Medical Terminology Simplified

Answer Key • APPENDIX B 597

Section Review 10–5

1.-osis 4.thorac/o 7.cephal/o 10. cervic/o 13.sacr/o

2.oste/o 5.-pathy 8.arthr/o 11. -um 14.-centesis

3.encephal/o 6.-ectomy 9.lumb/o 12. cost/o 15.spondyl/o, vertebr/o

Additional Medical Terms Review

1.bunion 6.Ewing sarcoma 11.sequestrum 16. muscular dystrophy 21.sequestrectomy

2.tendinitis 7.torticollis 12.arthroplasty 17. contracture 22.rheumatoid factor

3.sprain 8.gout 13.crepitation 18. ankylosis 23.talipes

4.strain 9.RA 14.myasthenia gravis 19. herniated disk 24.arthroscopy

5.kyphosis 10.Paget disease 15.lordosis 20. CTS 25.scoliosis

Medical Record Activity 10–1: Degenerative, Intervertebral Disk Disease

Evaluation

1. Why does the x-ray show a decreased density at L5–S1?
   Appears that a bilateral laminectomy had been done


2. What is the most common cause of degenerative intervertebral disk disease?
   Aging, with degenerative intervertebral disk disease being a common finding in individuals ages 50 and older


3. What happens to the gelatinous material of the disk as aging occurs?
   The gelatinous material is replaced by harder fibrocartilage.


4. What is the probable cause of the narrowing of the L3–L4 and L4–L5?
   Narrowing commonly occurs as a result of degenerative intervertebral disk disease.

Medical Record Activity 10–2: Rotator Cuff Tear, Right Shoulder

Evaluation

1. What type of arthritis did the patient have?
   Degenerative


2. Did the patient have calcium deposits in the right shoulder?
   No


3. What type of instrument did the physician use to visualize the glenoid labra?
   Arthroscope


4. What are labra?
   Liplike structures; in this case, edges or rims of bones


5. Did the patient have any outgrowths of bone? If so, where?
   Yes, spurs were found at the inferior and anterior acromioclavicular joint.


6. Did they find any deposits of calcium salts within the shoulder joint?
   They were unable to visualize an intra-articular calcification.

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