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A fracture in which the bone is crushed and shattered is called:


A) greenstick.
B) compression.
C) comminuted.
D) impacted.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A patient who was hospitalized for a replacement of the head of the femur and acetabulum of the hip had a:


A) THR.
B) TKR.
C) DEXA.
D) ROM.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Radiography of the spinal canal after injection of a contrast medium is:


A) EMG.
B) myelography.
C) DEXA.
D) arthrography.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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An example of a bone process is an epicondyle.

A) True
B) False

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A patient with osteoarthritis has:


A) OC.
B) OS.
C) OA.
D) OT.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The combining form for the breastbone is:


A) xiph/o.
B) cleid/o.
C) clavicul/o.
D) stern/o.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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What is the correct spelling of a term for removal of an enlargement of the metatarsophalangeal joint?


A) bunionectomy
B) bonionectomy
C) bunonectomy
D) buonionectomy

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The football player was on the injured list for 3 weeks after a tenomyoplasty. He had injured his:


A) spinal cord and ligaments.
B) muscles and ligaments.
C) muscles and tendons.
D) spinal cord and tendons.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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The medical term for wryneck is ____________________.

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A piece of dead bone is a:


A) prosthesis.
B) sequestrum.
C) dΓ©bridement.
D) contracture.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The term for lower back pain is:


A) gnathalgia.
B) dorsalgia.
C) lumbago.
D) cephalgia.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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A patient with a suspected hairline fracture of his fibula may have a ____ fracture.


A) femoral
B) peroneal
C) perineal
D) peritoneal

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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What is the correct spelling of the term for inflammation of the bone and bone marrow?


A) osteomylitis
B) osteomyelitis
C) ostomyolitis
D) ostomyelitis

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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What is the correct spelling of the term that means "pertaining to the thigh bone"?


A) femural
B) femoral
C) femoural
D) femaural

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The shoulder blades are the scapulae.

A) True
B) False

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The combining form for the tailbone is:


A) coccyg/o.
B) cervic/o.
C) lumb/o.
D) sacr/o.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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A tibial fracture required closed reduction of the:


A) lower, lateral leg bone.
B) upper arm bone.
C) bones of the ankle, hindfoot, and midfoot.
D) shinbone.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A traumatic injury to a joint involving the soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, and tendons) is a:


A) dislocation.
B) subluxation.
C) sprain.
D) strain.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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A minimally invasive procedure designed to address the pain of fractured vertebrae resulting from osteoporosis or cancer is a(n) :


A) laminectomy.
B) kyphoplasty.
C) operative ankylosis.
D) spondylosyndesis.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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