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Med Term exam 3 (12-15) > Ch 15 > Flashcards

Ch 15 Flashcards

1
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Bones

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Structural support and protecting of internal organs

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Muscles

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Internal and external movement

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Joints

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Where bones come come together/ type determined by need for flexibility

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Tendons

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Bind muscles to bones

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Ligaments

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Bind bones to other bones

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Ossification

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Replacement of cartilage with bone

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Osteoblast

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Produce immature bony tissue that replaces cartilage

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Osteocyte

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Nourishes and maintains bone

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Osteoclast

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Reabsorp or digest bone

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Musculoskeletal system

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Bones, muscles, and joints of the body

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11
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Diaphysis (bone structure)

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Shaft

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Epiphysis (bone structure)

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End

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Metaphysis (bone structure)

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Flares portion between end and shaft

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14
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Epiphyseal line or plate (bone structure)

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Growth plate where cartilage replaced by bone for bone growth

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15
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Compact bone

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Contains haversian systems for blood vessels, nerves, and yellow bone marrow

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16
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Cancellous

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Spongy trabecular bone, spaces contain red bone marrow elements for blood formation

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17
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Yellow marrow

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Chiefly fat

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18
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Red marrow

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Rich with blood vessels and immature and mature blood cells invarious stages of development

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19
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Bone marrow

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Ribs, pelvic bone. Sternum, vertebrae, epiphyes of long bones

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20
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Processes

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Deserve attachments for muscles, tendons, and ligaments

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21
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Depressions

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Opening or hollow regions help join bones or serve as passageway for nerves and or vessels

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22
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Facial bones

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Nasal, lacrimal, maxillary, mandibular, zygomatic, Zomer bones

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Air cavities

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I facial and cranial bones lighten the skull and warm and moisten the air as it passes into the respiratory system

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24
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Coccyx

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Tailbone

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25
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Thorax (bones)

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  • clavicle
  • scapula
  • sternum
  • ribs
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Arm and hand (bones)

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  • humerus
  • ulna
  • radius
  • carpals
  • metacarpals
  • phalanges
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Pelvis (bones)

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  • pelvic girdle
  • ilium
  • ischium
  • pubis
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28
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Acetabulum

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Rounded depression in pelvis that joins the femur, forming the hip joint

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29
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Acromion

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Outward extension of shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder

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30
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Articular cartilage

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Thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint space

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31
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Bone

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Sense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton

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32
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Bone depression

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Opening or hollow region serving as a connect for bones

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33
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Calcium

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A mineral constituent of bone

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34
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Cartilage

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Flexible rubbery connective tissue

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35
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Collagen

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Dense connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissues

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36
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Cranial bone

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Skull bones: ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal

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37
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Epiphyseal plate

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Cartilaginous area at the end of long bones where lengthwise growth takes in the immature skeleton

38
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Epiphysis

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Each end of long bone

39
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Frontaelle

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Soft spot between the skull bones of an infant

40
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Foramen magnum

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Opening of the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes

41
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Pulmonary parenchyma

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Portion of the lung involved in gas transfer

42
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Laryngetomy

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Removal of the larynx

43
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Phren/o

44
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Asbestosis

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Lung disease resulting from the inhalation of asbestos particles

45
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Orothopnea

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Shortness of breath

46
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Pyothorax

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Infection in chest cavity

47
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DPT

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Doctor of physical therapy

48
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Lung sounds

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Wheeze, crackles, Stridor

49
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Stridor

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A harsh or grating sound noise when breathing

50
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Pneumothorax

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Collapsed lung

51
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Rhinorrhea vs expectoration

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Rhinorrhea is a condition where the nasal cavity is filled with a significant amount of mucous fluid. Expectoration is a cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs.

52
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Pulmonary abscess

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Tissue and formation of cavities containing necrotic debris or fluid caused by microbial infection

53
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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

54
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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

55
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Endoscopic exam of lungs

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Bronchoscopy

56
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Hypercapnia vs hypoxemia

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Excessive carbon dioxide in the blood stream. Vs an abnormally low concentration of oxygen in blood.

57
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Incision into the chest

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Throcentesis

58
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Rod shaped bacteria

59
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Larynogoscopy

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Examine voice box.

60
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Blood protein

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Albumin/ globulin

61
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Vaccination

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Injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate immune system

62
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Parts of long bones

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Diaphysis, epiphysis, metaphysis, articulate cartilage, periosteum, periosteum, medullary, endosteum

63
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Immature blood cells

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Hematopoietic

64
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Polycythemia vs hemochromatosis

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Abnormal increased concentration of hemoglobin in blood. Vs hereditary disorder in which irons salts are deposited in the tissues.

65
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Hemophilia

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Ability of blood to clot is severely reduced

66
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Coagulation time vs Erthrocyte sedimentation rate

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Measurement of the the power of blood to convert fibrinogen to fibrin. Vs detecting inflammation with conduction such as infections, cancers and diseases

67
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Hematocrit

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Whether you have to many red blood cells.

68
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Edema vs petechiae

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Excessive watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissue of body. Vs small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin.

69
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Immunoglobulins

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Antibodies, glycoproteins molecules produced my white blood cells ( plasma cells)

70
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Interstitial fluid

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Pertaining to space between cells

71
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T cell/ where is it produced

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Lymphocyte of a type produced by the thymus gland and actively participating in the immune response

72
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Tonsils vs adenoids

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Two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat. Vs mass of enlarged lymphatic tissue between the back of the nose and throat

73
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Lymphocytosis

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Increase of lymphocytes in blood

74
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HIV

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Human immunodeficiency virus

75
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Hodgkin disease

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Malignant but often curable disease of lymphatic tissues causes enlargement of lymphnodes, liver, and spleen

76
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Herpes simplex

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Viral infection

77
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Skin cancer seen in AIDS

78
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Cancellous bone

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Spongy or trabecular bone. Two types of bone tissue found in at the end of long bones.

79
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Shoulder bone

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Made of 3 bones. Clavicle

Collarbone), scapula (shoulder blade), humerus ( upper arm

80
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Bones of cranium

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Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal. Sphenoid, and ethmoid bones

81
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Bones of face

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Maxillae, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, palatine, inferior nasal conchae, ethmoid, comer, mandible, hyoid.

82
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Diaphysis vs epiphysis

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Shaft or central part of a long bone. Vs end of a part of a long bone

83
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Subluxation of a vertebra

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Bones or your spine move out of positron and create pressure or irritate spinal nerves

84
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Spinal deformities

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Scoliosis (side to side curvature), kyphosis (scheuermans disease), spondylolisthesis

85
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Osteomyelitis vs osteoporosis

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Inflammation of bone marrow. Vs condition which bones become brittle from loss of tissue

86
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Kyphosis vs ankylosis

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Excessive outward curve of spine . Vs abnormal stiffening of a joint due to fusion of bones

87
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Rheumatoid arthritis vs osteoarthritis

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Chronic disease causing inflammation in joints. Vs degeneration of joint cartilage underlying bone

88
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Leiomysarcoma vs leiomyoma

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Cancer of connective tissue of body. Vs benign tumor of smooth muscle.

89
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Supination vs pronation

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Corresponding movement of the foot and leg in which the foot rolls outward with an elevated arch. Vs rotation of the medial bones in the midtarsal region of the foot inward and downward so that in the walking the food tends to
Come down

90
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Visceral

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Internal organs of the body

Med Term exam 3 (12-15) (9 decks)

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