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Which of the following is NOT an abbreviation pertaining to the vertebrae?


A) C1-C7
B) L1-L5
C) M1-M8
D) S1-S5
E) S 1-S5

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Build a medical term that means "tendon inflammation."


A) Arthritis
B) Bursitis
C) Dactylitis
D) Fasciitis
E) Tendonitis

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Build a medical term that means "incision into fascia."


A) Fasciectomy
B) Fasciodesis
C) Fascioplasty
D) Fasciorrhaphy
E) Fasciotomy

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Build a medical term that means "muscle turmoil."


A) Myoclonus
B) Myoma
C) Myopathy
D) Myosarcoma
E) Myositis

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Which medical term means increased muscle tone or tightness?


A) Bradykinesia
B) Hyperkinesia
C) Hypertonia
D) Hypokinesia
E) Hypotonia

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term arthrodesis?


A) arthro (joint) + desis (binding) = binding of a joint (surgical fixation of a joint)
B) arthro (joint) + desis (breaking) = breaking of a joint
C) arthro (joint) + desis (incision) = incision into a joint
D) arthro (joint) + desis (reconstruction) = reconstruction of a joint
E) arthro (joint) + desis (suture) = suture of a joint

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myasthenia?


A) my (joint) + asthenia (growth) = joint growth
B) my (muscle) + asthenia (pain) = muscle pain
C) my (muscle) + asthenia (weakness) = muscle weakness
D) my (joint) + asthen (growth) + ia (condition) = condition of joint growth
E) my (muscle) + asthen (pain) + ia (condition) = muscle pain

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Translate the term craniectomy as literally as possible.


A) Incision into the skull
B) Reconstruction of the skull
C) Removal of portion of the skull
D) Surgical fixation of the skull
E) Suture of the skull

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Identify the correct pronunciation for the term spondylosis.


A) SPAWN-dai-law-sis
B) SPAWN-dih-LOH-sis
C) SPOWN-dai-LOH-sis
D) SPOWN-daw-lih-sis
E) SPOWN- dih-LOH-sis

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Build a medical term that means the "removal of cartilage."


A) Bursectomy
B) Carpectomy
C) Chondrectomy
D) Fasciectomy
E) Tendectomy

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polydactyly?


A) poly (few) + dactyl (arm) + y (condition) = missing an arm
B) poly (many) + dactyl (finger) + y (condition) = having more than the normal number of fingers
C) poly (one) + dactyl (arm) + y (condition) = a person with one arm
D) poly (together) + dactyl (finger) + y (condition) = fusion (sometimes called webbing) of fingers
E) poly (united) + dactyl (arm) + y (condition) = a person with one arm

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Identify and define the root(s) in the term spondyloarthropathy.


A) spondylo - vertebra; arthro - joint
B) spondylo - vertebra
C) arthro - joint
D) pathy - disease

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Read this excerpt from the patient's discharge summary: HPI Decker Macmillan is an 8-year-old boy admitted directly to the pediatric floor for workup of chronic progressive hypotonia.His parents report they have noticed progressive weakness.Decker has had increasing difficulty running, jumping, and climbing stairs.His parents initially thought his problems were due to his asthma, but they noticed that he also had a waddling gait.They took him to their primary care provider, who referred him for evaluation.On admission, Decker denied any history of myalgia, arthrodynia, or dystaxia.His problem appeared limited to muscle tone. According to this information, which of the following is part of the history of the present illness?


A) Decrease in muscle tone or tightness
B) Joint pain
C) Muscle pain
D) Poor coordination

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Which medical term means rib pain?


A) Arthralgia
B) Cervicodynia
C) Costalgia
D) Osteodynia
E) Tibialgia

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Build a medical term that means "joint recording process," a procedure used to examine a joint.


A) Arthrocentesis
B) Arthrogram
C) Arthrography
D) Arthroscope
E) Arthroscopy

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term osteoporosis?


A) osteo (bone) + por (deficiency) + osis (condition) = bone deficiency condition
B) osteo (bone) + por (disease) + osis (condition) = bone disease
C) osteo (bone) + por (nourishment) + osis (condition) = poor bone nourishment
D) osteo (bone) + por (pore) + osis (condition) = bone pore condition (loss of bone density)
E) osteo (bone) + por (pus) + osis (condition) = pus in the bone

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Choose the correct translation for the root lumb/o.


A) Femur
B) Head, skull
C) Loin, lower back
D) Neck
E) Vertebrate

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An ORIF is:


A) removal of a bone and replacing it with a prosthetic.
B) returning bones to their proper place by fixing a fractured bone from the inside (i.e., using screws, pins, plates, etc.) .
C) returning bones to their proper place by fixing a fractured bone from the outside (i.e., using casts, splints, stabilizers, etc.) .
D) the fixation of a fractured bone from the inside (i.e., using screws, pins, plates, etc.) .
E) the fixation of a fractured bone from the outside (i.e., using casts, splints, stabilizers, etc.) .

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Which of the following is NOT true about the abbreviation CAT?


A) It breaks into axi (axis) + al (pertaining to) + tomo (cut) + graph (recording) + y (procedure) .
B) It can also be abbreviated CT.
C) It is part of the treatment plan for patients.
D) It is an imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis.
E) It stands for "computed axial tomography."

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polymyositis?


A) poly (few) + myos (muscle) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of a few muscles
B) poly (few) + myos (muscle) + itis (pain) = pain in a few muscles
C) poly (many) + myos (muscle) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of many muscles
D) poly (many) + myos (muscle) + itis (pain) = pain in many muscles
E) poly (one) + myos (muscle) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of a muscle

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