Chapter 10 - Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
arthr/o
joint
burs/o
bursa
carp/o
carpals, wrist bone
chondr/o
cartilage
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
skull (cranium)
femor/o
femur
ili/o
ilium
ischi/o
ischium
kinesi/o
movement
kyph/o
hump (thoracic spine)
lord/o
bent forward (lumbar spine)
necr/o
death
oste/o
bone
phalang/o
phalynx
pub/o
pubis
rachi/o, spondyl/o, vertebr/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
scoli/o
crooked, curved (spine)
stern/o
sternum
ten/o, tendin/o
tendon
troph/o
development
-asthenia
weakness
-desis
surgical fixation, fusion
-malacia
softening
-schisis
split, fissure
-inter
between
my/o
muscle
electr/o
electrical activity
path/o
disease
sarc/o
connective tissue
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
Common nerve entrapment disorder of the wrist caused by compression of the median nerve.
Symptoms include pain, tingling, and numbness in portions of the hand and fingers.
chiropractic
System of treatment that consists of manipulation of the vertebral column
Fracture (Fx)
broken bone
gout
Disease in which an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints, especially that of the great toe, producing arthritis.
hernia
Protrusion of an organ or structure through an abnormal opening.
herniated disk
rupture of the intervertebral disk cartilage, which allows the contents to protrude through it, putting pressure on the spinal nerve roots.
Lyme disease
Immune response caused from a bite from an infected deer tick.
A rash may initially arise at the site of the tick bite. Symptoms include fever, headache, and joint pain. Mimics other musculoskeletal diseases.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Diagnostic imaging test producing scans that give information about the body’s anatomy by placing the patient in a strong magnetic field.
Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
group of hereditary diseases characterized by degeneration of muscle and weakness.
Nuclear Medicine (NM)
Diagnostic imaging test producing scans that give information about the body’s anatomy and function by using radioactive material. Also used to treat various medical conditions.
orthopedics (ortho)
study and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system.
orthopedist
physician who specializes in the study and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system.
osteoporosis
disease caused by abnormal loss of bone density that may lead to and increase in fractures.
plantar fasciitis
inflammation of the connective tissue of the sole of the foot; common cause of heel pain.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
chronic disease caused by autoimmune inflammatory changes in the connective tissue throughout the body.
spinal stenosis
narrowing of the spinal canal with compression of nerve roots.
