Medical Terminology Quizs

Hallux

• Great toe (big toe)

• Little toe

• Middle toe

• Index toe

Humerus

• Large bone in the upper arm

• Small bone in the forearm

• Bone in the lower leg

• Bone in the skull

Extension

• Bending a flexed limb

• Straightening a flexed limb

• Rotating a limb

• Lifting a limb

Carpals

• Bones of the wrist

• Bones of the ankle

• Bones of the elbow

• Bones of the shoulder

Diaphysis

• Shaft of a long bone

• End of a long bone

• Outer layer of a bone

• Bone marrow cavity

Comminuted

• A fracture in which the bone is crushed into many small pieces

• A fracture that occurs in a straight line across the bone

• A fracture that does not break the skin

• A fracture that occurs at an angle to the bone

Myomalacia

• Softening of muscle tissue

• Hardening of muscle tissue

• Inflammation of muscle tissue

• Degeneration of muscle tissue

Arthritis

• Inflammation of a joint

• A type of bone fracture

• A skin condition

• A muscle strain

Eversion

• Turning a body part inwards

• Turning a body part outwards

• Rotating a body part around its axis

• Bending a body part at a joint

ALS

• Abbreviation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

• A type of lung disease

• A neurological disorder affecting memory

• A form of skin cancer