Author Question: Crepitus is a sound you would hear in a joint that had ________. A) knock-knee B) scoliosis C) ... (Read 59 times)

TVarnum · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Crepitus is a sound you would hear in a joint that had ________.

A) knock-knee
B) scoliosis
C) a bone tumor
D) degenerative joint disease

Question 2

In the medical word genital, the suffix means ________.

A) condition
B) genitalia
C) groin
D) pertaining to

miss.ashley · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Explanation: A) Crepitus is not related to knock-knee.
B) Crepitus is not related to scoliosis.
C) Crepitus is not related to a bone tumor.
D) Correct In degenerative joint disease, cartilage is gone and the bone ends rub together with movement and produce crepitus.

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: A) The suffix -al does not mean this.
B) The suffix -al does not mean this.
C) The suffix -al does not mean this.
D) Correct