TEST BANK For Medical Terminology Systems: A Body
Systems Approach 8th Edition by Gylys & Wedding
Answer the following:
Puncture of joint to remove fluid - ANSWER: arthorocentesis
pertaining to the wrist - ANSWER: carpal
tumor of cartilage - ANSWER: chondroma
atonia - ANSWER: no tone
arthralgia - ANSWER: joint pain
dyskinesia - ANSWER: difficult movement
study of movement - ANSWER: kinesiology
craniotomy - ANSWER: incision into skull
humpback - ANSWER: kyphosis
myasthenia is: - ANSWER: muscle weakness
bone pain - ANSWER: ostealgia
hand bones - ANSWER: metacarpals
inflammation of joint - ANSWER: arthritis
Humpback - ANSWER: kyphosis
Lines medullary cavity of bones - ANSWER: endosteum
part of muscle that does the work - ANSWER: insertion
Rotate hands so the palms face forward or down - ANSWER: pronation
the kneecap - ANSWER: patella
Deficiency in calcium and vitamin D found in early childhood that results in bone
deformities, especially bow legs - ANSWER: rickets
, which type of muscle is involuntary - ANSWER: smooth
profession dealing specifically and only with issues of feet - ANSWER: podiatry
connective tissue surrounding muscles - ANSWER: fascia
applying a pulling force on fractured or dislocated limb or vertebral column in order
to restore normal alignment - ANSWER: traction
instrument used to cut bone - ANSWER: osteotome
surgical repair of cartilage - ANSWER: chondroplasty
chondromalacia - ANSWER: softening of cartilage
slipping of one vertebra over another - ANSWER: spondylolisthesis
uncoordinated - ANSWER: ataxia
osteoma - ANSWER: bone tumor
excessive movement - ANSWER: hyperkinesia
myorrhexis - ANSWER: rupture/ tear of muscle
meaning "to grow between" this is the hardest part of a long bone - ANSWER:
diaphysis
the prefix in bradykinesia means - ANSWER: slow
the profession specializing in making orthopedic appliances such as braces and
splints - ANSWER: orthotics
shoulder blade - ANSWER: scapula
decrease in bone mass producing a thinning and weakening of bone with resulting
fracture - ANSWER: osteoporosis
infection, usually bacterial, that results in death of body's soft tissue - ANSWER:
necrotizing fascitis
Costochondral is referring to the ribs and - ANSWER: cartilage
break joint to restore mobility - ANSWER: arthroclasia
condition where bone is porous - ANSWER: osteoporosis
Systems Approach 8th Edition by Gylys & Wedding
Answer the following:
Puncture of joint to remove fluid - ANSWER: arthorocentesis
pertaining to the wrist - ANSWER: carpal
tumor of cartilage - ANSWER: chondroma
atonia - ANSWER: no tone
arthralgia - ANSWER: joint pain
dyskinesia - ANSWER: difficult movement
study of movement - ANSWER: kinesiology
craniotomy - ANSWER: incision into skull
humpback - ANSWER: kyphosis
myasthenia is: - ANSWER: muscle weakness
bone pain - ANSWER: ostealgia
hand bones - ANSWER: metacarpals
inflammation of joint - ANSWER: arthritis
Humpback - ANSWER: kyphosis
Lines medullary cavity of bones - ANSWER: endosteum
part of muscle that does the work - ANSWER: insertion
Rotate hands so the palms face forward or down - ANSWER: pronation
the kneecap - ANSWER: patella
Deficiency in calcium and vitamin D found in early childhood that results in bone
deformities, especially bow legs - ANSWER: rickets
, which type of muscle is involuntary - ANSWER: smooth
profession dealing specifically and only with issues of feet - ANSWER: podiatry
connective tissue surrounding muscles - ANSWER: fascia
applying a pulling force on fractured or dislocated limb or vertebral column in order
to restore normal alignment - ANSWER: traction
instrument used to cut bone - ANSWER: osteotome
surgical repair of cartilage - ANSWER: chondroplasty
chondromalacia - ANSWER: softening of cartilage
slipping of one vertebra over another - ANSWER: spondylolisthesis
uncoordinated - ANSWER: ataxia
osteoma - ANSWER: bone tumor
excessive movement - ANSWER: hyperkinesia
myorrhexis - ANSWER: rupture/ tear of muscle
meaning "to grow between" this is the hardest part of a long bone - ANSWER:
diaphysis
the prefix in bradykinesia means - ANSWER: slow
the profession specializing in making orthopedic appliances such as braces and
splints - ANSWER: orthotics
shoulder blade - ANSWER: scapula
decrease in bone mass producing a thinning and weakening of bone with resulting
fracture - ANSWER: osteoporosis
infection, usually bacterial, that results in death of body's soft tissue - ANSWER:
necrotizing fascitis
Costochondral is referring to the ribs and - ANSWER: cartilage
break joint to restore mobility - ANSWER: arthroclasia
condition where bone is porous - ANSWER: osteoporosis
