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Which action turns the palm down?


A) Pronation
B) Supination
C) Inversion
D) Dorsiflexion
E) Abduction

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Match the combining forms with their meanings. -fingers,toes


A) ankyl/o
B) arthr/o
C) brachi/o
D) carp/o
E) cephal/o
F) cervic/o
G) chondr/o
H) clavicul/o
I) cost/o
J) crani/o
K) dactyl/o
L) kyph/o
M) lamin/o
N) leiomy/o
O) metacarp/o
P) my/o
Q) myel/o
R) orth/o
S) oste/o
T) patell/o
U) pod/o
V) rhabd/o
W) rhabdomy/o
X) scoli/o
Y) stern/o
Z) thorac/o

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Use oste/o to build a word that means disease of bones: ____________________.

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A segment of necrosed bone is called:


A) subluxation.
B) rickets.
C) sequestrum.
D) rachitis.
E) necropsy.

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Match the combining forms with their meanings. -sternum (breastbone)


A) ankyl/o
B) arthr/o
C) brachi/o
D) carp/o
E) cephal/o
F) cervic/o
G) chondr/o
H) clavicul/o
I) cost/o
J) crani/o
K) dactyl/o
L) kyph/o
M) lamin/o
N) leiomy/o
O) metacarp/o
P) my/o
Q) myel/o
R) orth/o
S) oste/o
T) patell/o
U) pod/o
V) rhabd/o
W) rhabdomy/o
X) scoli/o
Y) stern/o
Z) thorac/o

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Match the medical words with their definitions. -decrease in bone density that commonly occurs in elderly persons


A) ankylosis
B) chondrosarcoma
C) claudication
D) comminuted fracture
E) Ewing sarcoma
F) ganglion cyst
G) gout
H) greenstick fracture
I) Heberden nodes
J) hemarthrosis
K) hypotonia
L) kyphosis
M) muscular dystrophy
N) myasthenia gravis
O) necrosis
P) osteoporosis
Q) phantom limb
R) prosthesis
S) rickets
T) scoliosis
U) sequestrectomy
V) sequestrum
W) spondylolisthesis
X) spondylosis
Y) subluxation
Z) talipes

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Infection of the bone and bone marrow is called:


A) osteomyelitis.
B) muscular dystrophy.
C) spondylitis.
D) arthritis.
E) dysarthritis.

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At which site does hematopoiesis occur?


A) Capillaries
B) Bone marrow
C) Cartilage
D) Liver
E) Periosteum

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Which chronic joint disease is characterized by inflammation;pain;stiffness;and,eventually,deformity of the affected joints?


A) Osteoporosis
B) Kyphosis
C) Osteomyelitis
D) Rheumatoid arthritis
E) Ankylosis

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Talipes equinovarus is a congenital deformity characterized by inward deviation of the toes on the right foot.

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Match the medical words with their definitions. -lameness,limping


A) ankylosis
B) chondrosarcoma
C) claudication
D) comminuted fracture
E) Ewing sarcoma
F) ganglion cyst
G) gout
H) greenstick fracture
I) Heberden nodes
J) hemarthrosis
K) hypotonia
L) kyphosis
M) muscular dystrophy
N) myasthenia gravis
O) necrosis
P) osteoporosis
Q) phantom limb
R) prosthesis
S) rickets
T) scoliosis
U) sequestrectomy
V) sequestrum
W) spondylolisthesis
X) spondylosis
Y) subluxation
Z) talipes

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Which surgical procedure replaces a hip joint damaged by arthritis?


A) EMG
B) THR
C) HD
D) MG
E) DEXA

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The soft spot between the cranial bones is called the:


A) fontanelle.
B) sulcus.
C) trochanter.
D) vomer.
E) foramen.

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Which procedure visualizes tissues and organs after administration of a radionuclide?


A) Myelography
B) Scintigraphy
C) Lumbosacral radiography
D) Discography
E) Densitometry

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Match the medical words with their definitions. -disease characterized by degeneration of the muscles


A) ankylosis
B) chondrosarcoma
C) claudication
D) comminuted fracture
E) Ewing sarcoma
F) ganglion cyst
G) gout
H) greenstick fracture
I) Heberden nodes
J) hemarthrosis
K) hypotonia
L) kyphosis
M) muscular dystrophy
N) myasthenia gravis
O) necrosis
P) osteoporosis
Q) phantom limb
R) prosthesis
S) rickets
T) scoliosis
U) sequestrectomy
V) sequestrum
W) spondylolisthesis
X) spondylosis
Y) subluxation
Z) talipes

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A closed reduction is performed to realign fractured bones by surgical techniques.

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Match the combining forms with their meanings. -straight


A) ankyl/o
B) arthr/o
C) brachi/o
D) carp/o
E) cephal/o
F) cervic/o
G) chondr/o
H) clavicul/o
I) cost/o
J) crani/o
K) dactyl/o
L) kyph/o
M) lamin/o
N) leiomy/o
O) metacarp/o
P) my/o
Q) myel/o
R) orth/o
S) oste/o
T) patell/o
U) pod/o
V) rhabd/o
W) rhabdomy/o
X) scoli/o
Y) stern/o
Z) thorac/o

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Arthroclasia is a therapeutic procedure in which an ankylosed joint is placed in traction.

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Match the combining forms with their meanings. -rod-shaped (striated) muscle


A) ankyl/o
B) arthr/o
C) brachi/o
D) carp/o
E) cephal/o
F) cervic/o
G) chondr/o
H) clavicul/o
I) cost/o
J) crani/o
K) dactyl/o
L) kyph/o
M) lamin/o
N) leiomy/o
O) metacarp/o
P) my/o
Q) myel/o
R) orth/o
S) oste/o
T) patell/o
U) pod/o
V) rhabd/o
W) rhabdomy/o
X) scoli/o
Y) stern/o
Z) thorac/o

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An abnormal,inward curvature of the lower portion of the spine is called:


A) scoliosis.
B) C-shaped curvature.
C) kyphosis.
D) humpback.
E) lordosis.

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