Medical Quiz

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


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