.
a. trich/o
b. melan/o
c. myel/o
d. dermat/o
trich/o
The winglike side projections of a typical vertebra are called the:
a. transverse processes.
b. foramen.
c. bodies.
d. spinous processes.
transverse processes.
Which combining form means vertebra or spine?
A. vertebr/o
B. cost/o
C. kyph/o
D. ankyl/o
vertebr/o
Which combining form means fat?
A. hidr/o
B. melan/o
C. arthr/o
D. adip/o
adip/o
What condition is commonly known as sunburn?
a. Wheal
b. Erythema
c. Crust
d. Melanin
Erythema
Which combining form refers to nails?
A. seb/o
B. trich/o
C. melan/o
D. onych/o
onych/o
Which of the following conditions is most commonly associated with osteoarthritis?
a. Muscle paralysis
b. Nerve inflammation
c. Joint pain
d. Bone atrophy
Joint pain
Which combining form refers to the skull?
A. vertebr/o
B. scol/o
C. crani/o
D. ankyl/o
crani/o
chondr/o + -malacia = chondromalacia which is?
a. breakdown of ankle bone
b. breakdown of bones
c. softening and breakdown of articular cartilage
d. breakdown of wrist bone
softening and breakdown of articular cartilage
Which of the following is one of the four appendages of the skin?
a. Lymph nodes
b. Nerve endings
c. Cartilage
d. Oil glands
Oil glands
seb/o means?
a. Sweat
b. Cartilage
c. Oil or sebum
d. Skin
Oil or sebum
What artificial part may be fitted once an amputated stump has healed sufficiently?
a. Callus
b. Phantom limb
c. Prosthesis
d. Orthotic device
Prosthesis
Osteology is:
a. the study of Osteoporosis
b. the study of Osteoarthritis
c. the study of bones
d. the study of skin
the study of bones
____________________ means hard tissue or keratin.
a. cost/o
b. hidr/o
c. kerat/o
d. ankyl/o
kerat/o
Which type of chemical peel affects the surface and some underlying cells?
a. Medium
b. Extreme
c. Deep
d. Light
Medium
____________________ means dark pigment.
a. adip/o
b. kerat/o
c. melan/o
d. trich/o
melan/o
What is a common emotional or sensory experience following amputation where patients feel sensation in the missing limb?
a. Mirror pain
b. Post-op syndrome
c. Reflex memory
d. Phantom limb
Phantom limb
arthr/o + -plasty means:
a. surgical procedure to repair, remodel, or replace a joint
b. surgical procedure to repair, remodel, or replace a wrist
c. surgical procedure to repair, remodel, or replace a
knee
d. surgical procedure to repair, remodel, or replace a heart
surgical procedure to repair, remodel, or replace a joint
This endoscopic procedure permits direct visual inspection of a joint, most often the knee.
a. Bone scan
b. X-ray
c. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
d. Arthroscopy
Arthroscopy
What is a discrete, pus-filled raised area called?
a. Ulcer
b. Pustule
c. Crust
d. Wheal
Pustule
Disease or abnormal condition suffix:
a. -rrhea
b. -algia
c. -itis
d. -osis
-osis
Which diagnostic procedure permits direct visual inspection of a joint?
a. Arthroscopy
b. Bone scan
c. Computed tomography (CT) scan
d. X-ray
Arthroscopy
Myel/o means:
a. means stiff or fused
b. joint
c. means sweat
d. bone marrow or spinal cord
bone marrow or spinal cord
An autoimmune disease that attacks joints and surrounding tissues, leading to deformity and periods of remission:
a. Bursitis
b. Gout
c. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Carpal tunnel syndrome
Rheumatoid arthritis