Deck 7: The Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

When bone tissue dies, it is absorbed by:

A) Osteoblasts
B) Osteoclasts
C) Osseous tissue
D) Osteocytes

Answer 1

Osteoclasts

Question 2

Bone marrow is important in the creation of:

A) WBCs
B) Platelets
C) RBCs
D) Phagocytes

Answer 2

RBCs

Question 3

The lower jawbone is known as the:

A) Maxillary
B) Mandible
C) Lacrimal
D) Nasal

Answer 3

Mandible

Question 4

The main bone of the thigh is the:

A) Humus
B) Ulna
C) Tibia
D) Femur

Question 5

Voluntary muscles are what type of muscle?

A) Striated
B) Cardiac
C) Visceral
D) Fascia

Question 6

The point at which the shoulder bone, or scapula, joins with the clavicle is the:

A) Radius
B) Acromion
C) Thorax
D) sternum

Question 7

This connects bones.

A) Tendon
B) Ligament
C) Cartilage
D) Fascia

Question 8

A joint, or a point where two bones meet, is known as a (an):

A) Acromion
B) Articulation
C) Bursa
D) Tendon

Question 9

A physician who focuses on treating disorders of the foot is a(n):

A) Osteopath
B) Rheumatologist
C) Podiatrist
D) Chiropractor

Question 10

A test that can be used to detect gout is a(n):

A) Serum calcium
B) Creatine phosphokinase
C) Uric acid
D) Serum phosphorus

Question 11

A compound fracture is a best described as break in a bone with:

A) An open wound
B) A shattered bone
C) No open wound
D) Bent bone

Question 12

Osteomyelitis is may be caused by a:

A) Inflammation
B) Infection
C) Arthritis
D) Crepitus

Question 13

A wasting away of tissue, organs or cells, usually the result of disease or loss of blood supply is known as:

A) Hypertrophy.
B) Muscular dystrophy
C) Atrophy
D) Myositis

Question 14

An opening in a bone is called a:

A) Fossa
B) Fissure
C) sulcus
D) foramen

Question 15

The physical therapist is performing adduction on the skeletal system. This movement is in which direction?

A) Toward the body
B) Away from the body
C) Above the body
D) Below the body

Question 16

Match the combining form acetabul(o) with its closest definition:

A) bent
B) bursa
C) acetabulum
D) arm

Question 17

Match the combining form acromi(o) with its closest definition.

A) end point of scapula
B) heel
C) arm
D) joint

Question 18

Match the combining form ankyl(o) with its closest definition.

A) joint
B) heel
C) calcium
D) bent

Question 19

Match the combining form cervic(o) with its closest definition.

A) Neck
B) Skull
C) Rib
D) Fingers

Question 20

Match the combining form chondr(o) with its closest definition.

A) Rib
B) Skull
C) Cartilage
D) Wrist

Question 21

Match the combining form cost(o) with its closest definition.

A) Rib
B) Cartilage
C) Knuckle
D) Fingers

Question 22

Match the combining form crani(o) with its closest definition.

A) Head
B) Skull
C) Rib
D) Neck

Question 23

Match the combining form femor(o) with its closest definition.

A) Femur
B) Fiber
C) Hump
D) Fascia

Question 24

Match the combining form lumb(o) with its closest definition.

A) Lamina
B) Lumbar
C) Muscle
D) Fiber

Question 25

Match the combining form my(o) with its closest definition.

A) Muscle
B) Bone marrow
C) Pelvis
D) Rod-shaped

Question 26

Match the combining form myel(o) with its closest definition.

A) Muscle
B) Bone marrow
C) Pelvis
D) Rod-shaped

Question 27

Match the combining form scapul(o) with its closest definition.

A) Vertebra
B) Scapula
C) Sternum
D) Spine

Question 28

Match the combining form scoli(o) with its closest definition.

A) Vertebra
B) Bent
C) Curved
D) Foot

Question 29

Match the combining form synov(o) with its closest definition.

A) Sternum
B) Spine
C) Synovial membrane
D) Ulna

Question 30

Match the combining form ten(o) with its closest definition.

A) Ulna
B) Tendon
C) Tarsus
D) Thorax

Question 31

Match the combining form tars(o) with its closest definition.

A) Foot
B) Toe
C) Finger
D) Tarsus

Question 32

Bones are made of ____________________ tissue.

Question 33

Bone phagocytes are also called ________________________________.

Question 34

The patient is complaining of stiffness of the joints. This will be documented as __________________________.

Question 35

A disease with loss of bone density common in postmenopausal women is _________________________.

Question 36

The five bones of the palm are the __________________________.

Question 37

The nurse assesses the top of the infant's skull for the: __________________________.

Question 38

The patient needs the removal of a herniated disk. This is also known as a: __________________________.

Question 39

The patient is complaining of painful muscles or: __________________________.

Question 40

The health care provider explains to a group of students that the main functions of bones are to: __________________________.

Question 41

The meaning of osteogenesis is: ________________________.

Question 42

The meaning of hypercalcemia is: __________________________.

Question 43

The patient has fluid in his joint. The health care provider anticipates what occurring?

Question 44

The patient is having a test to examine the disks and contracts injected into the spine. This is what test?