Question 1

The head of the humerus is also known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  proximal end. 
B)  greater tubercle. 
C)  anatomical neck. 
D)  shaft. 
A)  proximal end. 
B)  greater tubercle. 
C)  anatomical neck. 
D)  shaft. A

Question 2

Which of the following types of fractures happens when a tiny bone piece breaks off at the point where a ligament or tendon attaches to the bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avulsion 
B)  Burst 
C)  Comminuted 
D)  Depressed 
A)  Avulsion 
B)  Burst 
C)  Comminuted 
D)  Depressed A

Question 3

Which of the following is not a facial bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethmoid 
B)  Maxillary 
C)  Zygomatic 
D)  Lacrimal 
A)  Ethmoid 
B)  Maxillary 
C)  Zygomatic 
D)  Lacrimal A

Question 4

Which of the following is also known as the collarbone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clavicle 
B)  Scapula 
C)  Humerus 
D)  Radius 
A)  Clavicle 
B)  Scapula 
C)  Humerus 
D)  Radius

Question 5

What is the correct code for a patient seen for a nonunion of a greenstick fracture of the shaft of the right humerus?

Accepted Answer

A)  S42.311D 
B)  S42.311K 
C)  S42.311P 
D)  S42.311S 
A)  S42.311D 
B)  S42.311K 
C)  S42.311P 
D)  S42.311S

Question 6

Which of the following is not part of the vertebrae?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cervical 
B)  Lumbar 
C)  Thoracic 
D)  Sternum 
A)  Cervical 
B)  Lumbar 
C)  Thoracic 
D)  Sternum

Question 7

Which of the following types of fractures is typically caused by a severe blow to the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basal skull 
B)  Blowout 
C)  Depressed skull 
D)  Stellate 
A)  Basal skull 
B)  Blowout 
C)  Depressed skull 
D)  Stellate

Question 8

The center of the intervertebral discs is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  annulus fibrosus. 
B)  fibrocartilage. 
C)  spinal column. 
D)  nucleus pulposus. 
A)  annulus fibrosus. 
B)  fibrocartilage. 
C)  spinal column. 
D)  nucleus pulposus.

Question 9

The torso of the human body is also called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  thoracic cage. 
B)  thoracic vertebrae. 
C)  ribs. 
D)  sternum. 
A)  thoracic cage. 
B)  thoracic vertebrae. 
C)  ribs. 
D)  sternum.

Question 10

Which set of ribs are also called the floating ribs?

Accepted Answer

A)  1-7 
B)  8-10 
C)  11-12 
D)  None of these 
A)  1-7 
B)  8-10 
C)  11-12 
D)  None of these

Question 11

Which vertebrae do the ribs attach to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cervical 
B)  Lumbar 
C)  Thoracic 
D)  Sacral 
A)  Cervical 
B)  Lumbar 
C)  Thoracic 
D)  Sacral

Question 12

Which of the following bones is part of the nasal septum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethmoid 
B)  Maxillary 
C)  Zygomatic 
D)  Vomer 
A)  Ethmoid 
B)  Maxillary 
C)  Zygomatic 
D)  Vomer

Question 13

What is the correct code for spina bifida, lumbar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Q05.3 
B)  Q05.5 
C)  Q05.7 
D)  Q05.9 
A)  Q05.3 
B)  Q05.5 
C)  Q05.7 
D)  Q05.9

Question 14

Which of the following is also known as the kneecap?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fibula 
B)  Tibia 
C)  Patella 
D)  Ischium 
A)  Fibula 
B)  Tibia 
C)  Patella 
D)  Ischium

Question 15

What is the correct code for a patient with a Salter-Harris type I physeal fracture of the upper end of the right femur being seen today for a recheck of the healing fracture?

Accepted Answer

A)  S79.011A 
B)  S79.011D 
C)  S79.011G 
D)  S79.011K 
A)  S79.011A 
B)  S79.011D 
C)  S79.011G 
D)  S79.011K

Question 16

Which of the following types of fractures is a fracture of the epiphyseal plate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fissured 
B)  Impacted 
C)  Oblique 
D)  Salter-Harris 
A)  Fissured 
B)  Impacted 
C)  Oblique 
D)  Salter-Harris

Question 17

What is the correct code for localized osteoporosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  M81.0 
B)  M81.6 
C)  M81.8 
D)  M83.0 
A)  M81.0 
B)  M81.6 
C)  M81.8 
D)  M83.0

Question 18

Which of the following types of fractures identifies the breaking of the bone into several pieces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avulsion 
B)  Burst 
C)  Comminuted 
D)  Depressed 
A)  Avulsion 
B)  Burst 
C)  Comminuted 
D)  Depressed

Question 19

How many tarsal bones are there?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  7 
D)  8 
A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  7 
D)  8

Question 20

How many bones are in the adult human cranium?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  14 
C)  22 
D)  40 
A)  8 
B)  14 
C)  22 
D)  40

Exam 17: Coding Skeletal Conditions

The head of the humerus is also known as the:

Which of the following types of fractures happens when a tiny bone piece breaks off at the point where a ligament or tendon attaches to the bone?

Which of the following is not a facial bone?

Which of the following is also known as the collarbone?

What is the correct code for a patient seen for a nonunion of a greenstick fracture of the shaft of the right humerus?

Which of the following is not part of the vertebrae?

Which of the following types of fractures is typically caused by a severe blow to the eye?

The center of the intervertebral discs is called the:

The torso of the human body is also called the:

Which set of ribs are also called the floating ribs?

Which vertebrae do the ribs attach to?

Which of the following bones is part of the nasal septum?

What is the correct code for spina bifida, lumbar?

Which of the following is also known as the kneecap?

What is the correct code for a patient with a Salter-Harris type I physeal fracture of the upper end of the right femur being seen today for a recheck of the healing fracture?

Which of the following types of fractures is a fracture of the epiphyseal plate?

What is the correct code for localized osteoporosis?

Which of the following types of fractures identifies the breaking of the bone into several pieces?

How many tarsal bones are there?

How many bones are in the adult human cranium?

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