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Any body part attached to a main structure is called a(n):

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Appendage

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A large, rounded process on a bone is called:

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Tuberosity

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At which site does hematopoiesis occur?

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Bone Marrow

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Which action lowers the foot and points the toes?

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Plantar Flexion

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The tail bone is also known as the:

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Coccyx

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Which bones form the three main divisions of the pelvis?

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Ilium, ischium, and pubis

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An opening or passageway is called a:

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Meatus

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A freely movable joint is called:

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Diarthrosis

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The two main divisions of the skeleton are the axial and the:

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Appendicular

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The internal organs of the thoracic cavity are protected by the:

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Rib Cage

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Which action turns the palm up?

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Supination

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The soft spot between the cranial bones is called the:

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Fontanelle

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Bone-forming cells are called:

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Osteoblasts

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The shaft, or long, main portion of the bone is called:

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Diaphysis

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Another term for articulation is:

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Joint

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Which action turns the palm down?

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Pronation

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The pelvic girdle:

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attaches lower limbs to the axial skeleton.

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What is the plural form of pelvis?

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Pelves

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A type of elastic connective tissue that provides a smooth surface for movement of the joints is called the:

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Atricular Cartilage

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Which action increases the angle of a joint?

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Extension

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What is the combining form (CF) for heel bone?

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Calcane/o

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The CF brachi/o means:

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Arm

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What is the CF for thigh bone?

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Femor/o

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Which CF means rod-shaped (striated) muscle?

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Rhabdomy/o

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Which suffix means to break or surgical fracture?

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-clasia

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What is the CF for bones of fingers and toes?

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Phalang/o

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The CF arthr/o means:

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Joint

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The CF myel/o means:

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Bone marrow; Spinal cord

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The CF scoli/o means:

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Crooked, bent

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The CF orth/o means:

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Straight

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The CF cephal/o means:

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Head

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The CF thorac/o means:

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Chest

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The CF dactyl/o means:

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Fingers, Toes

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The CF chondr/o means:

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Cartilage

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The CF kyph/o means:

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Humpback

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

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Lordosis

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Lateral curvature of the spine to the right or left is called:

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Scoliosis

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Stiffening and immobility of a joint is called:

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Ankylosis

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Inflammation of the vertebrae is called:

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Spondylitis

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Which of the following terms means lameness or limping?

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Claudication

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Partial or incomplete dislocation is called:

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Subluxation

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Inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation is called:

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Gout

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A segment of necrosed bone is called:

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Sequestrum

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An increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms is called:

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Exacerbation

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In which type of fracture does the bone injure another organ, such as a broken rib piercing a lung?

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Complicated

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Which type of fracture involves a broken bone that causes an external wound?

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Open

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A tumor of the tendon sheath or joint capsule, commonly found in the wrist, is called:

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Ganglion cyst

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Fibrosis of connective tissue in skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility is called:

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Contracture

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Which type of fracture involves a bone that breaks and splinters?

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Comminuted

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What is the clinical term for clubfoot?

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Talipes

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What is another term for osteitis deformans?

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Paget diseaase

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An abnormal condition of a swayback posture is called:

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Lordosis

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Which branch of medicine diagnoses, treats, and manages musculoskeletal disorders?

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Orthopedics

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A metabolic bone disorder, particularly common in postmenopausal women, is called:

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Osteoporosis

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

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Osteoarthritis is also known as:

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Degenerative Joint Disease

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Infection of the bone and bone marrow is called:

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Osteomyelitis

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Muscular dystrophy is characterized by gradual:

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Weakening of muscle tissue

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Malignancies originating from bone, fat, muscle, cartilage, bone marrow, and cells of the lymphatic system are called:

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Sarcomas

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An autoimmune disease of joint tissue in which the patient's antibodies attack cartilage and connective tissue is called:

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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What is the surgical procedure to relieve symptoms of a ruptured disc?

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Laminectomy

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Which procedure is a surgical reconstruction of a painful, degenerated joint?

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Arthroplasty

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Surgery to remove a herniated disk is called:

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Laminectomy

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Which device is used to fracture bone for therapeutic purposes?

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Osteoclast

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Incision of the skull is called:

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Craniotomy

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Removal of the kneecap is called:

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Patellectomy

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An instrument used to cut a rib is called a:

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Costotome

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Which treatment is used to correct talipes equinovarus?

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Applying casts to progressively straighten the foot

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Excision of a necrosed bone is called:

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Sequestrectomy

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Which surgical procedure replaces the femoral head and the acetabulum with a metal ball and stem?

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Total hip replacement

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

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Scintigraphy

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Which classification of drugs is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis?

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Gold Salts

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Which classification of drugs is used to treat and prevent hypocalcemia?

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Calcium supplements

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Which medication reduces inflammation and moderate pain?

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Aspirin

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Which is a trade name of aspirin?

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Bayer

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Which classification of drugs is used to treat acute musculoskeletal conditions?

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NSAIDs

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Which mineral is an over-the-counter supplement used to help prevent osteoporosis?

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Calcium

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Which classification of drugs is used to relieve muscle spasms and stiffness?

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Muscle relaxants

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Which abbreviation refers to a painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the wrist canal?

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CTS

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Which abbreviation refers to a neuromuscular disease in which the muscles become increasingly weak and eventually cease to function altogether?

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MG

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Which surgical procedure replaces a hip joint damaged by arthritis?

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THR

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Hematopoiesis is a decrease in blood cells.

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False

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Lateral curvature of the spine to the right or left is called scoliosis.

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True

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Paget disease is also known as osteitis deformans.

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True

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A malignant tumor arising from bone is called sarcoma.

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True

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Rheumatoid arthritis is believed to be an autoimmune disease.

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True

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Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone and bone marrow.

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True

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Osteoarthritis commonly produces hard nodules at the distal interphalangeal joints.

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True

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Ewing sarcoma usually affects ends of the long bones.

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False

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Blistered formations at the joints of toes are known as Heberden nodes.

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False

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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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False

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Electromyography is used to determine the strength of muscle contraction.

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True

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

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False

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

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False

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In arthroscopy, instruments are introduced into the joint space through a small incision.

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True

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Laminectomy is an excision of the bursa.

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False

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The padlike sac found in connective tissue is known as the bursa.

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True

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Sequestrectomy is an excision of healthy bone tissue.

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False

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In total hip replacement, the femoral head and acetabulum are replaced with a metal ball and prosthesis.

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True

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Arthrotomy is an incision that punctures a joint to remove accumulated fluid.

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False

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An open reduction is one in which fractured bones are placed in their proper position during surgery.

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True

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Gold salts contain unprocessed salt capsules that prevent progression of arthritis.

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False

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Calcium supplements are used to prevent osteoporosis.

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True

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CTS is the abbreviation that refers to a painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the wrist canal.

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True

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HID is an abbreviation that refers to a herniated nucleus pulposus.

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False

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thorac/o

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chest

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my/o

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muscle

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ankyl/o

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stiffness; bent, crooked

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kyph/o

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humpback

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oste/o

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bone

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arthr/o

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joint

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orth/o

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straight

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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cephal/o

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head

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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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pod/o

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foot

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped; striated

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brachi/p

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arm

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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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carp/o

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carpus (wrist bone)

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle (visceral)

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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metacarp/o

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metacarpus (hand bones)

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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stern/o

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sternum (breast bone)

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rhabdomy/o

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rod-shaped (striated) muscle

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incomplete or partial dislocation

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sublaxation

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softening of the bones caused by vitamin deficiency

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rickets

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a slipped vertebrae

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spondylolisthesis

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lameness, limping

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claudication

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disease characterized by degeneration of the muscles

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muscular dystrophy

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congenital deformity of the foot, which is pulled downward and laterally to the side

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talipes

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part of a necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue

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sequestrum

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neuromuscular autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness, especially in the eyes, face, throat, and limbs

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masthenia gravis

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artificial part used for replacement of a missing limb

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prosthesis

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tendon sheath or joint capsule tumor; commonly found in the wrist

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ganglion cyst

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loss of muscular tonicity

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hypotonia

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type of cancer that attacks the shafts rather than the ends of long bones

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Ewing sarcoma

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bone that is partially bent and partially broken; commonly occurs in children

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greenstick fracture

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abnormal curvature of the spine (hunchback)

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kyphosis

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decrease in bone density that commonly occurs in elderly persons

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osteoporiosis

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deviation of the spine to the right or left

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scoliosis

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effusion of blood in a joint cavity

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hemarthrosis

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bone that has splintered into pieces

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comminuted fracture

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perceived sensation, following amputation, that the limb still exists

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phantom limb

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metabolic disease caused by accumulation of uric acid, usually in the big toe

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gout

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death of cells, tissue, or organs

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necrosis

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stiffening and immobility of a joint

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ankylosis

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malignant tumor of cartilage

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chondrosarcoma

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hard nodules that form at finger joints

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Heberden nodes

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degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae

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spondylosis

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excision of a necrosed bone

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sequestrectomy

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Use arthr/o to build a word that means inflammation of a joint: ____________________.

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arthritis

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Use my/o to build a word that means disease of muscles: ____________________.

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myopathy

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

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osteopathy

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Use my/o to build a word that means softening of muscle (tissue): ____________________.

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myomalacia

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Use chondr/o to build a word that means embryonic cell that forms cartilage: ____________________.

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chondroblast

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Use arthr/o to build a word that means surgical puncture of a joint:

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arthrocentesis

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Use cephal/o to build a word that means instrument for measuring the head: ____________________.

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cephalometer

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Use crani/o to build a word that means incision of the cranium: ____________________.

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craniotomy

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Use scoli/o to build a word that means abnormal condition of a crooked, bent (spine): ____________________.

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scoliosis

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Use pod/o to build a word that means medicine or treatment of the feet: ____________________.

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podiatry

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Build a word that means surgical repair of muscle: ____________________.

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myoplasty

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Build a word that means incision of the chest: ____________________.

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thoractomy

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Build a word that means binding or fixation of a joint: ____________________.

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arthrodesis

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Build a word that means inflammation of the phalanges (bones of fingers and toes): ____________________.

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phalangitis

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Build a word that means rupture of a muscle: ____________________.

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myorrhexis

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Build a word that means beginning or formation of bones: ____________________.

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osteogenesis

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Build a word that means resembling bone marrow: ____________________.

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myeloid

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Build a word that means inflammation of bones and joints: ____________________.

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osteoarthritis

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Build a word that means twitching of a muscle:

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myospasm

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Build a word that means softening of cartilage: ____________________.

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chondromalacia

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