joints
In the term arthroscope, the suffix -scope means:
A. joint.
B. to view.
C. instrument.
D. to examine.
C. instrument.
Colles
fracture that occurs at the distal end of the radius, usually from reaching out to cushion a fall?
The bones of the wrist are called:
A. metacarpals
B. metatarsals.
C. carpals.
D. tarsals.
C. carpals.
The ________ level in the blood may be increased in osteomalacia and fracture healing.
A. phosphorus
B. calcium
C. uric acid
D. alkaline phosphatase
D. alkaline phosphatase
In the term collagen, the suffix -gen means:
A. process.
B. together.
C. condition.
D. formation.
D. formation.
The term used to describe softening of the bones is:
A. osteomyelitis.
B. osteomalacia.
C. osteogenesis.
D. osteochondritis.
B. osteomalacia.
synarthrosis
a type of joint that does not permit movement
The membrane that forms the covering of bones except at their articular surfaces is called the:
A. epiphysis.
B. diaphysis.
C. periosteum.
D. endosteum.
D. endosteum
A lateral curvature of the spine is known as:
A. kyphosis.
B. scoliosis.
C. spondylitis.
D. lordosis.
B. scoliosis.
In the term carpal, the root carp means:
A. wrist.
B. bone.
C. joint.
D. skull.
A. wrist.
The process of moving a body part away from the middle is:
A. circumduction.
B. rotation.
C. adduction.
D. abduction.
D. abduction.
A gynecoid pelvis is a:
A. normal female pelvis.
B. normal male pelvis.
C. misshapen female pelvis.
D. narrow female pelvis.
A. normal female pelvis.
what is a long bone?
a bone that has a shaft and 2 ends and is longer than it is wide
The process of recording heat patterns of the body's surface is called:
A. arthrography.
B. arthroscopy.
C. goniometry.
D. thermography.
D. thermography.
The combining form in radiograph means:
A. x-ray.
B. radius.
C. instrument for.
D. inflammation.
A. x-ray.
The suffix in lumbodynia means
A. loin.
B. pain.
C. nature.
D. pertaining to.
D. pertaining to.
What is the term for the movement of turning the sole of the foot inward?
A. rotation
B. dorsiflexion
C. eversion
D. inversion
D. inversion
what is a irregular bone?
They often have a fairly complex shape, which helps protect internal organs
what is a flat bone?
are made up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone. They have a flat shape, not rounded.
In the term chondrocostal, the root cost means:
A. clavicle.
B. rib.
C. cartilage.
D. coccyx.
B. rib.
All of the following are classified as long bones except:
A. femur
B. humerus.
C. vertebrae.
D. radius.
C. vertebrae.
What is the term for surgery to repair a joint?
A. arthroplasty
B. ankylosis
C. arthroscopy
D. arthrocentesis
A. arthroplasty
what is a short bone?
shaped roughly as a cube and contain mostly spongy bone. The outside surface is comprised of a thin layer of compact bone. Short bones are located in the hands and feet
what is a sesamoid bone?
a bone that is inside a tendon where the tendon passes over a joint.
In the term rheumatoid, the root rheumat means:
A. to lead.
B. discharge.
C. joint.
D. stiffening.
B. discharge.