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CH 15 Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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Calc/o, calci/o

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Calicium

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Kyph/o

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Humpback, hunchback

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Lamin/o

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Laminate

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Lord/o

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Curve, swayback

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Lumb/o

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Loins, lower back

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Scoli/o

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Crooked, bent

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra

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12
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-blast

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Embryonic or immature cell

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13
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-clast

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To break

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-listhesis

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Slipping

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-malacia

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Softening

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-physis

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To grow

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-porosis

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Pore, passage

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18
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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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Acetabul/o

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Acetabulum

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Calcane/o

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Calcaneus (hip)

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Carp/o

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Wrist (wrist bones)

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Clavicul/o

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Clavicle (collar bone)

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Cost/o

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Ribs (true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs)

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Crani/o

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Cranium (skull)

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Femor/o

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Femur (thigh bone)

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Fibul/o

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Fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

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Humer/o

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Humerus (upper arm bone)

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Ili/o

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Ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)

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Ischi/o

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Ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)

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Malleol/o

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Malleolus (process on each side of ankle)

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Madibul/o

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Mandible (lower jawbone)

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Maxill/o

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Maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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Metacarp/o

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Metacarpals (hand bones)

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Metatars/o

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Metatarsals (foot bones)

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Olecran/o

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Olecranon (elbow)

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Patell/o

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Patella (kneecap)

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Pelv/o

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Pelvis (hip bone)

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Perone/o

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Phalang/o

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Phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)

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Pub/o

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Pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

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Radi/o

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Radius (forearm bone-thumb side)

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Scapul/o

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Scapula (shoulder blade)

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Stern/o

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Sternum (breast bone)

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Tars/o

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Tarsals (bones of the hind foot)

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Tibi/o

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Tibia (shin bone)

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Uln/o

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Ulna (forearm bone-little finger side)

47
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Ewing sarcoma

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Rare malignant tumor arising in bone; most often occurring in children

48
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Exotosis

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Bony growth (benign) arising from the surface of bone. Osteochondromas are an example, usually found on the metaphyses of long bones near the epiphyseal plate. Bunion, swelling of the metarsophalangeal joint near the base of the big toe and is accompanied by the buildup of soft tissue and underlying bone at the distal medial aspect of the first metatarsal

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Fracture

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Traumatic breaking of bone
Simple(closed): bone is broken but there is no open wound in the skin
Compound (open): the bone is broken and a fragment of bone protrudes through an open wound in the skin

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Osteogenic sarcoma

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Common malignant tumor arising from osteoblasts, found primarily in children and adolescents

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Ostemalacia

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Softening of bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral in the bone. Ie) rickets

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Osteomyelitis

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Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection

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Osteoporosis

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Decrease in bone density; thinning and weakening of bone

Osteopenia is a condition in which bone mineral density is lower than normal

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Talipes

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Congenital abnormality of the hind foot (involving the talus)

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Ankyl/o

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Articul/o

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Burs/o

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Chondr/o

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Ligament/o

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Rheumat/o

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Watery flow

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Synov/o

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Synovial membrane

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Ten/o

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Tendin/o

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-desis

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To bind. Tie together

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-stenosis

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of any joint

67
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Ankylosis spondylitis

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Chronic progressive arthritis with stiffening of spinal joints, primarily of the spine

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Gouty arthritis

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Inflammation and painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body

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Osteoarthritis

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Progressive, degenerative joint disease with loss of articular cartilage and hyper trophy of bone at articular surfaces

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Chronic joint condition with inflammation and pain; caused by an autoimmune reaction against joint tissue, particularly the synovial membrane

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

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Compression of the median nerve as it passes between the transverse ligament, and bones and tendons of the wrist

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Dislocation

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Displacement of a bone from its joint

73
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Ganglion cyst

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Fluid-filled sac arising from joint capsules or tendons

74
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Herniation of an intervertebral disk

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Abnormal protrusion of an intervertebral disk into the spinal canal or spinal nerves

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Lyme disease

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Chronic, recurrent disorder marked by severe arthritis, myalgia and malaise; cause is bacterium carried by a tick

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Sprain

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Trauma to joint with swelling and injury to ligaments

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving joints, skin, kidneys, central nervous system, heart and lungs.

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