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Navy Corpsman Test 7 MSK & Dermatology Exam
Questions and Answers
musculoskeletal system - ANSWER ✔✔-the system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and
protect the body and permit movement
Abduction - ANSWER ✔✔-Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - ANSWER ✔✔-Movement toward the midline of the body
angulated fracture - ANSWER ✔✔-fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each
other
Articulation - ANSWER ✔✔-where two bones meet (joint)
atrophy - ANSWER ✔✔-decrease in size or waste awat of a body part or tissue
bursa - ANSWER ✔✔-small serous sac between a tendon and a bone
Bursitis - ANSWER ✔✔-Inflammation of the connective tissue structure surrounding a joint
Cartilage - ANSWER ✔✔-tough tissue that covers the joint ends of bones and helps form certain body
parts; such as the ear.
closed extremity injury - ANSWER ✔✔-an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin
comminuted fracture - ANSWER ✔✔-a fracture in which the bone is broken in several places
compartment syndrome - ANSWER ✔✔-injury caused when tissues such as blood vessels and nerves are
constricted within a space as from swelling or from a tight dressing or cast
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Crepitus - ANSWER ✔✔-A grating or grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or joints rubbing
together; also air bubbles under the skin that produce a crackling sound or crinkly feeling.
Dislocation - ANSWER ✔✔-the disrupting or "coming apart" of a body part (joint) from its normal
position
edema - ANSWER ✔✔-Abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues (swelling)
effusion - ANSWER ✔✔-escape of fluid
erythema - ANSWER ✔✔-redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes
fracture - ANSWER ✔✔-to break (a bone)
greenstick fracture - ANSWER ✔✔-a fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one
side of the bone is broken and the other only bent.
gait - ANSWER ✔✔-a manner of walking or moving on foot
gout - ANSWER ✔✔-a form of arthritis, a disorder of purine metabolism that results from an elevated
serious injury occurred
Mechanism of injury (MOI) - ANSWER ✔✔-method by which damage to skin, muscles, organs, and
bones happen.
orthopedics - ANSWER ✔✔-Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention or correction of disorders
of the musculoskeletal system.
paralysis - ANSWER ✔✔-loss of muscle function through injury, disease, or damage to its nerve supply;
due to stroke or spinal cord injury
periosteum - ANSWER ✔✔-tough connective sheath that covers the bone
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Range of motion (ROM) - ANSWER ✔✔-the extent of movement of a joint, measured in degrees of a
circle
strain - ANSWER ✔✔-MUSCLE OR TENDON injury resulting from violent contraction or excessive force
sprain - ANSWER ✔✔-the stretching or tearing of LIGAMENTS that causes pain and disability
Tendonitis - ANSWER ✔✔-Inflammation of a tendon usually from a strain
Voluntary, Involuntary, Cardiac - ANSWER ✔✔-three types of muscle
voluntary, skeletal - ANSWER ✔✔-known as skeletal muscle, is under conscious control of the brain via
the nervous system. Forms the major muscle mass of the body and contracts to move parts of the body by
being attached to two bones across a joint
involuntary, visceral - ANSWER ✔✔-known as smooth muscle, is found in the GI system, lungs, blood
vessels, and urinary system. It is the weakest of all muscle tissues.
cardiac - ANSWER ✔✔-a specialized form of involuntary muscle that is found only in the heart
(myocardium), responsible for pumping blood throughout the body
skull - ANSWER ✔✔-the bony structure that forms the head supporting the structures of the face and
provides a protective cavity for the brain
Cranium - ANSWER ✔✔-top portion of the skull that actually protects the brain and includes the frontal,
parietal, occipital, temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones
facial bones - ANSWER ✔✔-connected by the anterior cranium and include the mandible, maxillae, and
nasal bones
face - ANSWER ✔✔-front of the skull
wrist - ANSWER ✔✔-8 bones
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Navy Corpsman Test 7 MSK & Dermatology Exam
Questions and Answers
musculoskeletal system - ANSWER ✔✔-the system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and
protect the body and permit movement
Abduction - ANSWER ✔✔-Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - ANSWER ✔✔-Movement toward the midline of the body
angulated fracture - ANSWER ✔✔-fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each
other
Articulation - ANSWER ✔✔-where two bones meet (joint)
atrophy - ANSWER ✔✔-decrease in size or waste awat of a body part or tissue
bursa - ANSWER ✔✔-small serous sac between a tendon and a bone
Bursitis - ANSWER ✔✔-Inflammation of the connective tissue structure surrounding a joint
Cartilage - ANSWER ✔✔-tough tissue that covers the joint ends of bones and helps form certain body
parts; such as the ear.
closed extremity injury - ANSWER ✔✔-an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin
comminuted fracture - ANSWER ✔✔-a fracture in which the bone is broken in several places
compartment syndrome - ANSWER ✔✔-injury caused when tissues such as blood vessels and nerves are
constricted within a space as from swelling or from a tight dressing or cast
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Crepitus - ANSWER ✔✔-A grating or grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or joints rubbing
together; also air bubbles under the skin that produce a crackling sound or crinkly feeling.
Dislocation - ANSWER ✔✔-the disrupting or "coming apart" of a body part (joint) from its normal
position
edema - ANSWER ✔✔-Abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues (swelling)
effusion - ANSWER ✔✔-escape of fluid
erythema - ANSWER ✔✔-redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes
fracture - ANSWER ✔✔-to break (a bone)
greenstick fracture - ANSWER ✔✔-a fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one
side of the bone is broken and the other only bent.
gait - ANSWER ✔✔-a manner of walking or moving on foot
gout - ANSWER ✔✔-a form of arthritis, a disorder of purine metabolism that results from an elevated
serious injury occurred
Mechanism of injury (MOI) - ANSWER ✔✔-method by which damage to skin, muscles, organs, and
bones happen.
orthopedics - ANSWER ✔✔-Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention or correction of disorders
of the musculoskeletal system.
paralysis - ANSWER ✔✔-loss of muscle function through injury, disease, or damage to its nerve supply;
due to stroke or spinal cord injury
periosteum - ANSWER ✔✔-tough connective sheath that covers the bone
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Range of motion (ROM) - ANSWER ✔✔-the extent of movement of a joint, measured in degrees of a
circle
strain - ANSWER ✔✔-MUSCLE OR TENDON injury resulting from violent contraction or excessive force
sprain - ANSWER ✔✔-the stretching or tearing of LIGAMENTS that causes pain and disability
Tendonitis - ANSWER ✔✔-Inflammation of a tendon usually from a strain
Voluntary, Involuntary, Cardiac - ANSWER ✔✔-three types of muscle
voluntary, skeletal - ANSWER ✔✔-known as skeletal muscle, is under conscious control of the brain via
the nervous system. Forms the major muscle mass of the body and contracts to move parts of the body by
being attached to two bones across a joint
involuntary, visceral - ANSWER ✔✔-known as smooth muscle, is found in the GI system, lungs, blood
vessels, and urinary system. It is the weakest of all muscle tissues.
cardiac - ANSWER ✔✔-a specialized form of involuntary muscle that is found only in the heart
(myocardium), responsible for pumping blood throughout the body
skull - ANSWER ✔✔-the bony structure that forms the head supporting the structures of the face and
provides a protective cavity for the brain
Cranium - ANSWER ✔✔-top portion of the skull that actually protects the brain and includes the frontal,
parietal, occipital, temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones
facial bones - ANSWER ✔✔-connected by the anterior cranium and include the mandible, maxillae, and
nasal bones
face - ANSWER ✔✔-front of the skull
wrist - ANSWER ✔✔-8 bones
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