Week 2: MSC Exam ORT Anatomy
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
artery - CORRECT ANSWER - A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Acromion - CORRECT ANSWER - Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the
point of the shoulder.
clavicle - CORRECT ANSWER - collar bone
coracoid process - CORRECT ANSWER - thick curved process attached by a broad base
to the upper part of the neck of the scapula; it runs at first upward and medial
greater trochanter - CORRECT ANSWER - A bony prominence on the proximal lateral
side part of the shaft of the femur
lesser trochanter - CORRECT ANSWER - A pyramidal prominence that projects from the
proximal and medial part of the shaft of the femur
Humerus - CORRECT ANSWER - long bone; upper arm bone; shoulder to elbow
pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER - defined as the middle part of the human body between the
lumbar region of the abdomen superiorly and thighs inferiorly.
Scapula - CORRECT ANSWER - shoulder blade
vein - CORRECT ANSWER - A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
, abduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement away from the midline of the body
anterior cruciate ligament - CORRECT ANSWER - A ligament in the knee that attaches to
the anterior aspect of the tibial plateau. restricting anterior movement of the tibia on the femur
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement toward the midline of the body
atrophic - CORRECT ANSWER - a degenerating, wasting condition
autologous - CORRECT ANSWER - originating within an individual
Avascular - CORRECT ANSWER - without blood vessels
Avulsion - CORRECT ANSWER - when a small chunk of bone attached to a tendon or
ligament gets pulled away from the main part of the bone
Baker's cyst - CORRECT ANSWER - popliteal cyst, a fluid filled sac behind the knee
Cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and
that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together.
Chondrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - cartilage cells
chondral - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to cartilage
Dislocation - CORRECT ANSWER - displacement of a bone from its joint
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
artery - CORRECT ANSWER - A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Acromion - CORRECT ANSWER - Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the
point of the shoulder.
clavicle - CORRECT ANSWER - collar bone
coracoid process - CORRECT ANSWER - thick curved process attached by a broad base
to the upper part of the neck of the scapula; it runs at first upward and medial
greater trochanter - CORRECT ANSWER - A bony prominence on the proximal lateral
side part of the shaft of the femur
lesser trochanter - CORRECT ANSWER - A pyramidal prominence that projects from the
proximal and medial part of the shaft of the femur
Humerus - CORRECT ANSWER - long bone; upper arm bone; shoulder to elbow
pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER - defined as the middle part of the human body between the
lumbar region of the abdomen superiorly and thighs inferiorly.
Scapula - CORRECT ANSWER - shoulder blade
vein - CORRECT ANSWER - A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
, abduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement away from the midline of the body
anterior cruciate ligament - CORRECT ANSWER - A ligament in the knee that attaches to
the anterior aspect of the tibial plateau. restricting anterior movement of the tibia on the femur
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement toward the midline of the body
atrophic - CORRECT ANSWER - a degenerating, wasting condition
autologous - CORRECT ANSWER - originating within an individual
Avascular - CORRECT ANSWER - without blood vessels
Avulsion - CORRECT ANSWER - when a small chunk of bone attached to a tendon or
ligament gets pulled away from the main part of the bone
Baker's cyst - CORRECT ANSWER - popliteal cyst, a fluid filled sac behind the knee
Cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and
that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together.
Chondrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - cartilage cells
chondral - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to cartilage
Dislocation - CORRECT ANSWER - displacement of a bone from its joint
