1. Arthroplasty describes

1. visualization of the interior of a joint

2. inflammation of a joint

3. surgical reconstruction of a joint

4. autoimmune degeneration of a joint

5. abnormal development of a joint

2. Tenorrhaphy is the term describing

1. a torn tendon

2. inflammation of a tendon

3. surgical removal of a tendon

4. surgically suturing a torn tendon

5. measuring the length of a tendon

3. If your arthritis has noticeably worsened and pain and swelling no longer is controlled with high dose aspirin, your family physician would most likely refer you to a

1. pathologist

2. neurologist

3. orthopaedic surgeon

4. rheumatologist

5. physical therapist

4. Soft, rubbery bones due to inadequate calcium deposition related to vitamin D deficiency would be termed

1. osteoporosis

2. osteitis

3. osteomyelitis

4. osteomalacia

5. myeloma

5. The term for painful, aching muscles is

1. neuralgia

2. myalgia

3. analgesia

4. arthralgia

5. cephalgia

6. Myasthenia gravis involves

1. inflammation of muscles

2. degeneration of muscles

3. severe muscular weakness

4. inflammation of joints

5. paralysis of muscles

7. When weight-lifters exercise regularly their muscles become stronger and the increase in muscular size is due to

1. atrophy

2. dystrophy

3. myasthenia

4. myositis

5. hypertrophy

8. Chondrocytes are cells found in

1. tendons

2. bones

3. bone marrow

4. cartilage

5. blood

9. A bone marrow tumor is termed

1. osteitis

2. osteoma

3. myoma

4. myeloma

5. lymphoma

10. A form of dwarfism results from achondroplasia, a term meaning

1. a cartilage tumor

2. inflammation of cartilage

3. lack of normal cartilage development

4. cartilage transforming into bone

5. degeneration of cartilage

11. A procedure to evaluate concentration of an injected radioactive element in bone to localize a possible tumor is termed

1. electromyography

2. pyeloscopy

3. bone scan

4. bone biopsy

5. osteopathy

12. Inflammation of the shock absorber-like structure protecting a tendon sliding over a bone is termed

1. arthritis

2. tendonitis

3. bursitis

4. osteitis

5. osteomyelitis