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The term that means upper leg bone is


A) tibia
B) patella
C) fibula
D) femur

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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The patient is scheduled in surgery for a THA. She is having surgery on her


A) tendon
B) ankle
C) hip
D) humerus

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The medical term for the collarbone is


A) scapula
B) clavicle
C) sternum
D) mandible

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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To assist in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, the doctor may use a procedure involving a surgical puncture of a joint to aspirate fluid called a/an


A) athroclasis
B) arthrodesis
C) arthroplasty
D) arthrocentesis

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The combining form that means joint is


A) aponeur/o
B) arthr/o
C) burs/o
D) tendin/o

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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The upper, wing-shaped portion of the pelvic bone is called the


A) ischium
B) ilium
C) pubis
D) acetabulum

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The combining form that means kneecap is


A) patell/o
B) phalang/o
C) rachi/o
D) orth/o

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The term that means a system of treatment that consists of manipulation of the vertebral column is


A) orthotics
B) orthopedics
C) osteopathy
D) chiropractic

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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The term that means pertaining to below the ribs is


A) substernal
B) subcostal
C) subscapular
D) submaxillary

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The term that means (congenital) fissure of the skull is


A) rachischisis
B) spondylosis
C) cranioschisis
D) spina bifida

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The prefix inter- means


A) holding
B) between
C) within
D) connecting

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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An abnormal prominence of the joint at the base of the great toe is called


A) bunion
B) exostosis
C) bursolith
D) gout

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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MATCHING

Premises
electromyogram
fracture
muscular dystrophy
rheumatoid arthritis
orthopedics
thoracic vertebrae
herniated nucleus pulposus
lumbar vertebrae
total hip arthroplasty
carpal tunnel syndrome
Responses
ortho
L1-L5
fx
EMG
RA
HNP
T1-T12
THA
CTS
MD

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electromyogram
fracture
muscular dystrophy
rheumatoid arthritis
orthopedics
thoracic vertebrae
herniated nucleus pulposus
lumbar vertebrae
total hip arthroplasty
carpal tunnel syndrome

The term that means pertaining to the vertebrae and the ribs is


A) vertebrocostal
B) intervertebral
C) intercostal
D) sternoclavicular

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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A prefix for together, joined is


A) syn-
B) intra-
C) -physis
D) supra-

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A specialist who treats and diagnoses foot diseases and disorders, such as corns and ingrown toenails, is a(n)


A) orthopedics
B) podiatrist
C) orthopedist
D) orthotist

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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A muscle biopsy and electromyography confirmed the patient's diagnosis as a group of hereditary diseases characterized by degeneration of muscle and weakness or


A) ankylosing spondylitis
B) muscular dystrophy
C) myasthenia gravis
D) rheumatoid arthritis

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The combining form that means hump (increased convexity) of the spine is


A) kyph/o
B) ankyl/o
C) spondyl/o
D) lord/o

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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MATCHING

Premises
upper leg bone
upper jawbone
collarbone
forms the inward curve of the spine
outermost layer of the bone
seven bones that form the neck
dense, hard layers of bone tissue
breastbone
contains little spaces like a sponge
shoulder blade
four vertebrae fused together to form the tailbone
a lower arm bone
Responses
cervical vertebrae
cancellous (spongy) bone
ulna
scapula
lumbar vertebrae
compact bone
sternum
clavicle
maxilla
coccyx
femur
periosteum

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upper leg bone
upper jawbone
collarbone
forms the inward curve of the spine
outermost layer of the bone
seven bones that form the neck
dense, hard layers of bone tissue
breastbone
contains little spaces like a sponge
shoulder blade
four vertebrae fused together to form the tailbone
a lower arm bone

The term that means abnormal loss of bone density, which may lead to fractures from slight trauma, is


A) osteopetrosis
B) osteopenia
C) osteoporosis
D) osteoarthritis

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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