Disorders of the Musculoskeletal system

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  • 1. swelling of the wrist joint that causes pressure on the median nerve
  • 2. What is the most common cause of spinal cord injuries
  • 3. What does the suffix plegia mean?
  • 4. What does the root word quad or tetra mean?
  • 5. What is the medical term for paralysis of the lower body?
  • 6. What is the medical term for paralysis of all extremeties?
  • 7. a stretch or tear in a tendon
  • 8. a stretch or tear in a ligament
  • 9. inflammation of a tendon
  • 10. inflammation of a joint
  • 11. arthritis that is usually caused due to aging
  • 12. arthritis caused by autoimmune disease
  • 13. a syndrome that presents with symptoms such as muscle and joint pain, fatigue, and trouble sleeping. Most common in women
  • 14. Bones become brittle due to aging or long time steroid or chemo therapy
  • 15. Disorders that are present at birth
  • 16. Disorders that are inherited
  • 17. Disorders that progressively get worse over time
  • a. quadraplegia
  • b. rheumatoid arthritis
  • c. Congenital
  • d. strain
  • e. trauma
  • f. arthritis
  • g. carpal tunnel
  • h. sprain
  • i. paralysis
  • j. tendinitis
  • k. osteoporosis
  • l. fibromyalgia
  • m. osteoarthritis
  • n. genetic
  • o. paraplegia
  • p. degenerative
  • q. four
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Disorders of the Musculoskeletal system (Answer Key)

Created by eroussel

  • g 1. swelling of the wrist joint that causes pressure on the median nerve
  • e 2. What is the most common cause of spinal cord injuries
  • i 3. What does the suffix plegia mean?
  • q 4. What does the root word quad or tetra mean?
  • o 5. What is the medical term for paralysis of the lower body?
  • a 6. What is the medical term for paralysis of all extremeties?
  • d 7. a stretch or tear in a tendon
  • h 8. a stretch or tear in a ligament
  • j 9. inflammation of a tendon
  • f 10. inflammation of a joint
  • m 11. arthritis that is usually caused due to aging
  • b 12. arthritis caused by autoimmune disease
  • l 13. a syndrome that presents with symptoms such as muscle and joint pain, fatigue, and trouble sleeping. Most common in women
  • k 14. Bones become brittle due to aging or long time steroid or chemo therapy
  • c 15. Disorders that are present at birth
  • n 16. Disorders that are inherited
  • p 17. Disorders that progressively get worse over time
  • a. quadraplegia
  • b. rheumatoid arthritis
  • c. Congenital
  • d. strain
  • e. trauma
  • f. arthritis
  • g. carpal tunnel
  • h. sprain
  • i. paralysis
  • j. tendinitis
  • k. osteoporosis
  • l. fibromyalgia
  • m. osteoarthritis
  • n. genetic
  • o. paraplegia
  • p. degenerative
  • q. four

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