Deck 12: Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

Which abbreviation is related to inflammation of multiple joints that results in crippling deformities?

A) RA
B) THR
C) Fx
D) HNP
E) CTS

Answer 1

RA

Question 2

Which of the following refers to spinal cord compression?

A) subluxation
B) kyphosis
C) lordosis
D) rickets
E) spondylolisthesis

Answer 2

spondylolisthesis

Question 3

The medical doctor who specializes in the treatment of arthritis is a(n):

A) orthopedist
B) chiropractor
C) radiologist
D) rheumatologist
E) pulmonologist

Answer 3

rheumatologist

Question 4

Which medical term means a decrease in bone density and an increase in porosity?

A) osteoporosis
B) Paget disease
C) polio
D) Pott disease
E) osteomyelitis

Question 5

What anatomical structure is affected by a rotator cuff injury?

A) head
B) neck
C) arm
D) shoulder
E) leg

Question 6

Trauma to a muscle from overuse may result in a:

A) sprain
B) strain
C) break
D) contracture
E) fracture

Question 7

Drugs that relieve mild to moderate pain and reduce inflammation in treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, including osteoarthritis, are called:

A) NSAIDs.
B) bone inhibitors
C) gold salts
D) muscle relaxants
E) beta blockers

Question 8

Match the word elements with their meanings.

-to break

A) ankyl/o
B) arthr/o
C) cervic/o
D) chondr/o
E) cost/o
F) crani/o
G) lamin/o
H) lumb/o
I) my/o
J) myel/o
K) orth/o
L) oste/o
M) pelv/o
N) spondyl/o
O) ten/o
P) -clast
Q) -desis
R) -physis
S) -plegia
T) -sarcoma

Question 9

Match the word elements with their meanings.

-loins (lower back)

A) ankyl/o
B) arthr/o
C) cervic/o
D) chondr/o
E) cost/o
F) crani/o
G) lamin/o
H) lumb/o
I) my/o
J) myel/o
K) orth/o
L) oste/o
M) pelv/o
N) spondyl/o
O) ten/o
P) -clast
Q) -desis
R) -physis
S) -plegia
T) -sarcoma

Question 10

Use oste/o to build a word that means porous bone: __________.

Question 11

Use myel/o to build a word that means tumor of bone marrow: __________.

Question 12

Build a word that means pertaining to the loins (lower back) and ribs: __________.