Quiz For Word of the Day

            1.         Arthroscopy refers to:

                        a.         the examination of Arthurian legends

                        b.         the examination of the interior of a joint

                        c.         the examination of museum art

                        d.         the examination of an artist’s works

 
            2.         Arthrodesis means:

                        a.         the tenth degree of joint mobility

                        b.         joint pain

                        c.         casting of a fractured joint

                        d.         surgical joint fusion  

 
            3.         Match the words with the best definition:

                        _____joint mice            a. calcifications in a joint

                        _____arthrolith b. clear joint lubricant   

                        _____arthrophyte         c. abnormal growth in a joint

                        _____synovia               d. ossicles

 
            4.         T          F          Arthroplasty is surgical replacement of a joint.

 
            5.         T          F          An arthrocele is a swollen joint.

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             6.         Arthrogryposis is:

                        a.         the constant flexure or contracture of a joint

                        b.         unusual gripping strength of the hands

                        c.         enlarged and inflamed joints

                        d.         the deposit of chalky material in the joint

 
            7.         Arthrectomy refers to:

                        a.         a character in the movie The Sword and the Stone

                        b.         the excision of a joint.

                        c.         the replacement of a joint

                        d.         the incision into a joint

 
            8.         T          F          Synovioma is a tumor arising from the synovial membrane with in a joint.

            9.         T          F          An arthrometer is a devise to measure the strength of a joint.

            10.       Synovium is:

                        a.         the priestly office that allows for the forgiveness of sins.

                        b.         the condition of producing a single egg per ovulation.

                        c.         a membrane that lines a joint.

                        d.         a joint where eggs are served

 
            Bonus: Arthropathy is a disease that affects:__________________________________________

   
            Tie Breaker: What does excoriation mean? __________________________________________________