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Ch 10 Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

1
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place of union between two or more bones

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articulation

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2
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spongy or porous structure

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cancellous

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3
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ligaments that cross each other forming an X within the notch between the femoral condyles

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cruciate ligaments

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4
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production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow

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hematopoiesis

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5
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kyph/o

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humpback

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6
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lord/o

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curve, swayback

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7
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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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8
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brachi/o

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arm

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9
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carp/o

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carpus (wrist bone)

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10
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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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11
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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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12
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pub/o

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pelvis bone

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13
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spondyl/o

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vertebrae

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14
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stern/o

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sternum

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15
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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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16
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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped

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17
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rhabdomy/o

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rod-shaped muscle

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18
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-asthenia

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weakness, debility

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19
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-clasia

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to break, surgical fracture

20
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-clast

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to break

21
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stiffening and immobility of a joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion

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ankylosis

22
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painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel

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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

23
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lameness, limping

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claudication

24
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fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint

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contracture

25
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dry, grating sound or sensation caused by bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction

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crepitation

26
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use of electrical stimulation to record the strength of muscle contraction

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electromyography

27
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tumor of tendon sheath or joint capsule, commonly found in the wrist

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ganglion cyst

28
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effusion of blood into a joint cavity

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hemarthrosis

29
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primary malignant tumor that infiltrates the bone and red bone marrow

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multiple myeloma

30
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bony outgrowth that occasionally develops on the vertebra and may exert pressure on the spinal cord also called bone spur

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osteophyte

31
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form of osteomalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency

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rickets

32
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fragment of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue

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sequestrum

33
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any slipping of a vertebra from its normal position in relationship to the one beneath it

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spondylolisthesis

34
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degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues

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spondylosis

35
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partial or incomplete dislocation

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subluxation

36
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series of radiographs taken after injection of contrast material into a joint cavity, especially the knee or shoulder, to outline the contour of the joint

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arthrography

37
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radiographic procedures that use low-energy xray absorption to measure bone mineral density

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bone density tests

38
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radiological examination of the intervertebral disk structures by injecting a contrast medium

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discography

39
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radiography of the five lumbar vertebrae and the fused sacral vertebrae

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lumbosacral spinal radiography

40
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radiography of the spinal cord after injection of a contrast medium to identify and study spinal distortions caused by tumors, cysts, herniated intervertebral disks, or other lesions

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myelography

41
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nuclear medicine procedure that visualizes various tissues and organs after administration of a radionuclide

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scintigraphy

42
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procedure the restores a bone to its normal position

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reduction

43
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use of weights and pulleys to align or immobilize a fracture and facilitate the healing process

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traction

44
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padlike sac or cavity found in connective tissue usually in the vicinity of joints

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bursectomy

45
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excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra

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laminectomy

46
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treat rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting activity within the immune system

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gold salts

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