Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Quiz

hump

kyph/o

cartilage

chrondri/o

crooked, bent, stiff

ankyl/o

joint

arthr/o

singular noun ending

-um

cranium, skull

crani/o

rib

cost/o

setting free, loosening

-lysis

spinal cord, bone marrow

myel/o

to bind, tie together

-desis

vertebrae

spondyl/o

curvedscoli/o

scoli/o

swayback bent

lord/o

synovial membrane

synovi/o

bone

oste/o

diaphysis

shaft of long bone

tarsals

the seven short bones that make up each ankle

manubrium

upper portion of the sternum

synovial joint

joint that is moveable

pubis

bone that is located below the urinary bladder

foramen

opening of a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass

ligament

attaches one bone to another bone

acetabulum

hip socket

phalanges

the bones of the fingers and toes

process

normal projection on the surface of a bone that serves as attachment for muscles and tendons

Breast bone

sternum

cheekbones

zygomatic

collar bone

clavicle

kneecap

patella

olecranon process

point of the elbow

arthrolysis

surgical procedure for the loosening of an ankylosed joint

Paget’s disease

bone disorder of unknown cause that destroys normal bone structure and replaces it with fibrous (scarlike) tissue

allogenic

bone marrow transplant that requires marrow from a donor

vertebroplasty

percutaneous procedure preformed to treat osteoporosis related compression fractures

Osteoarthritis

the medical term for the arthritis that is most likely known as the “wear and tear” type

traction

procedure that exerts a pulling force on the distal end of an affected limb in other to return a fracture bone to normal alignment

talipes

congenital deformity of the foot involving the talus, also known as clubfoot

osteosclerosis

abnormal hardening of the bone

costectomy

the surgical removal of a rib, or ribs

chondropathy

any disease of the cartilage

arthrotomy

surgical incision into a joint

chondritis

inflammation of cartilage

arthrectomy

surgical removal of a joint

polyarthritis

inflammation of more than one joint

osteoarthropathy

any disease involving the bones and joints