THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM-ORTHOPEDICS EXAM QUESTIONS AND THEIR COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

THE MUSCULOSKELETAL
SYSTEM-ORTHOPEDICS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND THEIR COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS

Choose the correct translation for the root ankyl/o.
A. Arm
B. Ankle
C. Joint
D. Stiff, bent
E. Wrist
D
Choose the correct translation for the root tars/o.
A. Arm
B. Ankle
C. Joint
D. Stiff, bent
E. Wrist
B
Choose the correct translation for the root lumb/o.
A. Femur
B. Head, skull
C. Loin, lower back
D. Neck
E. Vertebrate
C
Choose the correct translation for the root femor/o.
A. Femur

, B. Head, skull
C. Loin, lower back
D. Neck
E. Vertebrate
A
Which of the following roots describes the fibrous
connective tissue that binds muscles together?
A. burs/o
B. cost/o
C. fasci/o
D. spondyl/o
E. tax/o
C
Which of the following roots describes the small fluid-
filled sac found near the body's joints?
A. burs/o
B. cost/o
C. fasci/o
D. spondyl/o
E. tax/o
A
Which of the following roots does NOT pertain to a
bone?
A. ankyl/o
B. brachi/o
C. cost/o
D. dactyl/o
E. spondyl/o
A
Which of the following roots refers to arrangement,
order, coordination?