THE SKELETAL SYSTEM CHAPTER 3 -
UNITEK PRE REQ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Kyph/o - ANSWER-hump
Chonrdr/i, Chondr/o - ANSWER-cartilage
Arthr/o - ANSWER-joint
Ankyl/o - ANSWER-crooked, bent, stiff
Burs/o - ANSWER-bursa
Crani/o - ANSWER-cranium
Cost/o - ANSWER-rib
-Lysis - ANSWER-setting free, loosening
Myel/o - ANSWER-bone marrow or spinal cord
-Desis - ANSWER-to bind or tie together
Spondyl/o - ANSWER-vertebrae
Scoli/o - ANSWER-curved
Lord/o - ANSWER-swayback bent
Synovi/o , Synov/o - ANSWER-synovial membrane
Oste/o - ANSWER-bone
Spondylitis - ANSWER-causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae
Osteorrhaphy - ANSWER-the suturing of a bone
Crepitation - ANSWER-grating sound when ends of broken bone move
BMT - ANSWER-bone marrow transplant
, Diaphysis - ANSWER-shaft of the long bone
Seven short ______ bones make up each ankle - ANSWER-tarsal
Manubrium - ANSWER-the upper portion of the sternum
A synovial joint is ______ - ANSWER-movable
The _____ bone is located just below the urinary bladder - ANSWER-pubis
Foramen - ANSWER-the opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and
ligaments pass
Ligament - ANSWER-connects one bone to another
Also known as the hip socket - ANSWER-acetabulum
Phalanges - ANSWER-the bones of the fingers and toes
Process - ANSWER-normal projection on the surface of the bone that serves as an
attachment for muscles and tendons
Sternum - ANSWER-breast bone
Zygomatic - ANSWER-cheek bone
Clavicle - ANSWER-collar bone
Patella - ANSWER-knee cap
Olecranon process - ANSWER-point of the elbow
Arthrolysis - ANSWER-loosening of a joint
Pagets disease - ANSWER-chronic bone disease that is characterized by the abnormal
breakdown of bone and abnormal formation
Allogenic - ANSWER-bone marrow transplant using bone marrow from a donor
Vertebroplasty - ANSWER-performed to treat osteoporosis-related compression factors
Osteoarthritis - ANSWER-type of arthritis that is known as wear-and-tear arthritis
Lumbago - ANSWER-lower back pain
Osteoclasis - ANSWER-surgical fracture of the bone to correct deformity
UNITEK PRE REQ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Kyph/o - ANSWER-hump
Chonrdr/i, Chondr/o - ANSWER-cartilage
Arthr/o - ANSWER-joint
Ankyl/o - ANSWER-crooked, bent, stiff
Burs/o - ANSWER-bursa
Crani/o - ANSWER-cranium
Cost/o - ANSWER-rib
-Lysis - ANSWER-setting free, loosening
Myel/o - ANSWER-bone marrow or spinal cord
-Desis - ANSWER-to bind or tie together
Spondyl/o - ANSWER-vertebrae
Scoli/o - ANSWER-curved
Lord/o - ANSWER-swayback bent
Synovi/o , Synov/o - ANSWER-synovial membrane
Oste/o - ANSWER-bone
Spondylitis - ANSWER-causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae
Osteorrhaphy - ANSWER-the suturing of a bone
Crepitation - ANSWER-grating sound when ends of broken bone move
BMT - ANSWER-bone marrow transplant
, Diaphysis - ANSWER-shaft of the long bone
Seven short ______ bones make up each ankle - ANSWER-tarsal
Manubrium - ANSWER-the upper portion of the sternum
A synovial joint is ______ - ANSWER-movable
The _____ bone is located just below the urinary bladder - ANSWER-pubis
Foramen - ANSWER-the opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and
ligaments pass
Ligament - ANSWER-connects one bone to another
Also known as the hip socket - ANSWER-acetabulum
Phalanges - ANSWER-the bones of the fingers and toes
Process - ANSWER-normal projection on the surface of the bone that serves as an
attachment for muscles and tendons
Sternum - ANSWER-breast bone
Zygomatic - ANSWER-cheek bone
Clavicle - ANSWER-collar bone
Patella - ANSWER-knee cap
Olecranon process - ANSWER-point of the elbow
Arthrolysis - ANSWER-loosening of a joint
Pagets disease - ANSWER-chronic bone disease that is characterized by the abnormal
breakdown of bone and abnormal formation
Allogenic - ANSWER-bone marrow transplant using bone marrow from a donor
Vertebroplasty - ANSWER-performed to treat osteoporosis-related compression factors
Osteoarthritis - ANSWER-type of arthritis that is known as wear-and-tear arthritis
Lumbago - ANSWER-lower back pain
Osteoclasis - ANSWER-surgical fracture of the bone to correct deformity
