CPC

2 Oct 2020

Skeletal System - Terminology Quiz

 

    1.     What is the Greek word for Joint?

A.    Arthr/o

B.    Oste/o

C.     Orth/o

D.    Acr/o

 

    2.     What is the Latin word for Big toe?

A.    Pollicis

B.    Pod/o

C.     Hallux

D.    Tars/o

 

    3.     What is the Latin word for Hip?

A.    Genu

B.    Coxa

C.     Tars/o

D.    Carp/o

 

    4.     What is the medical term for Head?

A.    Encephal/o

B.     Myel/o

C.     Caudal

D.    Cephal/o

 

    5.     What is the medical term for Vertebra?

A.    Spondyl/o

B.    Myel/o

C.     Cost/o

D.    Caudal

 

    6.     What is the Latin word for Knee?

A.    Genu

B.     Coxa

C.     Carp/o

D.    Tars/o

 

    7.     What is the medical term for Rib?

A.    Chondro

B.    Spondyl/o

C.     Thorac/o

D.    Cost/o

 

    8.     What is the medical term for Cartilage?

A.    Cost/o

B.    Chondr/o

C.     Myel/o

D.    Myring/o

 

    9.     What is the Latin word for Arm?

A.    Genu

B.    Coxa

C.     Brachium

D.    Antebrachium

 

    10.    What is the Greek word for Bone?

A.    Oste/o

B.     Arthr/o

C.     Brachium

D.    Antebrachium

 

    11.    What is the medical term for foot?

A.    Ped

B.     Pod/o

C.     Tars/o

D.    Both A and B

 

    12.    What is the Latin word for Finger?

A.    Chir/o

B.    Dactyl/o

C.     Carp/o

D.    None of the above

 

    13.    What is the Greek word for Hand?

A.    Carp/o

B.     Ped

C.     Chir/o

D.    Dactyl/o

 

    14.    What is the Latin word for Ankle?

A.    Tars/o

B.    Carp/o

C.     Cervic/o

D.    Acr/o

 

    15.    What is the Latin word for Neck?

A.    Caudal

B.     Crani/o

C.     Cepha/o

D.    Cervic/o

 

    16.     What is Arthralgia?

A.    Pain in the joint

B.    Pain in the bone

C.     Pain in the axial skeletal

D.    None of the above

 

    17.    What is Arthrodesis?

A.    Repair of the joint

B.    Pain in the joint

C.     Surgical union of the joint

D.     Disease in the joint

 

    18.    What is bursitis?

A.    Inflammation of the bursa

B.    Excision of the bursa

C.     Pain in the bursa

D.    Cutting into the bursa

 

    19.    What is Chondromalacia?

A.    Resection of the cartilage

B.    Inflammation of the cartilage

C.     Malposition of the cartilage

D.    Softening of the cartilage

 

    20.    What is Laminectomy?

A.    Surgical cutting into the lamina of the vertebra

B.    Surgical excision of the lamina of the vertebra

C.     Surgical fusion of the lamina of the vertebra

D.    Surgical repair of the lamina of the vertebra

 

    21.    What is Polydactylism?

A.    Less number of fingers or toes

B.    Absence of finger or toe

C.     Increased number of fingers or toes

D.    Deformity of the finger or toe

 

    22.    What is Arthroplasty?

A.    Surgical replacement of a joint

B.    Radiological examination of the joint

C.     Surgical fixation of the joint

D.    Fusion of a joint

 

    23.     What is Spondylolisthesis?

A.    Breakdown of the vertebra

B.    Inflammation of the vertebra

C.     Degeneration of the vertebra

D.    A spinal disorder (vertebra slips forward onto the bone below it)

 

    24.    What is Costochondritis?

A.    An inflammation of the cartilage that connects the rib to the vertebra

B.    An inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum

C.     An inflammation of the Hip joint

D.    An inflammation of the cartilage

 

    25.    What is Cranioplasty?

A.    Surgical repairing of the cranial defect

B.    Surgical removal of the cranial bone

C.     Surgical fusion of the cranial bones

D.    Surgical cutting of the cranial bone

 

    26.   What is arthroscopy?

A.    Visual examination of the spinal cord space with a scope

B.    Visual examination of the peritoneal cavity with a scope

C.     Visual examination of the interior of a joint with a scope

D.    Examination of the joint via radiography

 

    27.    What is Arthritis?

A.    Inflammation of the joint

B.    Inflammation of the bone

C.     Inflammation of the artery

D.    Both A and B

 

    28.     What is Kinesiology?

A.    The study about the disorders of the Joint

B.    The study about the disease of the bone and joints

C.     The study about the deformity of the bone and joints

D.    The study about the mechanics of body movement

 

    29.    What is Corpectomy?

A.    Surgical removal of the facet of the Vertebra

B.    Surgical removal of the carpal bones

C.     Surgical removal of the vertebral body      

D.    Surgical removal of the cord

 

    30.    What is hemarthrosis?

A.    Breakdown of the RBC

B.    Bleeding into the joint cavity

C.     Opening of the joint

D.    Bleeding into the thoracic cavity 


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 Answers:

          1  A          16  A

                2 C          17  C

                3 B         18  A

                4 D         19  D

                5 A         20  B

                6 A         21  C

                7 D         22  A

                8 B         23  D

                9 C         24  B

                10 A         25  A

                11 D         26  C

                12 B         27  A

                13 C         28  D

                14 A         29  C

                15 D         30  B