Chapter 9- Orthopedics- Muscular system

NSAIDs are drugs that are used to ________.

decrease inflammation

kill bacteria

kill viruses

relax muscles

decrease inflammation

Movement of a body part around a central point or axis is known as ________.

abduction

inversion

extension

rotation

rotation

The combining form muscul/o- has the same meaning as which combining form?

ten/o-

malign/o-

contract/o-

my/o-

my/o-

The suffix -oma means ________.

muscle

mass; tumor

contraction

weakness

mass; tumor

The neck muscle that goes from behind the ear to the collar bone and sternum is the ________.

aponeurosis

sternocleidomastoid

brachioradialis

gluteus maximus

sternocleidomastoid

Which of the following is classified as a repetitive stress disorder?

tennis elbow

rhabdomyoma

rotator cuff tear

myasthenia gravis

tennis elbow

When your outstretched arm turns the palm down, this action is known as ________.

rotation

insertion

pronation

flexion

pronation

Skeletal muscles are also known as ________ muscles.

fascial

cardiac

involuntary

voluntary

voluntary

Patients with Parkinson's disease who move with slow, shuffling movements have the muscle condition known as ________.

restless legs syndrome

myalgia

trigger points

bradykinesia

bradykinesia

Suturing of a torn tendon is a surgical procedure known as ________.

electromyography

range of motion

tenorrhaphy

myorrhaphy

tenorrhaphy

Hyperkinesis is the opposite of ________.

tremor

ataxia

bursitis

bradykinesia

bradykinesia

The prefix ab- means ________.

away from

moving down

moving up

toward

away from

The prefix ad- means ________.

away from

moving down

moving up

toward

toward

The combining form contract/o- means ________.

bending

building

construction

pull together

pull together

The combining form extens/o- means ________.

elongating

extend

reaching

straightening

straightening

The combining form kines/o- means ________.

coordination

energy

muscle spasm

movement

movement

The combining form muscul/o- means ________.

movement of muscles

muscle

musculature

skeletal muscles

muscle

The combining form pronat/o- means ________.

face down

face up

lying on the back

lying on the front

face down

The combining form sarc/o- means ________.

connective tissue

retinaculum

muscle

malignancy

connective tissue

The combining form supinat/o- means ________.

face down

face up

lying on the back

lying on the front

lying on the back

The combining form tax/o- means ________.

coordination

lack of strength

tendon

rod shaped

coordination

The combining forms vers/o- and vert/o- mean ________.

movement

person who does; person who produces

travel; turn

malignant

travel; turn

Inflammation with tenderness and swelling of a skeletal muscle is known as ________.

muscular dystrophy

myopathy

myositis

avulsion

myositis

The suffix -rrhaphy, as in myorrhaphy or tenorrhaphy, means ________.

condition of the muscle

disease

procedure used to visualize

procedure of suturing

procedure of suturing

Which disease has a characteristic way that the patient (a child) uses to get up from the floor?

tendinitis

avulsion

muscular dystrophy

myalgia

muscular dystrophy

The combining form alg/o- means ________.

axon

nerve

pain

sensation

pain

The combining form cephal/o- means ________.

brain

cranium

head

skull

head

The combining form dendr/o- means ________.

branching structure

neuron

myelin

neurotransmitter

branching structure

The combining form encephal/o- means ________.

brain

cranium

head

skull

brain

The combining form esthes/o- means ________.

abnormal condition; condition

nerve; neuron

reversal of; without

feeling; sensation

feeling; sensation

The combining form ependym/o- means ________.

branching structure

cells that provide support

cellular lining

epidural space

cellular lining

The combining form ment/o- means ________.

brain

head

chin; mind

cranium; skull

chin; mind

Which of the following is NOT one of the meanings of the combining form myel/o-?

bone marrow

axon

myelin

spinal cord

axon

The combining form narc/o- means ________.

neural tube

seizure

stupor; sleep

loss of consciousness

stupor; sleep

The combining form nerv/o- means ________.

nerve

nervous

nervous system

neuron

nerve

The combining form pleg/o- means ________.

dementia

paralysis

body

seizure

paralysis

The combining form radicul/o- means ________.

extension; reaching out

paralysis

radiation; rays of the sun

spinal nerve root

spinal nerve root

The combining form syncop/o- means ________.

fainting

seizure

sleep

synchronize

fainting

Which of the following drugs is NOT an antiepileptic drug?

ethosuximide (Zarontin)

pregabalin (Lyrica)

phenytoin (Dilantin)

valproic acid (Depakene, Depakote)

pregabalin (Lyrica)

A subdural hematoma occurs ________.

within the ventricle

above the dura

below the dura

in the brainstem

below the dura

An endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove plaque from the ________.

myelin

brain

carotid artery

spinal nerve roots

carotid artery

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition (of) burning pain?

-pathy, neur/o-, vascul/o-

-gram, electr/o-, encephal/o-

-ia, caus/o-, alg/o-

-cele, myel/o-, mening/o-

-ia, caus/o-, alg/o-

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means tumor (composed of) star-like structure cell(s)?

-ar, cerebr/o-, vascul/o-

-ic, neur/o-, log/o-

-oma, neur/o-, fibr/o-

-oma, astr/o-, cyt/o-

-oma, astr/o-, cyt/o-

The central nervous system consists of the ________.

brain and skull

peripheral nerves and dermatomes

cranial nerves and spinal nerves

brain and spinal cord

brain and spinal cord

The most common type of dementia is ________.

Alzheimer's disease

senile

receptive

multi-infarct

Alzheimer's disease

________ is acute or chronic pain that occurs because of a tumor, arthritis, or an HNP.

Radiculopathy

Grand mal seizure

Spina bifida

Encephalitis

Radiculopathy

A TENS unit is ________.

a surgical procedure to remove plaque and prevent a stroke

used to treat chronic pain

a unit of measurement for the depth of a coma

an electrical recording of the brain waves

used to treat chronic pain

A laminectomy is a surgical procedure to remove part of the ________ to relieve pressure on the dorsal nerve roots.

vertebra

brain

spinal cord

myelin

vertebra

Spinal traction with metal tongs in the skull is used to treat a fracture of the ________.

spinal cord

skull

vertebrae

nerve

vertebrae

All of the following disease conditions are related to each other EXCEPT ________.

CVA

brain attack

stroke

quadriplegia

quadriplegia

Inflammation and infection of the pelves of the kidneys is known as ________.

cystitis

renal cell carcinoma

uremia

pyelonephritis

pyelonephritis

The combining form urethr/o- means ________.

completely through

making urine

urethra

urine; urinary system

urethra

The combining form urin/o- means ________.

genitalia

kidney; nephron

removing from the body

urinary system; urine

urinary system; urine

The combining form vesic/o- means ________.

bladder; fluid-filled sac

vesicle

urinary system; urine

vessel

bladder; fluid-filled sac

Placing a tube into the bladder in order to drain the urine is called ________.

cystoscopy

dialysis

KUB

catheterization

catheterization

A patient with hematuria would have ________ in the urine.

casts

protein

glucose

blood

blood

Cystoscopy is a procedure to visualize the ________.

bladder

abdominal cavity

retroperitoneal space

kidney

bladder

Both combining forms ren/o- and nephr/o- mean ________.

kidney

bladder

urine

nephron

kidney

The suffix -scope means ________.

process of using an instrument to examine

stone

laboratory procedure

instrument used to examine

instrument used to examine

The word pyelonephritis can be separated into these types of word parts ________.

prefix, combining form, and suffix

prefix, combining form, and combining form

combining form, suffix, and suffix

combining form, combining form, and suffix

combining form, combining form, and suffix

A urinometer is a/an ________.

procedure

disease condition

measuring device

type of surgery

measuring device

The combining form alkal/o- means ________.

acid; high pH

acid; low pH

base; high pH

base; low pH

base; high pH

In the medical word calculogenesis, the combining form calcul/o-

means ________.

arising from; produced by

stone

urine; urinary system

water; fluid

stone

The combining form cali/o- means ________.

calcium

calix

stone

spotted

calix

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means process of making an incision (into the) kidney (to remove a) stone?

-iasis, nephr/o-, lith/o-

-ia, glycos/o-, ur/o-

-tomy, nephr/o-, lith/o-

-ist, nephr/o-, log/o-

-tomy, nephr/o-, lith/o-

Which of the following is NOT one of the definitions for the combining form cyst/o-?

bladder

fluid-filled sac

semisolid cyst

urine

urine

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition (of the) glomerulus (with) hard(ness)?

-ia, hemat/o-, ur/o-

-oma, nephr/o-, blast/o-

-al, vesic/o-, vagin/o-

-osis, glomerul/o-, scler/o-

-osis, glomerul/o-, scler/o-

The combining form excret/o- means ________.

expel; remove

making urine

removing from the body

secrete outside

removing from the body

The combining form glomerul/o- means ________.

filtering

capillary

glomerulus

removing from the body

glomerulus

The combining form micturi/o- means ________.

making urine

urine; urinary system

water process

water; fluid

making urine

The combining form olig/o- means ________.

condition; state

making urine

old age

few; scanty

few; scanty

The combining form pyel/o- means ________.

kidney; nephron

pus

renal pelvis

urine; urinary system

renal pelvis

The combining form that means bladder is ________.

nephr/o-

urethr/o-

cyst/o-

all of the above

cyst/o-

The combining form spad/o- means ________.

abnormal position

opening; tear

ureter

urethra

opening; tear

The suffix -tripsy means ________.

pertaining to

process of crushing

surgical removal

stone

process of crushing

Balanitis is an inflammation and infection of the ________.

testis

glans penis

scrotum

prostate gland

glans penis

The suffix -ile in penile and erectile means ________.

resembling

hernia

pertaining to

action; condition

pertaining to

The combining form balan/o- means ________.

penis

glans penis

groin

reproductive

glans penis

The prefix circum- means ________.

around

painful

surgical removal

to cut

around

The combining form coit/o- means ________.

reproductive

ovum; seed; spermatozoon

sexual intercourse

join

sexual intercourse

The combining form didym/o- means ________.

bag; scrotum

genitalia

penis

testicle; testes

testicle; testes

The combining form erect/o- means ________.

erect

inflammation of

to enlarge

stand up

stand up

The combining form genit/o- means ________.

genitalia

groin

penis

reproductive

genitalia

The combining form inguin/o- means ________.

genitalia

groin

inside

canal

groin

The combining form orchi/o- means ________.

orchid

penis

scrotum

testicle; testis

testicle; testis

The combining form pareun/o- means ________.

reproductive

ovum; seed; spermatozoon

sexual intercourse

join

sexual intercourse

In transurethral resection of the prostate, the prefix trans- means going ________ the urethra.

around

against

across; through

beyond; higher

across; through

The combining form semin/o- means ________.

vas deferens

semen

sperm; spermatozoon

testis; testicle

sperm; spermatozoon

The combining form spermat/o- means ________.

reproductive

flagellum

sperm; spermatozoon

expel suddenly

sperm; spermatozoon

The combining form test/o- ________.

means the same thing as testicul/o-

means a larger structure than testicul/o-

is a misspelling of testicul/o-

is a combining form that can only be used with diseases

means the same thing as testicul/o-

The combining form vas/o- means ________.

blood vessel; vas deferens

scrotum

epididymis

inguinal canal

blood vessel; vas deferens

The combining form venere/o- means ________.

reproductive

semen

sexual intercourse

sexually transmitted disease

sexual intercourse

All of the following combining forms mean sexual intercourse EXCEPT ________.

pareun/o-

coit/o-

orchi/o-

venere/o-

orchi/o-

All of the following combining forms mean testis EXCEPT ________.

orchi/o-

didym/o-

testicul/o-

morph/o-

morph/o-

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition without sperm?

-ion, circum, cis/o-

-ive, re-, product/o-

-al, post-, coit/o-

-ia, a-, sperm/o-

-ia, a-, sperm/o-

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition (of enlargement in which the male's chest resembles the female breast?

-ary, genit/o-, urin/o-

-ia, gynec/o-, mast/o-

-itis, test/o-, crypt/o-

-stomy, vas/o-, vas/o-

-ia, gynec/o-, mast/o-

Testicular cancer is known as a/an ________.

seminoma

varicocele

ejaculation

retrovirus

seminoma

Dyspareunia is ________.

a sexually transmitted disease

inability to sustain an erection

hesitancy on urination due to BPH

painful or difficult sexual intercourse

painful or difficult sexual intercourse

The human papillomavirus causes ________.

gonorrhea

genital warts

AIDS

genital herpes

genital warts

The suffix -stomy means ________.

inflammation of

process of surgically fixing in place

surgical removal

surgically created opening

surgically created opening