Med Terms Ch 4

Front 1

Physician that specializes in the treatment of eating disorders of the feet

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Podiatrist

Front 2

A Colles fracture is a common type of

Back 2

Wrist

Front 3

Measurement of bone density is performed using

Back 3

Dual energy absorptiometry

Front 4

Abbreviation EMG stands for what

Back 4

Electromyography

Front 5

The three pelvic bones Ilium, ischium, and pubis together are called

Back 5

Innominate bone

Front 6

What type of bone forms the hard exterior surface of bone

Back 6

Cortical

Front 7

The examination of the interior of a joint by entering the joint with a small camera is called

Back 7

Arthroscopy

Front 8

What is the name of a common back surgery designed to relieve compression on a spinal nerve

Back 8

. Laminectomy

Front 9

Medical condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine

Back 9

Lordosis

Front 10

Type of bone fracture is evidenced by bone fragments that are pushed into each other

Back 10

Impacted

Front 11

Skeletal muscles are attached to Bones by

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Tendons

Front 12

An inherited disease causing progressive muscle degeneration

Back 12

Muscular dystrophy

Front 13

A muscle movement that brings a limb into or towards a straight condition

Back 13

Extention

Front 14

Abbreviation for fracture

Back 14

FX

Front 15

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton

Back 15

Skull

Front 16

A congenital anomaly of the vertebral column

Back 16

Spina bifida

Front 17

Muscle tissue found in the walls of hollow or tube shaped organs

Back 17

Smooth muscle

Front 18

Backward bending of the foot is referred to as

Back 18

Dorsiflexion

Front 19

Softening of the bones caused by a loss of calcium

Back 19

Osteomalacia

Front 20

A sudden, strong, involuntary muscle contraction

Back 20

Spasm

Front 21

A herniated nucleus pulposus is commonly called

Back 21

Herniated disc

Front 22

Rough process that provides the attachment for tendons and muscles to bone

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Tubercle

Front 23

Medical specialist that fits braces to prevent or correct deformities

Back 23

Orthotist

Front 24

Where is the fibula bone found

Back 24

Lower leg

Front 25

The skull is subdivided into the cranium and

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Facial bones

Front 26

A congenital deformity of the foot also known as clubfoot

Back 26

Talipes

Front 27

Creatine phosphokinase is a muscle enzyme found in

Back 27

Cardiac and skeletal muscles

Front 28

Pain caused by compression of the nerve as it passes between the bones and ligaments of the wrist

Back 28

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Front 29

Vertebrae are examples of which type of Bones

Back 29

Irregular

Front 30

Hollow cavity within a bone

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Sinus