Terms for The Skeletal System Quiz
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The outside of the bone is called the ________________________
A. periosteum
B. cancellous
C. endosteum
D. compact
The root word for curved, swayback or bent is:
A. synovi/o
B. lord/o
C. scoli/o
D. spondyl/o
What is the name given to the end of a long bone?
A. Compact bone
B. Epiphysis
C. Diaphysis
D. Periosteum
Anterior curve in lumbar spine
A. lordosis
B. kyphosis
C. scoliosis
The root word for bone is:
A. cost/o
B. lord/o
C. chondr/o
D. oste/o
Which of the following would be classified as in the appendicular skeleton?
A. ribs
B. Fibula
C. Sternum
D. skull
Arthr/o means
A. bone
B. joint
C. muscle
D. tendon
The bone building process is called_______.
A. collagen
B. ossification
C. hypertrophy
D. getting stronger
An injury to a ligament is called a _______.
A. sprain
B. strain
C. contusion
D. cramp
“Crani/o” means:
A. rib
B. skull
C. pain
D. joint
“-lysis” means:
A. toward, near
B. away from
C. curved, bent
D. loosening, setting free
A Podiatrist would see you as a patient if you had an injured_______________.
A. hand
B. knee
C. foot
D. back
Spondyl/o means:
A. vertebrae
B. cranium
C. skull
D. costae
The suffix “-desis” means:
A. loosening, setting free
B. bind, tie together
C. crooked, bent
D. without, lack of
Rickets is caused by a lack of which vitamin?
A. A
B. D
C. E
D. C