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Component 3 Unit 3 Application Activities

Unit 3

Musculoskeletal System

Suggested Student Application Activities

Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities

• Paper Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise – Musculoskeletal System

2. Word Building Exercise – Musculoskeletal System

• Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. NATIONAL Library  of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches to the

     correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

a.

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Diseases and Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System

a.

1. Arthritis

2. Back pain – How to Prevent

3. Fractures and Sprains

4. Osteoarthritis

5. Osteoporosis

6. Parkinson’s Disease

7. Rheumatoid Arthritis

8. Rotator Cuff Injuries

9. Spinal Cord Injury

10. Tennis Elbow

11. Traumatic Brain Injury

2. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System:

a.

1. Bone Densitometry

2. Knee Arthroscopy

3. Myelogram

4. Shoulder Arthroscopy

3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System:

a.

1. Hip Replacement

2. Hip Replacement – Physical Therapy

3. Massage Therapy

4. Shoulder Replacement

Instructions to Instructors:

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.

Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 3- Medical Dictionary Exercise

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus , define the following word parts.

|WORD PART |DEFINITION |

|algia | |

|arthr/o | |

|brachi/o | |

|calcane/o | |

|cephal/o | |

|cervic/o | |

|chondr/o | |

|cost/o | |

|desis | |

|dynia | |

|ectomy | |

|fasci/o | |

|fibr/o | |

|humer/o | |

|ili/o | |

|lumb/o | |

|malacia | |

|muscle/o | |

|myel/o | |

|my/o | |

|oma | |

|orth/o | |

|oste/o | |

|pelv/i/o | |

|plasty | |

|scopy | |

|ten/o | |

|thorac/o | |

|vertebr/o | |

Unit 3 – Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus , define the following word parts.

|word part |definition |

|algia |pain |

|arthr/o |joint |

|brachi/o |arm |

|calcane/o |Calcaneus (heel bone) |

|cephal/o |head |

|cervic/o |neck |

|chondr/o |cartlidge |

|cost/o |rib |

|desis |Surgical fixation; fusion |

|dynia |Pain; swelling |

|ectomy |Excision or surgical removal |

|fasci/o |fascia |

|fibr/o |fiber |

|humer/o |Humerus (upper arm) |

|ili/o |Ilium (hip bone) |

|lumb/o |Lower back; lumbar |

|malacia |softening |

|muscle/o |Muscle |

|myel/o |Spinal cord; bone marrow |

|my/o |muscle |

|oma |Tumor; swelling |

|orth/o |Straight; normal or correct |

|oste/o |bone |

|pelv/i/o |pelvis |

|plasty |Plastic or surgical repair |

|scopy |Visual examination |

|ten/o |tendon |

|thorac/o |chest |

|vertebr/o |vertebra |

1. Word Building Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.

Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

 Unit 3 Musculoskeletal System - Word Building Exercise

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

arthr/o brachi/o calcane/o cephal/o cervic/o

chondr/o cost/o fasci/o fibr/o humer/o

ili/o lumb/o myel/o my/o orth/o

oste/o pelv/i/o ten/o thorac/o vertebr/o

1. Pain in the arm: ______________algia

2. Tumor containing muscle cells: ______________cytoma

3. Death of a segment of a bone: _________________necrosis

4. Relating to the ilium and the sacrum: ______________sacral

5. Pain in the heel: ____________________dynia

6. Protrusion of spinal cord through defect in vertebral canal: __________cystocele

7. Inflammation of a tendon sheath: ________________synovitis

8. Concerning the ribs and the neck: _________________________al

9. Fusion of two bones: _______________desis

10. Excision of strips of fascia: ___________ectomy

11. Pertaining to the lower back and the ribs: _____________________al

12. Edema of the head / brain: ______________edema

13. Pain in chest muscles: _______________dynia

14. Pertaining to the face and neck: _______________facial

15. Tumor of fibrous tissue and cartilage: ___________________oma

16. Softening of cartilage: _________________malacia

17. Pertaining to the humerus and the radial bones: _______________radial

18. Science of mechanical devices for orthopedic use: __________tics

19. Visual inspection of the pelvis: _________scopy

20. Surgical repair of a vertebra: ____________plasty

 

Unit 3 Musculoskeletal System - Word Building Exercise – Key

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

arthr/o brachi/o calcane/o cephal/o cervic/o

chondr/o cost/o fasci/o fibr/o humer/o

ili/o lumb/o myel/o my/o orth/o

oste/o pelv/i/o ten/o thorac/o vertebr/o

1. Pain in the arm: brachialgia

2. Tumor containing muscle cells: myocytoma

3. Death of a segment of a bone: osteonecrosis

4. Relating to the ilium and the sacrum: iliosacral

5. Pain in the heel: calcaneodynia

6. Protrusion of spinal cord through defect in vertebral canal: myelocystocele

7. Inflammation of a tendon sheath: tenosynovitis

8. Concerning the ribs and the neck: costocervical

9. Fusion of two joint bones: arthrodesis

10. Excision of strips of fascia: fasciectomy

11. Pertaining to the lower back and the ribs: lumbocostal

12. Edema of the head / brain: cephaledema

13. Pain in chest muscles: thoracomyodynia

14. Pertaining to the face and neck: cervicofacial

15. Tumor of fibrous tissue and cartilage: fibrochondroma; chrondrofibroma

16. Softening of cartilage: chondromalacia

17. Pertaining to the humerus and the radial bones: humeroradial

18. Science of mechanical devices for orthopedic use: othotics

19. Visual inspection of the pelvis: pelvioscopy

20. Surgical repair of a vertebra: vertebroplasty

Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents an online dictionary with pronunciation of key medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

Instructions:  This activity enables the student to gain experience by using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce medical terms appropriate to this unit.

Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

a.

1. Click on the medical dictionary link under “Health Topics”

2. Enter the key term and click “search”

3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and list to the pronunciation

4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed.

Arthrocentesis

Arthrodesis

Bursitis

Cervicofacial

Chondromalacia

Costocervical

Fasciectomy

Fasciitis

Lumbar

Lumbosacral

Myeloma

Osteonecrosis

Pelvioscope

Tenoplasty

Tenosynovitis

Vertebroplasty

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Diseases and Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System

Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Musculoskeletal System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus website and complete at least 3 of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Arthritis

2. Back pain – How to Prevent

3. Fractures and Sprains

4. Osteoarthritis

5. Osteoporosis

6. Parkinson’s Disease

7. Rheumatoid Arthritis

8. Rotator Cuff Injuries

9. Spinal Cord Injury

10. Tennis Elbow

11. Traumatic Brain Injury

1. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding diagnostic procedures of the Musculoskeletal System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least 2 of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Bone Densitometry

2. Knee Arthroscopy

3. Myelogram

4. Shoulder Arthroscopy

4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding surgical and treatment procedures of the Musculoskeletal System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least 2 of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Hip Replacement

2. Hip Replacement – Physical Therapy

3. Massage Therapy

4. Shoulder Replacement

Expected Outcomes for Student Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes and suffixes that are common to the musculoskeletal system.

2. Word Building Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.

3. Pronounce Key Terms

This activity permits the student to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to this unit’s body system.

4. Diseases and Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System Interactive Tutorial.

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Musculoskeletal System.

5. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System Interactive Tutorial

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diagnostic procedures of the musculoskeletal system.

6. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding surgical and treatment procedures of the musculoskeletal system.

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