Questions and All Correct Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
Orthopedics - Answer the medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of the
skeletal and muscular systems.
ortho/o- - Answer straight
ped/o- - Answer child
orthopedist - Answer Medical doctor who specializes in bone, joint, and muscle conditions.
They use diagnostic tests, medical and surgical procedures, and drugs to treat skeletal and
muscular diseases.
skeletal system - Answer the system that supports the body, and its structures include the
connective tissues of bones, cartilage, ligaments, and joints.
function of skeletal system - Answer to provide structural support for the body and
protection for the body's soft tissues and internal organs. The bones are also a storage site for
calcium and phosphorous.
Fracture (FX, Fx) - Answer Broken bone caused by an accident, injury, or disease.
•Stress fractures are caused by force or torsion during a sport or activity.
•Pathologic fractures are caused by a disease process like osteoporosis.
•Some fractures are categorized by how the bone breaks.
open (compound) fracture - Answer fracture in which the broken bone penetrates through
the skin
closed (simple) fracture - Answer fracture that does not penetrate the skin
nondisplaced fracture - Answer A fracture that has not caused the bone to move from its
normal alignment
,displaced fracture - Answer A fracture in which bone fragments are separated from one
another and pulled out of normal alignment.
Colles fracture - Answer type of fracture that occurs when the distal radius is broken by
falling onto an outstretched hand
compression fracture - Answer type of fracture that occurs when the vertebrae are
compressed due to a fall or they collapse on themselves (osteoporosis)
depressed fracture - Answer cranium is fractured inward toward the brain
greenstick fracture - Answer Bone is broken only on one side (children)
Hairline fracture - Answer Very thin fracture (bone still together)
Oblique fracture - Answer Bone is broken on an oblique angle
Spiral fracture - Answer Spiral break due to twisting force
Transverse fracture - Answer Break is perpendicular to long axis
malac/o- - Answer softening
osteomalacia - Answer Abnormal softening of the bone due to vitamin D deficiency or lack of
sun exposure; causes rickets in children
por/o- - Answer pore, small opening/hole
Osteoporosis - Answer Abnormal thinning of the bone structure; bone breakdown exceeds
bone formation and calcium and phosphorus are lost
osteoma - Answer benign (growth) tumor of bone
Osteosarcoma - Answer malignant growth of osteoblasts
Ewing sarcoma - Answer malignant growth in young men
, Osteoma, Osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma - Answer bone cancers
sarc/o- - Answer connective tissue
chondro/o- - Answer cartilage
chondroma - Answer Benign tumor of the cartilage.
Chondromalacia patellae - Answer Abnormal softening of the patella due to thinning and
uneven wear; caused by pulling of the femur on the patella.
Osteomyelitis - Answer Infection of the bone and bone marrow when bacteria enter the
bone following injury or surgery.
myel/o- - Answer bone marrow
pectus - Answer chest
Exacavatum - Answer caved in
Pectus excavatum - Answer Congenital deformity in which the sternum is bent inward
creating a depression in the chest.
Kyphosis - Answer Abnormal posterior curvature of the thoracic spine; also called humpback
Lordosis - Answer Abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine; also called swayback
Scoliosis - Answer Abnormal C- or S-shaped lateral curvature of the spine
dextroscoliosis - Answer spine curves to right side
levoscoliosis - Answer spine curves to left side
ankyl/o- - Answer fused together