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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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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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Epiphyseal line or plate (bone structure)

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Growth plate where cartilage replaced by bone for bone growth

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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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Cancellous

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

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Yellow marrow

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Chiefly fat

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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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Bone marrow

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

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Processes

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Deserve attachments for muscles, tendons, and ligaments

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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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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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Coccyx

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Tailbone

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Thorax (bones)
* clavicle * scapula * sternum * ribs
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Arm and hand (bones)
* humerus * ulna * radius * carpals * metacarpals * phalanges
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Pelvis (bones)
* pelvic girdle * ilium * ischium * pubis
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Acetabulum
Rounded depression in pelvis that joins the femur, forming the hip joint
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Acromion
Outward extension of shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder
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Articular cartilage
Thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint space
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Bone
Sense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton
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Bone depression
Opening or hollow region serving as a connect for bones
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Calcium
A mineral constituent of bone
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Cartilage
Flexible rubbery connective tissue
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Collagen
Dense connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissues
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Cranial bone
Skull bones: ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal
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Epiphyseal plate
Cartilaginous area at the end of long bones where lengthwise growth takes in the immature skeleton
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Epiphysis
Each end of long bone
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Frontaelle
Soft spot between the skull bones of an infant
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Foramen magnum
Opening of the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes
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Pulmonary parenchyma
Portion of the lung involved in gas transfer
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Laryngetomy
Removal of the larynx
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Phren/o
Diaphragm
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Asbestosis
Lung disease resulting from the inhalation of asbestos particles
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Orothopnea
Shortness of breath
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Pyothorax
Infection in chest cavity
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DPT
Doctor of physical therapy
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Lung sounds
Wheeze, crackles, Stridor
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Stridor
A harsh or grating sound noise when breathing
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Pneumothorax
Collapsed lung
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Rhinorrhea vs expectoration
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.
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Pulmonary abscess
Tissue and formation of cavities containing necrotic debris or fluid caused by microbial infection
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Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood
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COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Endoscopic exam of lungs
Bronchoscopy
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Hypercapnia vs hypoxemia
Excessive carbon dioxide in the blood stream. Vs an abnormally low concentration of oxygen in blood.
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Incision into the chest
Throcentesis
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Rod shaped bacteria
Bacillus
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Larynogoscopy
Examine voice box.
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Blood protein
Albumin/ globulin
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Vaccination
Injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate immune system
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Parts of long bones
Diaphysis, epiphysis, metaphysis, articulate cartilage, periosteum, periosteum, medullary, endosteum
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Immature blood cells
Hematopoietic
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Polycythemia vs hemochromatosis
Abnormal increased concentration of hemoglobin in blood. Vs hereditary disorder in which irons salts are deposited in the tissues.
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Hemophilia
Ability of blood to clot is severely reduced
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Coagulation time vs Erthrocyte sedimentation rate
Measurement of the the power of blood to convert fibrinogen to fibrin. Vs detecting inflammation with conduction such as infections, cancers and diseases
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Hematocrit
Whether you have to many red blood cells.
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Edema vs petechiae
Excessive watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissue of body. Vs small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin.
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Immunoglobulins
Antibodies, glycoproteins molecules produced my white blood cells ( plasma cells)
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Interstitial fluid
Pertaining to space between cells
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T cell/ where is it produced
Lymphocyte of a type produced by the thymus gland and actively participating in the immune response
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Tonsils vs adenoids
Two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat. Vs mass of enlarged lymphatic tissue between the back of the nose and throat
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Lymphocytosis
Increase of lymphocytes in blood
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HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
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Hodgkin disease
Malignant but often curable disease of lymphatic tissues causes enlargement of lymphnodes, liver, and spleen
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Herpes simplex
Viral infection
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Skin cancer seen in AIDS
Melanoma
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Cancellous bone
Spongy or trabecular bone. Two types of bone tissue found in at the end of long bones.
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Shoulder bone
Made of 3 bones. Clavicle | Collarbone), scapula (shoulder blade), humerus ( upper arm
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Bones of cranium
Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal. Sphenoid, and ethmoid bones
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Bones of face
Maxillae, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, palatine, inferior nasal conchae, ethmoid, comer, mandible, hyoid.
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Diaphysis vs epiphysis
Shaft or central part of a long bone. Vs end of a part of a long bone
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Subluxation of a vertebra
Bones or your spine move out of positron and create pressure or irritate spinal nerves
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Spinal deformities
Scoliosis (side to side curvature), kyphosis (scheuermans disease), spondylolisthesis
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Osteomyelitis vs osteoporosis
Inflammation of bone marrow. Vs condition which bones become brittle from loss of tissue
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Kyphosis vs ankylosis
Excessive outward curve of spine . Vs abnormal stiffening of a joint due to fusion of bones
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Rheumatoid arthritis vs osteoarthritis
Chronic disease causing inflammation in joints. Vs degeneration of joint cartilage underlying bone
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Leiomysarcoma vs leiomyoma
Cancer of connective tissue of body. Vs benign tumor of smooth muscle.
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Supination vs pronation
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
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Visceral
Internal organs of the body

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

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