ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY PRACTICE EXAM:
(NEW 2025/2026 UPDATE)
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM & TRAUMA
MANAGEMENT GUIDE | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | GRADE A | 100% CORRECT
(VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) – MEDICAL SCHOOL
ORTHOPEDICS
❖ Which of the following is the largest and most complex of the synovial joints? - knee
❖ Which ligament originates from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia and extends to the
lateral condyle of the femur? - anterior cruciate
❖ Turning the hand so that the palm is upward is referred to as ___. - supination
❖ Extending the foot at the ankle is referred to as ___. - plantar flexion
❖ An example of a cartilaginous joint is the ___. - intervetebral disk
❖ A softening of adult bone due to a disorder in calcium and phosphorus metabolism is called
___. - osteomalacia
❖ A fracture at the distal end of the radius in which the smaller fragment is displaced
posteriorly is called ___. - Colles fracture
❖ Which bone articulates with the distal tibia and fibula? - talus.
❖ At its distal end, the tibia expands to form a prominence on the inner ankle called the ___. -
medial malleolus
❖ Posteriorly, the ilium joins the sacrum at the ___. - sacroiliac joint
❖ Which of the following constitutes the anterior portion of the coxal bone? - pubis
❖ Which of the following articulates with the head of the femur? - acetabulum
❖ Which bone articulates with the glenoid cavity to form the shoulder joint? - humerus
❖ The end of which bone articulates with the manubrium? - clavicle
❖ Which of the following articulates with the distal clavicle and provides attachments for
muscles of the arms and chest? - acromion process
❖ What medical term is used to refer to the first seven rib pairs? - True ribs (thoracic)
❖ Which bones are attached to each of the thoracic vertebrae? - ribs
❖ The initial step in the body's repair of a fracture involves ___. - blood clot
❖ Which type of fracture is complete and results in several bony fragments? - comminuted
❖ Which type of cells break down and assimilate bone? - osteoclasts
❖ Osteocytes are located in minute, bony chambers called ___. - lacuna
❖ The distal and proximal ends of long bones are called ___. - epiphyses
(NEW 2025/2026 UPDATE)
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM & TRAUMA
MANAGEMENT GUIDE | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | GRADE A | 100% CORRECT
(VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) – MEDICAL SCHOOL
ORTHOPEDICS
❖ Which of the following is the largest and most complex of the synovial joints? - knee
❖ Which ligament originates from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia and extends to the
lateral condyle of the femur? - anterior cruciate
❖ Turning the hand so that the palm is upward is referred to as ___. - supination
❖ Extending the foot at the ankle is referred to as ___. - plantar flexion
❖ An example of a cartilaginous joint is the ___. - intervetebral disk
❖ A softening of adult bone due to a disorder in calcium and phosphorus metabolism is called
___. - osteomalacia
❖ A fracture at the distal end of the radius in which the smaller fragment is displaced
posteriorly is called ___. - Colles fracture
❖ Which bone articulates with the distal tibia and fibula? - talus.
❖ At its distal end, the tibia expands to form a prominence on the inner ankle called the ___. -
medial malleolus
❖ Posteriorly, the ilium joins the sacrum at the ___. - sacroiliac joint
❖ Which of the following constitutes the anterior portion of the coxal bone? - pubis
❖ Which of the following articulates with the head of the femur? - acetabulum
❖ Which bone articulates with the glenoid cavity to form the shoulder joint? - humerus
❖ The end of which bone articulates with the manubrium? - clavicle
❖ Which of the following articulates with the distal clavicle and provides attachments for
muscles of the arms and chest? - acromion process
❖ What medical term is used to refer to the first seven rib pairs? - True ribs (thoracic)
❖ Which bones are attached to each of the thoracic vertebrae? - ribs
❖ The initial step in the body's repair of a fracture involves ___. - blood clot
❖ Which type of fracture is complete and results in several bony fragments? - comminuted
❖ Which type of cells break down and assimilate bone? - osteoclasts
❖ Osteocytes are located in minute, bony chambers called ___. - lacuna
❖ The distal and proximal ends of long bones are called ___. - epiphyses
