Musculoskeletal Quiz
1. _________ means joint. (a) articulo; (b) costo; (c) femoro; (d) myo.
2. The combining form myelo means __________. (a) bone marrow; (b) digit; (c) cartilage; (d) tension.
3. The combing form brachio means _______. (a) arm; (b) lung; (c) bone; (d) sternum.
4. Physis means __________.
5. The point where two bones come together is _________. (a) articulation; (b) bursa; (c) disc; (d) meniscus.
6. __________ connects bone to bone.
7. A ______ is a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone.
8. Another term for inferior is ___________. (a) ventral; (b) dorsal; (c) caudal; (d) cephalic.
9. The term ______ means away from the origin of a structure. (a) distal; (b) proximal; (c) inferior; (d) superior.
10. The term ______ means toward the head. (a) inferior; (b) superior; (c) proximal; (d) distal.
11. Write the term meaning toward the side: ______________.
12. Write the term meaning toward the middle: ____________.
13. _________ means lying on back. (a) supine; (b) lateral decubitus; (c) prone; (d) recumbent.
14. _________ means lying on side. (a) supine; (b) lateral decubitus; (c) prone; (d) recumbent.
15. _________ means lying face down. (a) supine; (b) lateral decubitus; (c) prone; (d) recumbent.
16. _________ means lying down. (a) supine; (b) lateral decubitus; (c) prone; (d) recumbent.
17. Movement away from the body is ___________. (a) flexion; (b) abduction; (c) extension; (d) adduction.
18. ________ means joint pain.
19. Write the term for the grating sound made by broken bones: ______________.
20. Write the term for inflammation of muscle: ____________.
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