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What type of bone forms the hard exterior surface of bone?
-cancellous
-periostem
-diaphysis
-cortical

What medical specialist fits braces to prevent or correct deformities?
-prosthetist
-orthopedist
-orthotist
-podiatrist

Which bone is part of the axial skeleton?
-the clavicle
-the femur
-the skull
-the pubis

The three pelvic-bones- ilium, ischium, and pubis-together are called the:
-olecranon process
-innominate bone
-pelvic floor
-pectoral girdle

What type of bone fracture is evidenced by bone fragments that are pushed into each other?
-green stick
-closed
-comminuted
-impacted

The hollow cavity within a bone is called a:
-sinus
-condyle
-foramen
-trochanter

Which condition is characterized by an abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar:
-lordosis
-scoliosis
-rickets
-kyphosis

Softening of the bones caused by a loss of calicum is called:
-osteoarthritis
-osteoporosis
-osteomyelitis
-osteomalacia

The examination of the interior of a joint by enetering the joint with a small camera is called:
-arthrography
-arthrocentesis
-arthrodesis
-arthroscopy

What is teh name of a common back surgery designed to relieve compression on a spinal nerve?
-reduction
-myelography
-spinal fusion
-laminectony

Measurement of bone density using an instrument is called:
-magnetic resonance imaging
-dual-energy absorptiometry
-electronyography
-bone scan

A congenital deformity of the foot also known as clubfoot is:
-rickets
-talipes
-bursitis
-osteomyelitis

Backward bending of the foot is referred to as:
-eversion
-flexion
-adduction
-dorsiflexion

What type of physicans specializes intreating disorders of the feet?
-a psychiatrist
-an orthopedist
-an orthotist
-a podiatrist

The name for muscle tissue found in the walls of hollow or tube-shaped organs is:
-cardic muscle
-smooth muscle
-skeletal muscle
-myoneural junction

A muscle movement that brings a limb into or toward a straight condition is:
-abduction
-supination
-extension
-flexion

a sudden strong involuntary muscle contraction is:
-adhesion
-contracture
-spasm
-fibromyalgia

An inherited disease causing a progressive muscle degeneration is:
-lateral epicondylitis
-rhabdomyoma
-ganglion
-muscular dystrophy

Pain caused by compression of the nerve as it passes between the bones and ligaments of the wrist is:
-spondyolisthesis
-herniated nucleus pulposus
-carpal tunnel syndrome
-gout

Fracture is abbreviated:
-FR
-FA
-FT
-FX

T/F
The skull is subdivided into the cranium and facial bones.
True False

The fibula is found in the upper leg.
T/F
True False

Vertebrae are examples of flat bones.

T/F
True False

A tubercle is a rough process that provides the attachment for tendons and muscles.

T/F
True False

Colle's fracture is a common type of ankle fracture.

T/F
True False

spina bifida is a congenital abnormaly of the vertebral column.

T/F
True False

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by ligaments.

T/F
True False

Creatine phospokinase is a muscle enzyme found in skeletal and cardiac muscle.

T/F
True False

The abbreviation of electromyograph is EMG.

T/F
True False

A herniated nucleus pulposus is commonly called a frature-dislocation.

T/F
True False