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Skeletal System Vocabulary Quiz


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Bone spur

A. kyphosis

B. lordosis

C. scoliosis

D. exostosis


A brace or splint used to correct or prevent deformities.

A. orthotic

B. prosthesis

C. sling

D. xray


Part of medicine that specializes in diagnosis and treatment of the foot and lower leg.

A. chiropractor

B. prosthetics

C. podiatry

D. dentistry


Part of medicine that specializes in the making of artifical body parts.

A. dentistry

B. neurology

C. nephrology

D. prosthetics


Artificial device that is used as a substitute for a missing body part.

A. prosthesis

B. brace

C. orthotic

D. splint


A brace or splint used to correct or prevent deformities.

A. orthotic

B. prosthesis

C. sling

D. xray


Healthcare profession that treats malalignment of the spine

A. nurse

B. chiropractor

C. athletic trainer

D. EMT


Solid material used to immobilize an body structure to allow it to heal.

A. callus

B. cast

C. crepitation

D. wrap


Part of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of the musculoskeletal systems.

A. orthopedics

B. neurology

C. urology

D. dermatology


Mass of bone tissue that forms at a fracture site during healing.

A. cast

B. callus

C. exostosis

D. kyphosis


Part of medicine that specializes in the making of artifical body parts.

A. dentistry

B. neurology

C. nephrology

D. prosthetics


Noise made by bones or cartilage rubbing together

A. callus

B. cast

C. kyphosis

D. crepitation


Healthcare profession that treats malalignment of the spine

A. nurse

B. chiropractor

C. athletic trainer

D. EMT


Solid material used to immobilize an body structure to allow it to heal.

A. callus

B. cast

C. crepitation

D. wrap


Abnormal increase in the outward curve of the thoracic spine

A. lordosis

B. kyphosis

C. exostosis

D. scoliosis


Abnormal increase in the forward curve of the lumbar spine.

A. kyphosis

B. lordosis

C. scoliosis

D. exostosis


Part of medicine that specializes in diagnosis and treatment of the foot and lower leg.

A. chiropractor

B. prosthetics

C. podiatry

D. dentistry


Noise made by bones or cartilage rubbing together

A. callus

B. cast

C. kyphosis

D. crepitation


Part of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of the musculoskeletal systems.

A. orthopedics

B. neurology

C. urology

D. dermatology


Mass of bone tissue that forms at a fracture site during healing.

A. cast

B. callus

C. exostosis

D. kyphosis


Bone spur

A. kyphosis

B. lordosis

C. scoliosis

D. exostosis


Abnormal increase in the forward curve of the lumbar spine.

A. kyphosis

B. lordosis

C. scoliosis

D. exostosis


Abnormal increase in the outward curve of the thoracic spine

A. lordosis

B. kyphosis

C. exostosis

D. scoliosis


Artificial device that is used as a substitute for a missing body part.

A. prosthesis

B. brace

C. orthotic

D. splint




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