Word Roots
Abbreviations
Surgical Procedures
Name that Bone!
Skeletal A & P
Pathologies
Injuries
100
The meaning of oste/o.
What is bone?
100
Meaning of RA
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
100
Surgical repair of a joint (a.k.a. joint replacement)
What is arthroplasty?
100
The name for the kneecap, which ryhmes with this music festival.
What is the patella?
100
The number of phalanges a human typically has.
What is 20?
100
Name of the spinal condition pictured here:
What is scoliosis?
100
Term meaning a break in the bone.
What is a fracture?
200
Medical term meaning "pain in the joint"
What is arthralgia?
200
Meaning of TKA
What is Total Knee Arthroplasty?
200
The visual examination of a joint.
What is arthroscopy?
200
Arm bone that lies nearest to where the radial pulse can be felt.
What is the radius?
200
This substance is stored in the medullary cavity of the yellow bone marrow.
What is fat?
200
Degenerative joint disease which means "inflammation of the bone and joint"
What is osteoarthritis?
200
Type of fracture where bone is sticking out through a break in the skin.
What is an open or compound fracture?
300
The meaning of the root word in the term: podiatrist
What is foot?
300
Meaning of BKA.
What is Below Knee Amputation?
300
Name of this device used to treat complex fractures or deformities:
What is external fixation?
300
Name for the "collarbone".
What is the clavicle?
300
This type of bone marrow is responsible for manufacturing RBCs, hemoglobin, WBCs and thrombocytes.
What is Red Bone Marrow?
300
Abnormal softening of the cartilage.
What is chondromalacia?
300
Term for total dislocation of a bone from its joint.
What is luxation?
400
The meaning of chondr/o
What is cartilage?
400
Meaning of OA.
What is osteoarthritis?
400
removal of fluid from a joint via surgical puncture of the joint space with a needle
What is arthrocentesis?
400
Name for the "breastbone" that is depressed when performing CPR.
What is the sternum?
400
Joints are a place of untion of two or more bones... AKA __________.
What are articulations?
400
A chronic autoimmune disorder in which some joints and some organs of the body are under attack by the immune system.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
400
A type of incomplete fracture where the bone is bent and partially broken.
What is a greenstick fracture?
500
The meaning of myel/o (not to be confused with my/o)
What is spinal cord or bone marrow?
500
Meaning of Fx.
What is fracture?
500
Surgical procedure involving the use of steel rods, plates, or screws to realign a severe bone fracture to its normal position.
What is Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF)?
500
Soccer players often protect this leg bone by wearing a shin guard.
What is the tibia?
500
Smooth, rubbery connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber between joints
What is cartilage?
500
Condition that causes marked loss of bone density and an increase in bone porosity.
What is osteoporosis?
500
Injury causing a stretching or tearing of ligaments surrounding a joint, causing pain
What is a sprain?
600
Root word for what is being eaten in this picture.
What is cost/o?
600
Meaning of ORIF
What is Open Reduction Internal Fixation?
600
The surgical immobilization of two bones to stiffen a joint.
What is arthrodesis?
600
Name for the shoulder blades...rhymes with "Dracula"
What is scapula?
600
Dense, hard, very strong bone that forms the protective covering of bone.
What is compact bone?
600
Name of the spinal condition pictured that shows an abnormal outward curve of the thoracic spine:
What is kyphosis?
600
A small crack in bone resulting from chronic, excessive impact or overuse.
What is a stress fracture?