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Which bone is known as the kneecap?
Olecranon
Sternum
Acromion
Patella
2
The tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outer covering of the bone is:
Periosteum
Endosteum
Cartilage
Synovial membrane
3
True or False: The medical term for the larger bone in the lower leg is tibia.
True
False
4
True or false: kyph/o means hump
False
True
5
What is the term for the abnormal softening of cartilage?
Chondromalacia
Osteonecrosis
Spondylolisthesis
Ankylosing spondylitis
6
What congenital defect occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spine?
scoliosis
Spina bifida
arthritis
lordosis
7
What does metacarpals refer to?
Foot bones
Upper sternum
Hip socket
Palm bones
8
What is the medical term for a bone that forms the upper portion of the sternum?
Osteonecrosis
Manubrium
Metatarsals
Spondylolisthesis
9
What is the term for a break in which the bone has been twisted apart?
Chondromalacia
Osteoarthritis
Spiral fracture
Dysplasia
10
Tendon is a smooth, rubbery connective tissue that makes up the tip of the nose.
True
False
11
True or false: spondyl/o means vertebra
True
False
12
True or false: oste/o means bone
False
True
13
True or False: The kneecap is known as the patella.
False
True
14
Which form of arthritis is characterized by deposits of uric acid in the joints?
arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Gouty arthritis
Osteoarthritis
15
What is the only movable bone of the skull?
Mandible
Mediastinum
Vomer
Manubrium
16
What does myel/o refer to?
Spinal cord, bone marrow
Synovial membrane
Bone
Curved
17
Which diagnostic technique is most commonly used to visualize a bone fracture?
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Radiograph (x-ray)
Bone density testing
Bone marrow biopsy
18
Hallux valgus is known as a bunion
False
True
19
What is the term for the surgical repair or replacement of a damaged joint?
Arthrotomy
Arthrolysis
Arthrodesis
Arthroplasty
20
What is the term for the grating sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together?
Crepitation
Vertebrae
Osteonecrosis
Bifida
21
What is the term for the forward slipping movement of a lower lumbar vertebra's body on the vertebra or sacrum below it?
Spondylolisthesis
Dysplasia
Chondroma
Osteoarthritis
22
What is the term for the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint?
Arthroscopy
Hallux valgus
Osteonecrosis
Ankylosing spondylitis
23
What does cost/o refer to?
Rib
Skull
Cartilage
Joint
24
True or false: metatarsals are foot bones
True
False
25
What is the term for the bone that is curved?
Spiral
Scoli/o
Scoliosis
Osteoarthritis
26
What is the term for the surgical removal of bone?
Osteopath
Osteophyte
Ostectomy
Osteotomy
27
What is the surgical suturing or wiring together of bones called?
Osteoarthritis
Spondylolisthesis
Osteorrhaphy
Chondroma
28
An inflammation of the synovial membrane is known as ______.
Hemarthrosis
Synovitis
Subluxation
Synovectomy
29
What is the term for the bone that is stationary in the forearm?
Metacarpals
Ulna
Radius
Metatarsals
30
What is the medical term for a slow-growing benign tumor derived from cartilage cells?
Chondromalacia
Dysplasia
Osteoarthritis
Chondroma
31
What is the term for the bone that is bent and only partially broken(common in kids)?
Compression fracture
Greenstick fracture
Greenstick fracture
Comminuted fracture
32
What does -desis mean?
Setting free
Hump
Spinal cord
To bind, tie together
33
Which diagnostic technique is most commonly used to visualize a bone fracture?
Bone density testing
radiograph (x-ray)
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
bone marrow biopsy
34
True or false: acetabulum is the hip socket
True
False
35
What bone disorder is characterized by excessive breakdown of bone tissue, followed by abnormal bone formation?
Osteonecrosis
Spondylolisthesis
Paget's disease
Rickets
36
What does scoli/o mean?
Curved
Synovial membrane
Vertebra
Bone
37
What is the term for a deficiency disease in children characterized by defective bone growth?
Chondromalacia
Dysplasia
Osteoarthritis
Rickets
38
The medical term for inflexible joints, also known as sutures, is _____.
Cartilaginous joints
Tendons
Synovial joints
fibrous joints
39
This type of fracture is also known as a simple or complete fracture.
Transverse
Closed
Callus
Dislocation
40
True or false: manubrium is part of the sternum
True
False
41
______ is stiffness of the joints, especially in older adults.
Ankylosis
Arthrosclerosis
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Arthritis
42
Pathologic fracture is when bone breaks due to weakness caused by a disease process
True
False
43
What is the form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae called?
Spondylolisthesis
Osteoarthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Chondroma
44
What is the term for the form of arthritis most commonly associated with aging?
Gouty arthritis
Juvenile arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
45
True or false: -lysis means setting free
True
False
46
What does arthr/o refer to?
Joint
Rib
Skull
Cartilage
47
What is the term for the bone that is splintered or crushed?
Comminuted fracture
Compression fracture
Greenstick fracture
Open fracture
48
Which bone tissue is hemopoietic?
Periosteum
Yellow bone marrow
Endosteum
Red bone marrow
49
What does ankyl/o mean?
Rib
Cartilage
Joint
Crooked, bent, or stiff
50
Fibrous ___ is a bone disorder of unknown cause that destroys normal bone structure & replaces it with scar like tissue.
muscle
arthrirtis
dysplasia
sclerosis
51
True or false: crani/o means rib
True
False
52
What does ulna refer to?
Foot bones
Palm bones
Stationary forearm bone
Upper sternum
53
What is the medical term for the larger bone in the lower leg?
Tibia
Fibula
Ulna
Radius
54
What is the term for the condition of blood within a joint?
Osteoarthritis
Hemarthrosis
Dysplasia
Paget's
55
Is osteonecrosis the abnormal softening of cartilage?
True
False
56
True or false: chondr/o means cartilage
False
True
57
What is the term for the bone that is pressed together on itself?
Greenstick fracture
Compression fracture
Comminuted fracture
Open fracture
58
What is the term for the opening in a bone, through which the blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass?
Suture
Foramen
Process
Fontanelles
59
What does synovi/o refer to?
Curved
Vertebra
Synovial membrane
Bone
60
What does lord/o mean?
Bent backward
Setting free
Hump
Spinal cord
61
What is the term for the surgical removal of bone?
Osteoarthritis
Spondylolisthesis
Chondroma
Ostectomy
62
What is the term for the surgical repair or replacement of a damaged joint?
Chondroma
Osteoarthritis
Spondylolisthesis
Arthroplasty
63
What is the term for an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum?
Dysplasia
Osteoarthritis
Costochondritis
Chondroma
64
What is known as a broken bone and an open wound?
Open fracture
Spiral fracture
Pathologic fracture
Closed fracture
65
What is the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint called?
Arthroscopy
Chondroma
Spondylolisthesis
Osteoarthritis
66
Which bone tissue functions as a fat-storage area and is located in the medullary cavity?
Red bone marrow
Yellow bone marrow
Endosteum
Compact
