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Ch 7--Skeletal System Flashcards

1
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Osteoclasts

A

Other bone cells that break down and reabsorb remaining material of osteocytes

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Osteoblasts

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Create new bone cells

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Ossification or osteogenesis

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Process of bone formation

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Why is there a continual turnover of bone?

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To ensure bone tissue remains strong and that bones mold themselves to match the stress put on them

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Remodeling

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The breakdown and renewal of bone

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What makes up the axial skeleton

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Skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage, and hyoid bone.

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What makes up the appendicular skeleton?

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Pectoral and pelvic girdles and the arms and legs

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The cranial bones are:

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Frontal bones, parietal bones
Occipital bones, temporal bones
Sphenoid bone, ethmoid bone

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The facial bones are

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Nasal bones, zygomatic bones
Vomer, maxilla
Mandible, nasal conchae (turbinates)
Lacrimal bones

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Osteocytes

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Mature bone cells. Limited life span

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Vertebral column

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33 vertebra
Breakfast at 7 (7 cervical), lunch at noon (12 thoracic) and dinner at 5 (5 lumbar. A slipped disc is called a herniated disc.

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Annulus fibrosus

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Tough outer layer of cartilage in the discs.

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Nucleus pulposus

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Soft gel like inner portion of the disc.

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Thoracic Cage

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Sternum, 12 pairs of ribs

Costal cartilage, and thoracic vertebra.

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Pectoral girdle

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Collarbones or clavicles, and shoulder blades or scapulae

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Pelvic girdle

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Two coxal bones; joined anteriorly at the symphysis pubis and posteriorly at the sacrum.

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17
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Coxal bones

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Hip bones

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Three fused segments that make up the hip bone

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Ilium
Ischium
Pubis

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Acetabulum

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Hip socket

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Sacroiliac joint

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Joint Where the hip bone joins posteriorly with the sacrum.

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Upper extremity consists of

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Humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges

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Upper arm bones

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Humerus

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23
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Two lower arm bones

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Ulna

Radius

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Elbow

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Olecranon process

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Lower extremity consists of

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Femur, patella
Fibula, tibia
Tarsals, metatarsals
Phalanges

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Bones of the leg

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Femur (thighbone)
Patella (knee)
Tibia (shin)
Fibula (lateral bone in lower leg)

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27
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Medial malleolus

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Projection bump on distal tibia

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Lateral malleolus

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Projection (bump) on distal FIBULA

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Bones of the foot

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Tarsals (ankle bones)
Metatarsals (foot bones)
Phalanges (toes)
Calcaneus (heel)

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Articular cartilage

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Covers end of the bones, preventing friction and allowing painless movement.

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Joint is

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Union between two bones

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32
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Joint structures consist of

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Articular cartilage
Joint cavity
Synovial fluid, synovial membrane
Joint capsule

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Joints are named after the bones that form the union

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Ex: radiocarpal joint-joint between wrist and radius.

Iliofemoral joint-joint between ilium and femur

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34
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Kyph/o

A

Humpback

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Lord/o

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Swayback

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Ped/o

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Child

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Scoli/o

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Curved

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Tempor/o

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Temporal bone

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39
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-porosis

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Porous

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40
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Myeloma

A

Benign tumor of the bone marrow

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41
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Osteomyelitis

A

Inflammation of bone and bone marrow

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Osteitis

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Inflammation of the bone

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Osteochondritis

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Inflammation of the bone and cartilage

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44
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Osteocyte

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Mature bone cell

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45
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Osteoma

A

Benign tumor of bone

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46
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Ostetome

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Instrument used to cut bone

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Osteotomy

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Process of cutting bone

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48
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Endosteum

A

Inner lining of the shaft of a long bone such as the tibia or ulna
-um structure
Endo-within

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Periosteum

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The structure around the shaft of a long bone.

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Crainofacial

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Pertaining to the skull and face

Faci/o=face

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Cranioplasty

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Surgical repair of the skull

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52
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Craniotomy

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Incision into the skull

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Mandibular

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Pertaining to the lower jaw

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54
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Temporomandibular joint

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Pertaining to the joint between the temporal bone and the lower jaw.

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Maxillary

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Pertaining to the upper jaw

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56
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Achondroplasia

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Inadequate cartilage formation resulting in a type of dwarfism

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57
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Chondrocyte

A

Cartilage cell

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Chondroma

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Benign tumor of the cartilage

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Costochondral

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Pertaining to the ribs and cartilage

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Subcostal

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Pertaining to under the ribs

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Stern/o

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Sternum; breastbone

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Costosternal

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Pertaining to the ribs and sternum

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Sternotomy

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Process of cutting the sternum

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Xiph/o

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Sword

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Xiphoid

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Distal portion of the sternum; literally means resembling a sword

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck

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Coccygeal

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Pertaining to the tailbone

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Lumbodynia

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Pain in the lower back, also known as lumbago

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Lumbosacral joint

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Pertaining to the joint between the L5 and the sacrum

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Sacr/o

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Sacrococcygeal joint

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Pertaining to the joint between the sacrum and the coccyx

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Coccyg/o

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Coccyx; tailbone

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Spondylitis

A

Inflammation of the vertebra

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Spondlypathy

A

Any disease of vertebra

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Thoracolumbar

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Pertaining to the chest and lower back

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Costovertebral joint

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Pertaining to the joint between a rib and a vertebrae

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Intervertebral

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Pertaining to between the vertebrae

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Clavicul/o

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Clavicle; collarbone

79
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Sternoclavicular joint

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Pertaining to the joint between the sternum and clavicle

80
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Infraclavicular

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Pertaining to below collarbone

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Scapul/o

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Subscapular

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Pertaining to below the scapula

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Brachi/o

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Brachial

A

Pertaining to the arm

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Brachiocephalic

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Pertaining to the arm and head

86
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Carp/o

87
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Carpectomy

A

Excision of a carpal (wrist) bone

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Olecran/o

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Olecranon (elbow)

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Olecranal

A

Pertaining to the olecranon, a bony projection on the ulna

90
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Interphalanegeal joint

A

Pertaining to the joint between the phalanges

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Radi/o

A

Radius (one of the bones of the lower arm)

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Radiocarpal joint

A

Pertaining to the joint between the radius and the wrist

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Uln/o

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Ulnar (one of the bones of the lower arm)

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Ulnar

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Pertaining to the ulna

95
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Acetabul/o

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Acetabulum; hip socket

96
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Acetabuloplasty

A

Surgical repair of the hip socket.

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Iliosacral joint

A

Pertaining to the joint between the hip and sacrum; also known as the sacroiliac joint

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Pelvic

A

Pertaining to the pelvis

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Calcane/o

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Femor/o

A

Femur; thigh bone

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Iliofemoral joint

A

Pertaining to the joint between the hip and femur

102
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Fibulocalcaneal

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Pertaining to the fibula and heel

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Patell/a; patell/o

A

Patella; kneecap

104
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Patellapexy

A

Surgical fixation of the kneecap

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Infrapatellar

A

Pertaining to below the kneecap

106
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Suprapatellar

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Pertaining to above the kneecap

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Tibi/o

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Tibia; shin

108
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Tibiofibular joint

A

Pertaining to the joint between the tibia and fibula

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Articul/o

110
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Arthralgia

A

Joint pain; also known as arhtrodynia

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Arthritis

A

Inflammation of a joint

112
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Arthropathy

A

Any disease of a joint

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Arhtroplasty

A

Surgical repair of a joint; usually refers to total or partial replacement of the knee or hip joints with a prosthetic device.

114
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Arthroscopy

A

Process of visually examining the joint cavity by using an arthroscope

115
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Interarticular

A

Pertaining to between the joints

116
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Burs/o

A

Bursa (sac filled with synovial fluid located around joints)

117
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Bursitis

A

Inflamed bursa

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Bursectomy

A

Excision of the bursa

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-Blast

120
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Osteoblast

A

Immature bone cell

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Arthrocentesis

A

Surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid. Aspiration of joint cavity

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-Clasis

A

Surgical fracture or refracture

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Osteclasis

A

Surgical fracture or refracture of a bone

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-clast

125
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Osteoclast

A

Bone cell that breaks down bone

126
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Arthrodesis

A

Surgical fusion of a joint

127
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-genesis

128
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Osteogenesis

A

Bone formation; ossification

129
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Chondromalcia

A

Softening of cartilage

130
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Osteomalacia

A

Softening of bone

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Kyphosis

A

Humpback; exaggerated posterior curvature of the thoracic spine

132
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Lordosis

A

Swayback; exaggerated anterior curvature of the lumbar spine

133
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Scoliosis

A

Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

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-physis

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Diaphysis

A

The shaft of a long bone

136
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Epiphysis

A

The bulbous portion of a long bone on both sides of the shaft

137
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Osteoporosis

A

Loss of bone density resulting in open spaces within bony substances

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-sarcoma

A

Malignant tumor of connective tissue

139
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Chondrosacroma

A

Malignant tumor of cartilage

140
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Osteosarcoma

A

Malignant tumor of the bone; also known as osteogenic sarcoma

141
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Ortho-

142
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Orthopedics

A

Surgical specialty dealing with the correction of deformities and dysfunctions of the skeletal system

143
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Open fracture

A

Broken bone

Open cut on skin

144
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Closed fracture

A

Broken bone

No open skin

145
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Pathological fracture

A

Bones break bc they are weakened from disease

146
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Comminuted fracture

A

Bone has splintered

147
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Green stick

A

Bone is partially broken on one side and bent on the opposite side

148
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Colles’ fracture

A

Fracture of the distal radius near the wrist

149
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Intra-articular fracture

A

On the joint surfaces of the bone

150
Q

ORIF open reduction internal fixation

A

Screws nails or pins are needed to hold bones together to repair the fracture

151
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Reduction

A

Placing the bones back together

152
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C

153
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C1, C2…C7

A

First cervical vertebrae, second cervical vertebrae…seventh cervical vertebrae

154
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DDD

A

Degenerative disc disease

155
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IP

A

Interphalangeal

156
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L

157
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L1, L2…L5

A

First lumbar vertebra…

158
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LDD

A

Lumbar disc disease

159
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MCP

A

Metacarpophalageal

160
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MSS

A

Musculoskeletal system

161
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OA

A

Osteoarthritis

162
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ORIF

A

Open reduction internal fixation

163
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Ortho

A

Orthopedics

164
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RA

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

165
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S1, s2…S5

A

First sacral vertebra, second sacral vertebra…

166
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T

167
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T1, T2,…T12

A

First thoracic vertebra…

168
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TKR

A

Total knee replacement

169
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TMJ

A

Tempormandibular joint

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