What word root describes a blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen..?
Cyan/o
What is the situation that a combining vowel NOT used..?
When a suffix begins with a vowel
What prefix means bad, difficult, or painful?
Dys-
What is the appropriate plural form for phalanx..?
Phalanges
What is the term for the objective evidence of a disease?
Sign
Which term means situated furthest from the beginning of a body structure? Ex: The wrist is ___ from the shoulder.
Proximal
Which terms mean upppermost, above, or towards the head?
Superior and Cephalic
An nosicomial illness refers to what..?
An infection acquired in a hospital or clinic
What is considered a horizontal plane..?
Transverse Plane
What planes divides the body into unequal left and right portions..?
Parasagittal plane
Root word meaning plaque or fatty substance is....?
Ather/o
Abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries is called..?
Arteriostenosis
What term means an inflammation of a nerve..?
Neuritis
The internal and external surfaces of the body are covered by..?
Parietal Peritoneum
The abdominal cavity (not including internal organs) is lined by....
Parietal peritoneum
True or False... The stomach is located inferior to the diaphragm.
True
What is the term that describes the tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of bone..?
Periosteum
Blood collection within a joint is referred to as what term..?
Hemarthrosis
What type of arthritis is due to purine crystal deposits develping within a joint..?
Gouty Arthritis
Partial dislocation of a joint is referred to what..?
Subluxation
Pain within the joints is considered what..?
Arthralgia
Thinner than average bone density that is severe is considered to be..?
Osteoporosis
What imaging is used to best diagnosis osteoporosis with more definitive results and is least invasive and is least expensive?
Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
What medication is used to control pain and to reduce inflammation and swelling..?
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)
A fracture treatment procedure in which pins are placed through the soft tissues and bone so that an external appliance can be used to hold the pieces of bone firmly in place during healing. What type of procedure is this called?
External Fixation
The tissue that connects muscle to bone is what..?
Tendon
True or False.... A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases characterized by inflammation in the connective tissue is an orthopedic.
False
True or False... The type of arthritis that is commonly known as wear-and-tear arthritis is osteoarthritis.
True
What type of fracture describes what occurs when the bone is splintered or crushed?
Comminuted
The bulging calcium deposit that forms around the area of the break during the healing of a fractured bond is a..
Callus
An abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lower or lumbar spine is known as...?
Lordosis
What term means moves towards the midline..?
Adduction
What term means increasing an angle, as in straightening a joint..?
Extension
What muscles are under voluntary control...?
Skeletal
What term means extreme slowness of movement...?
Bradykinesia
A term meaning a band of fibers that hold structures together abnormally is..?
Adhesion
The group of muscles that hold the head of the humerus securely in place as it rotates within the shoulder joint form the...?
Rotator Cuff
Inflammation of the plantar area causing foot or heel pain when walking or running due to inadequate foot support is known as..?
Plantar Fascitis
True or False... Paraplegia is the total paralysis of the lower half of the body.
True
Quadraplegia means...
Total paralysis of all four extremities
What is the term that refers to pain in the leg muscles that comes and goes in intervals during exercise and is relieved by rest...?
Intermittent Claudication
The surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome is known as..?
Carpal Tunnel release
The term meaning pain in a tendon is..?
Tenodynia
What term refers to bending the foot straight upward at the ankle..?
Dorsiflexion
What term refers to turning the palm of the hand upward...?
Supination
Lower than normal blood pressure is called..?
Hypotension
What is the term that means a large amount of blood loss in a short time is...?
Hemorrhage
The term that describes the belly button is...?
Umbilicus
What is the term that refers to a protusion of the intervertebral disc posteriorly into the spinal cord or into one of its roots?
Herniated disc
Narrow band of nonelastic tissue that attaches bone to bone is an..
