Bodily Inflammations Trivia Quiz

Answer: Osteitis

Osteitis is the inflammation of the bone and can occur in any of the 206 bones within the adult human body.
Iritis and uveitis are inflamed parts of the eye and epididymitis is the inflammation of an area on the testicle.

Answer: Nephritis

Nephritis is the inflammation of the kidney. The medical prefix (nephro-) means a relation to the kidney, nephrology and nephrologist being two examples.
Diverticulitis is the inflammation of the diverticulum which are situated along the intestinal walls and tracheitis is the inflammation of the trachea. Rhinitis is any inflammation to do with the nose.

Answer: False

Otitis is the inflammation of the ear. The inflammation of the liver is the more commonly known condition of hepatitis of which there are many different types - A,B,C etc. Hepatitis is transmitted by unprotected sexual intercourse amongst other methods of transmission.

Answer: True

That would be true. It is defined as the inflammation of the urinary bladder but is popularly used to define conditions of the lower urinary tracts in both males and females. It is sometimes mistaken for a UTI or a urinary tract infection.

Answer: Ileitis

I have included the three common ways of naming the intestinal inflammation. Crohn's ileitis is to do with the small intestine, Crohn's colitis is related to the large intestine and Crohn's enteritis is a general term for all parts of the intestinal passage.

Answer: Neurology

A neurologist would be needed to treat encephalitis. This inflammation is usually caused by a virus and mainly affects the young, the elderly and the immuno-weakened.

Just to clarify, a neurologist specialises in conditions relating to the brain, a cardiologist is to do with the heart, dermatologists treat skin disorders and nephrologists specialise in kidney malfunctions.

Answer: Gallbladder

This is an inflammatory condition which causes great abdominal discomfort. The general treatment will be admittance to hospital where food and drink will be off limits and the removal of the gallbladder which is named a cholecystectomy will be performed.

Answer: Splenitis

The inflammation of the spleen is indeed splenitis. The condition has many causes including a parasitic infection and cysts. Sometimes the spleen will be inflamed to such an extent that it will be surgically removed in a splenectomy operation.

Answer: Inflammation of the tongue

An unusual condition, glossitis is the inflammation of the tongue. Papillae which are projections on the surface of the tongue are lost which gives the tongue a smooth feel and sometimes the tongue changes colour.

Inflammation of the tendons is tendonitis.
Inflammation of the hair follicles is folliculitis.
Inflammation of the joints is the well known condition of arthritis.

Answer: True

Yes, it is true. Any medical term beginning with (myo-) generally relates to muscles such as myocardial infarction which is the medical name for a heart attack.

I hope you enjoyed playing and I hope any hypochondriacs who have taken the quiz don't go to their doctor/GP with all ten of these conditions. Thanks for playing!