Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 7
Questions and Answers
movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb - Answer-
abduction
movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb - Answer-
adduction
fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other - Answer-angulated fracture
where two bones meet - Answer-articulation
wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the body because of diseases or other
influences - Answer-atrophy
fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones beneath them - Answer-bursa
,inflammation of the connective tissue structure surrounding a joint - Answer-bursitis
Tough tissue that covers the joint ends of bones and helps to form certain body parts such as the ear -
Answer-cartilage
an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin - Answer-closed extremity injury
an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin - Answer-closed extremity injury
a fracture in which the bone is broken in several places - Answer-comminuted fracture
injury caused when tissues such as blood vessels and nerves are constricted within a space as from
swelling or from a tight dressing or cast - Answer-compartment syndrome
felt when two irregular bony surfaces rub together as a joint moves, when two rough edges of a broken
bone rub together - Answer-crepitus
the disrupting or "coming apart" of a body part (joint) from its normal position - Answer-dislocation
the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissue - Answer-edema
the escape of fluid, such as from blood vessels as a result of rupture or seepage - Answer-effusion
redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membrane - Answer-erythema
any break in the bone or tooth - Answer-fracture
, an incomplete fracture - Answer-greenstick fracture
a manner of walking or moving on foot - Answer-gait
a form of arthritis, is a disorder or purine metabolism that results from an elevated serum uric acid level
- Answer-gout
is what causes the injury - Answer-mechanism of injury
branch of medicine concerned with the prevention or correction of disorders of the musculoskeletal
system - Answer-orthopedics
loss of muscle function through injury, disease, or damage, to its nerve supply. Most paralysis is due to
stroke or spinal cord injury - Answer-paralysis
tough connective sheath that covers the bone - Answer-periosteum
extent of movement of a joint, measured in degrees of a circle - Answer-range of motion
the stretching or tearing of ligaments that causes pain and disability - Answer-sprain
muscle or tendon injury resulting from violent contraction or excessive force - Answer-strain
inflammation of a tendon usually from a strain - Answer-tendonitis
what is voluntary muscle also known as? - Answer-skeletal muscle
Questions and Answers
movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb - Answer-
abduction
movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb - Answer-
adduction
fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other - Answer-angulated fracture
where two bones meet - Answer-articulation
wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the body because of diseases or other
influences - Answer-atrophy
fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones beneath them - Answer-bursa
,inflammation of the connective tissue structure surrounding a joint - Answer-bursitis
Tough tissue that covers the joint ends of bones and helps to form certain body parts such as the ear -
Answer-cartilage
an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin - Answer-closed extremity injury
an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin - Answer-closed extremity injury
a fracture in which the bone is broken in several places - Answer-comminuted fracture
injury caused when tissues such as blood vessels and nerves are constricted within a space as from
swelling or from a tight dressing or cast - Answer-compartment syndrome
felt when two irregular bony surfaces rub together as a joint moves, when two rough edges of a broken
bone rub together - Answer-crepitus
the disrupting or "coming apart" of a body part (joint) from its normal position - Answer-dislocation
the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissue - Answer-edema
the escape of fluid, such as from blood vessels as a result of rupture or seepage - Answer-effusion
redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membrane - Answer-erythema
any break in the bone or tooth - Answer-fracture
, an incomplete fracture - Answer-greenstick fracture
a manner of walking or moving on foot - Answer-gait
a form of arthritis, is a disorder or purine metabolism that results from an elevated serum uric acid level
- Answer-gout
is what causes the injury - Answer-mechanism of injury
branch of medicine concerned with the prevention or correction of disorders of the musculoskeletal
system - Answer-orthopedics
loss of muscle function through injury, disease, or damage, to its nerve supply. Most paralysis is due to
stroke or spinal cord injury - Answer-paralysis
tough connective sheath that covers the bone - Answer-periosteum
extent of movement of a joint, measured in degrees of a circle - Answer-range of motion
the stretching or tearing of ligaments that causes pain and disability - Answer-sprain
muscle or tendon injury resulting from violent contraction or excessive force - Answer-strain
inflammation of a tendon usually from a strain - Answer-tendonitis
what is voluntary muscle also known as? - Answer-skeletal muscle
