Exam 4: The Skeletal System: The Essentials of the Language of Orthopedics

In the word detoxification, what is the prefix and what does the prefix mean?

The word rickets means :

Which of the following joints is very unstable and prone to dislocation?

Incomplete bone formation, leading to fragile, easily broken bones, is called:

The word which means creation of new bone is _________________________________.

In the term sphenoid, what does the suffix mean?

Correctly spell the term that means the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot.

The medical term osteogenesis means :

What determines the classification of bones?

Inflammation of the synovial sacs of fluid that surround a joint:

The spinal cord lies protected in the:

A Pott fracture is one in which there is a fracture of the:

What word refers to the fatty, blood-forming tissue in the cavities of long bones?

What is the correct spelling of the long bone of the upper arm?

Correctly spell the term that means the excision of all or part of the cartilage pad of the knee.

A treatment for bursitis is:

Your upper arm extends from your shoulder to your elbow and contains only one bone - the _______________.

Which of the following terms, meaning the specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and injuries to the foot, is spelled correctly?

Cortical bone is also known as ______ bone.

In the medical term Colles fracture, Colles is an example of a(n):