Word Parts
The combining form meaning "joint."
What is "arthr/o"?
Name the shaft portion of a long bone.
What is "diaphysis"?
State the approximate total number of bones in the adult human body.
What is "206"?
Differentiate between the spinal curvature conditions lordosis and kyphosis.
What is "inward curvature of the lower back vs. outward curvature of the upper back"?
Endoscopic visual examination of the interior of a joint.
What is "arthroscopy"?
Distinguish between the combining form myel/o and the combining form chondr/o.
What is "spinal cord" and "cartilage"?
Name the two bone membranes: the one covering the exterior and the one lining the interior medullary cavity.
What are "periosteum" and "endosteum"?
List the exact number of vertebrae in each of the three main regions: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar.
What is "C-7, T-12, L-5"?
Contrast osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis based on their underlying mechanisms.
What is "a mechanical wear-and-tear degeneration vs. an autoimmune inflammatory disorder"?
Name the procedural term for realigning a broken bone without surgical incision.
What is "closed reduction"?
Name the suffix that means "to break".
What is "-clasis"?
Identify the process by which red bone marrow produces blood cells.
What is "hematopoiesis"?
Name the three facial bones listed in your slides: upper jaw, lower jaw, and cheekbones
What are the "maxilla, mandible, and zygomatic"?
Identify the inflammatory joint pathology caused by uric acid crystal deposits.
What is "gout"?
Identify the imaging test that uses a contrast dye injection into a joint prior to taking X-rays.
What is "arthrography"?
Translate the prefix, root, and suffix of osteoarthritis and state their individual meanings.
What is "prefix - bone, root - joint, suffix - inflammation"?
Name the structural growth plate located between the epiphysis and diaphysis.
What is the "epiphyseal line"?
Name the three bones that comprise the arm.
What are the "humerus, radius, and ulna"?
Differentiate a greenstick fracture from a comminuted fracture.
What is "an incomplete break common in children vs. a bone crushed or splintered into multiple pieces"?
Name the specific diagnostic test used to measure bone density when evaluating for osteoporosis.
What is "DEXA scan (bone density testing)"?
Contrast the surgical actions indicated by the suffixes in craniotomy versus arthrodesis.
What is "making an incision/cutting into vs. surgical fusion/binding"?
Name the three bones that fuse to form the pelvic girdle.
What are the "ilium, ischium, and pubis"?
Contrast the structural joint types of the skull sutures versus the pubic symphysis/intervertebral discs.
What are "fibrous joints vs. cartilaginous joints"?
Contrast the causes of osteomalacia and osteomyelitis.
What is "bone softening due to Vitamin D deficiency vs. bone/marrow inflammation caused by an infection"?
Differentiate between the primary clinical focus of a rheumatologist and an orthopedic surgeon.
What is "a specialist in inflammatory joint/connective tissue conditions vs. a surgeon specializing in diagnosing and treating bone, joint, and muscle disorders"?