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Ch 3 the Musculoskeletal System pt 1 Flashcards

1
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oste/o

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bone

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crani/o

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head, skull

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cervic/o

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neck

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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lumb/o

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loin, lower back

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brachi/o

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arm

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7
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dactyl/o

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finger

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carp/o

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wrist

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cost/o

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rib

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femor/o

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femur

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tibi/o

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tibia

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12
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tars/o

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ankles

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13
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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arthr/o

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joint

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burs/o

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bursa - small fluid filled sac found near the body’s joints

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ten/o tend/o tendin/o

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tendon

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muscul/o my/o myos/o

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muscle

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18
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fasci/o

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fascia - connective tissue binding muscles together

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19
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ton/o

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tone, tension

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20
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kinesi/o kinet/o

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movement, motion

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21
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tax/o

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arrangement, order, coordination

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22
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ankyl/o

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stiff, bent

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23
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costalgia

A

rib pain

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24
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metatarsalgia

A

pain in the bones of the foot

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25
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ostalgia

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bone pain

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26
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osteodynia

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bone pain

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27
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spondylodynia

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vertebra pain

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tibialgia

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tibia pain

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29
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ankylosis

A

joint stiffness

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30
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arthalgia

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joint pain

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31
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arthrodynia

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joint pain

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32
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cervicodynia

A

neck pain

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33
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crepitation

A

cracking sound heard in joints

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34
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genu valgum

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knock-kneed, knee pointed in

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35
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genu varum

36
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bradykinesia

A

slow movement

37
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dyskinesia

A

inability to control movement

38
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dystaxia

A

poor coordination

39
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dystonia

A

poor muscle tone

40
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graphospasm

A

writer’s cramp

41
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hyperkinesia

A

increase in muscle movement or activity

42
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hypertonia

A

increase in muscle tone or tightness

43
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hypokinesia

A

decrease in muscle movement or activity

44
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hypotonia

A

decrease in muscle tone or tightness

45
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myalgia

A

muscle pain

46
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myasthenia

A

muscle weakness

47
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myodynia

A

muscle pain

48
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myospasm

A

muscle spasm

49
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tenalgia

A

tendon pain

50
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arthrocentesis

A

puncture of a joint

51
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arthroscope

A

instrument for looking into a joint

52
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arthroscopy

A

procedure of looking into a joint

53
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electromyogram

A

a record of the electrical activity of a muscle

54
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electromyography

A

procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle

55
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myography

A

procedure for studying muscles

56
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arthrogram

A

visual record of a joint

57
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arthrography

A

procedure used to examine a joint

58
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computed axial tomography (CAT or CT)

A

imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis

59
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kyphosis

A

humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine

60
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lordosis

A

sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine

61
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scoliosis

A

crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of spine

62
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carpitis

A

wrist inflammation

63
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craniomalacia

A

softening of the skull

64
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exostosis

A

abnormal growth of bone out of another bone

65
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fracture

A

a bone break

66
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osteodystrophy

A

poor bone development

67
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osteolysis

68
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osteonecrosis

A

death of bone

69
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polydactyl

A

having more than the normal number of fingers (or toes)

70
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spondylitis

A

vertebra inflammation

71
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spondylomalacia

A

softening of the vertebra

72
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syndactyly

A

fusion or webbing of fingers (or toes)

73
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bursolith

A

a stone in a bursa

74
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effusion

A

fluid buildup

75
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hemarthrosis

A

blood in a joint

76
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hydrarthrosis

A

water (fluid) in joint

77
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pyarthrosis

A

pus in joint

78
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atrophy

A

underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue

79
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hypertrophy

A

overdevelopment of muscle tissue

80
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myocele

A

hernia of muscle tissue

81
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myolysis

A

loss of muscle tissue

82
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myomalacia

A

softening of muscle

83
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myosclerosis

A

hardening of muscle

84
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myotasis

A

stretching of muscle

85
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myotonia

A

muscle tone

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