Abbreviations
The abbreviation for anterior cruciate ligament of the knee
ACL
The meaning of the prefix “ab”
Away from
This connects muscle to bone
Tendon
The main diagnoses of a bone density test
Osteoporosis
A bony bump that forms on the base of ones big toe
Bunion
The full phrase/ word for the abbreviation “IM”
Intramuscular
The full word for the root “calc/o, calci/o”
Calcium
This type of joint connects your cranial bones
Suture
The full phrase/ meaning of MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
How does Lyme disease affect the musculoskeletal system?
One may experience migratory musculoskeletal pain in joints, tendons, muscle, or bone, muscle atrophy, or arthritis (a common feature of Lyme disease)
The abbreviation for a total knee replacement/ arthroplasty
TKR
The full word/ phrase for the root “plant/o”
Sole of the foot
Differentiate between an Osteoblast and an Osteoclast
Osteoclasts break down bone tissue into bone mineral and Osteoblasts take that material and build up new bone tissue
In order to restore function in a joint, an individual would go through what clinical procedure?
Arthroplasty
Define exostosis
An extra growth of bone that extends outward from an existing bone
The full phrase/ word for the abbreviation ”HNP”
Herniated nucleus pulposus
The root word for “straight”
Orth/o
Also known as the growth plate
Epiphyseal plate
Laboratory test used to detect inflammation of the muscles or muscle damage due to disorder
Serum creatine kinase test
The medical term for clubfoot
Talpies
The abbreviation for a disease modifying antirheumatic drug
DMARD
The suffix that means “lack of strength”
Asthenia
The porous part of the bone containing bone marrow
Trabeculae
The definition of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate test
A blood test that measures how quickly erythrocytes settle at the bottom of a test tube that contains a blood sample. An ESR test can help determine if you have a condition that causes inflammation. (arthritis, vasculitis, or IBS)
Symptoms typically appear in early adulthood and include reduced flexibility in the spine. This reduced flexibility eventually results in a hunched-forward posture
Ankylosing spondylitis