HSC 4537 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The myeloid tissue in cancellous bone is semi-liquid and produces most RBCs, WBCs
and platelet is usually referred to as - ANSWER bone marrow or red marrow
2. The upper jawbone is called the: - ANSWER Maxilla
3. The first seven bones of the vertebral column (forming the neck) are the: - ANSWER
Cervical
4. The third set of 5 large vertebrae which form the inward curve of the lower spine and
are the spinal column's major weight bearers are called - ANSWER lumbar vertebrae
5. The wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are called the: - ANSWER
carpus or carpals
6. The ankle bones are called the ________ bones: - ANSWER tarsal "flat surface"
7. The combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are: - ANSWER cost/o and
pleuro-
8. The combining word form that refers to the "spine vertebral column and/or vertebra"
is: - ANSWER "rachi/o- and "spondyl/o-"
9. The term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is - ANSWER Chondroma
10. The diagnostic term that literally means inflamed joint is: - ANSWER arthr/it is
11. The medical term Burs/itis literally means: - ANSWER wine sac or sac inflamed
12. The term Ankylosis literally means - ANSWER "crooked stiff bent/condition bones
pathologically fused together
13. The combining form of a term that means "hump or hunchback" is ________ and the
medical condition of __________ is the backward bending of the thoracic (chest
vertebrae) spine - ANSWER kypho- - kyph/o/sis
14. The diagnostic term Genu Varum ( knees are in the varus position) means: -
ANSWER Knees are bent outward (bow-legged)
15. The combining form __________ means bone marrow or spinal cord. - ANSWER
myelo- "osteomyelitis or myelogram"
16. The combining forms that mean "movement or motion" are - ANSWER kinesio- and
-praxia
,17. The combining forms that mean "stone" are: - ANSWER petro- and litho-
18. The combining form scolio- means - ANSWER crooked and curved - lateral or side
curve (to bend) of vertebrae along with rotation
19. An ankle sprain is often characterized by ________: - ANSWER hematoma formation,
with ligaments that are stretched, partially, of fully torn
20. The diagnostic term Ankylos/ing Spondyl/itis refers to the auto-immune condition of
Rheumatoid Arthritis and actually means - ANSWER the abnormal condition of stiffness
and fusion of vertebrae
21. The diagnostic terms My/asthenia and Neur/asthenia mean: - ANSWER muscle
weakness and nerve weakness
22. The diagnostic term that means pain in the tendon is - ANSWER tenalgia or tenodyni
23. The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of calcium on the kneecap
(patella) surface is: - ANSWER calcin/osis
24. The diagnostic term Avulsion means: - ANSWER tearing lose of a body part like a
bone chip or ligament
25. The diagnostic term for a disease that causes excessive amounts of uric acid
crystals in the blood to be deposited in joint (elbow or toe) is: - ANSWER Gout
26. The diagnostic term Herniated Disc means: - ANSWER ruptured or protruding
inter/vertebral disk cartilage
27. The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density or increased bone
poros/ity is - ANSWER osteo/por/o/sis
28. The surgical terms Lamin/ectomy and Rachi/o/tomy actually mean: - ANSWER
excision of posterior vertebral arch and cutting the vertebral column
29. The surgical term Arthr/o/desis means: - ANSWER surgical fixation or binding of a
joint
30. An instrument used to cut bone is called a(n): - ANSWER osteo/tom/e
31. The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called: - ANSWER chondr/o/plasty
32. The term Chiro/pract/or literally means: - ANSWER one who practices by hand
33. The surgical term that means fusing together of the spine (vertebrae) is: - ANSWER
spondyl/o/syn/desis
34. The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means: - ANSWER excision of a finger or toe bone
- digit
35. The surgical term that means "incision into the skull to drain fluid" is - ANSWER
,cranio/centesis
36. The surgical term that actually means "surgically breaking joint apart" is: - ANSWER
Arthroclasia
37. CTS and TTS are abbreviations for ___________ Syn/drome (sign and symptom
complex). - ANSWER Carpal or Tarsal Tunnel
38. The term Dys/chrondro/plas/ia literally refers to: - ANSWER faulty cartilage
formation
39. The term for X-ray film (recording) of a joint is: - ANSWER arthro/gram
40. The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is: - ANSWER
arthroscop/y
41. The medical term "Gangli/ec/tom/y" means: - ANSWER procedure of cutting out a
knot
42. A physician who uses techniques and treatments common to Medical Doctors and
Chiropractic Physicians is a(n): - ANSWER Oste/o/path
43. The modern medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnoses foot disease and
disorders such as corns, bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, and par/onych/itis is a
Chiro/pod/ist. A more current name would be: - ANSWER Pod/iatr/ist
44. The healing specialty that emphasizes a system of therapy based on the
manipulation of the vertebral column and other bones of the body by hand is: - ANSWER
Chiropractic
45. The medical term that means an artificial substitute or addition replacing a missing
body part (teeth, feet, hearing aid, eye lens) is: - ANSWER prosth/esis
46. The diagnostic term Spondylo/listh/esis literally and actually means: - ANSWER
vertebrae/slippage/condition
47. The diagnostic term Ankylosing Spondylitis means: - ANSWER fusing/process
vertebrae/inflamed
48. The diagnostic term Rheumat/oid Arthr/itis means: - ANSWER auto-immune disease
often with cartilaginous hyper/troph/y
49. The diagnostic term Osteoarthritis affects almost 30 million of the 50 million
, individuals with arthritis in the U.S.A. The term also means: - ANSWER inflammation of a
bone joint causing bone hypertrophy
50. The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means: - ANSWER inflamed bursa of
the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint
51. The diagnostic term Rotator Cuff Avulsion actually means: - ANSWER tearing of
shoulder joint's soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons (rotator cuff muscles)
52. The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means: - ANSWER inflamed bursa of
the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint
53. The diagnostic term Housemaid's Knee means: - ANSWER inflamed bursa below the
knee - related to an occupation
54. The diagnostic term Osteosarcoma means: - ANSWER bone tumors that causes hard
tissue to become soft and fleshy
55. The diagnostic term Hip Disarticulation (HD) also means: - ANSWER A surgical
amputation through the joint capsule of the hip joint
56. The diagnostic term Sub/luxation actually means: - ANSWER partial joint dislocation
- less than complete dislocation
57. An Osteopathic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation ____ and a
Chiropractic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation _______. - ANSWER
DO and DC
58. The diagnostic term Hammer Toe means: - ANSWER the toe or toes of the foot are
bent over or down - like a hammer
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The myeloid tissue in cancellous bone is semi-liquid and produces most RBCs, WBCs
and platelet is usually referred to as - ANSWER bone marrow or red marrow
2. The upper jawbone is called the: - ANSWER Maxilla
3. The first seven bones of the vertebral column (forming the neck) are the: - ANSWER
Cervical
4. The third set of 5 large vertebrae which form the inward curve of the lower spine and
are the spinal column's major weight bearers are called - ANSWER lumbar vertebrae
5. The wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are called the: - ANSWER
carpus or carpals
6. The ankle bones are called the ________ bones: - ANSWER tarsal "flat surface"
7. The combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are: - ANSWER cost/o and
pleuro-
8. The combining word form that refers to the "spine vertebral column and/or vertebra"
is: - ANSWER "rachi/o- and "spondyl/o-"
9. The term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is - ANSWER Chondroma
10. The diagnostic term that literally means inflamed joint is: - ANSWER arthr/it is
11. The medical term Burs/itis literally means: - ANSWER wine sac or sac inflamed
12. The term Ankylosis literally means - ANSWER "crooked stiff bent/condition bones
pathologically fused together
13. The combining form of a term that means "hump or hunchback" is ________ and the
medical condition of __________ is the backward bending of the thoracic (chest
vertebrae) spine - ANSWER kypho- - kyph/o/sis
14. The diagnostic term Genu Varum ( knees are in the varus position) means: -
ANSWER Knees are bent outward (bow-legged)
15. The combining form __________ means bone marrow or spinal cord. - ANSWER
myelo- "osteomyelitis or myelogram"
16. The combining forms that mean "movement or motion" are - ANSWER kinesio- and
-praxia
,17. The combining forms that mean "stone" are: - ANSWER petro- and litho-
18. The combining form scolio- means - ANSWER crooked and curved - lateral or side
curve (to bend) of vertebrae along with rotation
19. An ankle sprain is often characterized by ________: - ANSWER hematoma formation,
with ligaments that are stretched, partially, of fully torn
20. The diagnostic term Ankylos/ing Spondyl/itis refers to the auto-immune condition of
Rheumatoid Arthritis and actually means - ANSWER the abnormal condition of stiffness
and fusion of vertebrae
21. The diagnostic terms My/asthenia and Neur/asthenia mean: - ANSWER muscle
weakness and nerve weakness
22. The diagnostic term that means pain in the tendon is - ANSWER tenalgia or tenodyni
23. The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of calcium on the kneecap
(patella) surface is: - ANSWER calcin/osis
24. The diagnostic term Avulsion means: - ANSWER tearing lose of a body part like a
bone chip or ligament
25. The diagnostic term for a disease that causes excessive amounts of uric acid
crystals in the blood to be deposited in joint (elbow or toe) is: - ANSWER Gout
26. The diagnostic term Herniated Disc means: - ANSWER ruptured or protruding
inter/vertebral disk cartilage
27. The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density or increased bone
poros/ity is - ANSWER osteo/por/o/sis
28. The surgical terms Lamin/ectomy and Rachi/o/tomy actually mean: - ANSWER
excision of posterior vertebral arch and cutting the vertebral column
29. The surgical term Arthr/o/desis means: - ANSWER surgical fixation or binding of a
joint
30. An instrument used to cut bone is called a(n): - ANSWER osteo/tom/e
31. The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called: - ANSWER chondr/o/plasty
32. The term Chiro/pract/or literally means: - ANSWER one who practices by hand
33. The surgical term that means fusing together of the spine (vertebrae) is: - ANSWER
spondyl/o/syn/desis
34. The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means: - ANSWER excision of a finger or toe bone
- digit
35. The surgical term that means "incision into the skull to drain fluid" is - ANSWER
,cranio/centesis
36. The surgical term that actually means "surgically breaking joint apart" is: - ANSWER
Arthroclasia
37. CTS and TTS are abbreviations for ___________ Syn/drome (sign and symptom
complex). - ANSWER Carpal or Tarsal Tunnel
38. The term Dys/chrondro/plas/ia literally refers to: - ANSWER faulty cartilage
formation
39. The term for X-ray film (recording) of a joint is: - ANSWER arthro/gram
40. The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is: - ANSWER
arthroscop/y
41. The medical term "Gangli/ec/tom/y" means: - ANSWER procedure of cutting out a
knot
42. A physician who uses techniques and treatments common to Medical Doctors and
Chiropractic Physicians is a(n): - ANSWER Oste/o/path
43. The modern medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnoses foot disease and
disorders such as corns, bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, and par/onych/itis is a
Chiro/pod/ist. A more current name would be: - ANSWER Pod/iatr/ist
44. The healing specialty that emphasizes a system of therapy based on the
manipulation of the vertebral column and other bones of the body by hand is: - ANSWER
Chiropractic
45. The medical term that means an artificial substitute or addition replacing a missing
body part (teeth, feet, hearing aid, eye lens) is: - ANSWER prosth/esis
46. The diagnostic term Spondylo/listh/esis literally and actually means: - ANSWER
vertebrae/slippage/condition
47. The diagnostic term Ankylosing Spondylitis means: - ANSWER fusing/process
vertebrae/inflamed
48. The diagnostic term Rheumat/oid Arthr/itis means: - ANSWER auto-immune disease
often with cartilaginous hyper/troph/y
49. The diagnostic term Osteoarthritis affects almost 30 million of the 50 million
, individuals with arthritis in the U.S.A. The term also means: - ANSWER inflammation of a
bone joint causing bone hypertrophy
50. The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means: - ANSWER inflamed bursa of
the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint
51. The diagnostic term Rotator Cuff Avulsion actually means: - ANSWER tearing of
shoulder joint's soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons (rotator cuff muscles)
52. The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means: - ANSWER inflamed bursa of
the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint
53. The diagnostic term Housemaid's Knee means: - ANSWER inflamed bursa below the
knee - related to an occupation
54. The diagnostic term Osteosarcoma means: - ANSWER bone tumors that causes hard
tissue to become soft and fleshy
55. The diagnostic term Hip Disarticulation (HD) also means: - ANSWER A surgical
amputation through the joint capsule of the hip joint
56. The diagnostic term Sub/luxation actually means: - ANSWER partial joint dislocation
- less than complete dislocation
57. An Osteopathic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation ____ and a
Chiropractic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation _______. - ANSWER
DO and DC
58. The diagnostic term Hammer Toe means: - ANSWER the toe or toes of the foot are
bent over or down - like a hammer
