Terms for The Skeletal System Quiz
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Which of the following would be classified as in the appendicular skeleton?
A. ribs
B. Fibula
C. Sternum
D. skull
Rickets is caused by a lack of which vitamin?
A. A
B. D
C. E
D. C
A Podiatrist would see you as a patient if you had an injured_______________.
A. hand
B. knee
C. foot
D. back
The root word for “rib” is:
A. chondr/o
B. cost/o
C. arthr/o
D. ankyl/o
The outside of the bone is called the ________________________
A. periosteum
B. cancellous
C. endosteum
D. compact
Synovial membrane or fluid is the meaning for:
A. scoli/o
B. lord/o
C. synovi/o
D. spondyl/o
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 axial skeleton?
A. Humerus
B. Femur
C. Sternum
D. Carpal bones
_________ is an exaggerated lateral ( side to side) curve of the spine
A. kyphosis
B. lordosis
C. scoliosis
“-lysis” means:
A. toward, near
B. away from
C. curved, bent
D. loosening, setting free
Anterior curve in lumbar spine
A. lordosis
B. kyphosis
C. scoliosis
The suffix “-desis” means:
A. loosening, setting free
B. bind, tie together
C. crooked, bent
D. without, lack of
A break in bone that does not penetrate the skin
A. stress fracture
B. closed fracture
C. compound fracture
D. open fracture
The femur and humerus could be classified as
A. Short Bones
B. Long Bones
C. Irregular Bones
D. Flat Bones
Lumb/o means
A. lumbar
B. hump
C. normal
D. neck
“Crani/o” means:
A. rib
B. skull
C. pain
D. joint
This disease translates to “pourous bone” which is weak, thin and easily breakable bone.
A. osteoporosis
B. scoliosis
C. kyphosis
D. spondylitis
What is the name given to the end of a long bone?
A. Compact bone
B. Epiphysis
C. Diaphysis
D. Periosteum
The suffix “-algia” means:
A. pain
B. surgery
C. endoscopy
D. inflammation
Chondr/o means
A. rib
B. cartilage
C. joint
D. ligament
Kyph/o means
A. hump
B. lumbar
C. swayback
D. neck
The root word for curved, swayback or bent is:
A. synovi/o
B. lord/o
C. scoli/o
D. spondyl/o
Arthr/o means
A. bone
B. joint
C. muscle
D. tendon
ARTHRALGIA MEANS
A. THE CONDITION OF BEING SHORT
B. PERTAINING TO THE KNEE
C. JOINT PAIN
D. MUSCLE WEAKNESS
The bone building process is called_______.
A. collagen
B. ossification
C. hypertrophy
D. getting stronger
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