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Chapter 10 - Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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ankyl/o

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stiffness; bent, crooked

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arthr/o

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joint

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kyph/o

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humpback

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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lord/o

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curve, swayback

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myel/o

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bone marrow; spinal cord

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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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ped/o

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foot; child

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ped/i

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foot; child

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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thorac/o

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chest

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acromi/o

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acromion (projection of scapula)

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brachi/o

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arm

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calcane/o

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calcaneum (heel bone)

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carp/o

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carpus (wrist bone)

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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cost/o

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Ribs

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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dactyl/o

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fingers; toes

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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 bone of lower leg)

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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 (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)

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lumb/o

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loins (lower back)

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metacarp/o

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metacarpus (hand bones)

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metatars/o

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metatarsus (foot bones)

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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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phalang/o

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phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)

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pod/o

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foot

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pub/o

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pelvis bone (anterior part of pelvic bone)

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radi/o

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radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae (backbone)

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vertebr/o

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vertebrae (backbone)

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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tibi/o

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tibia (larger bone of lower leg)

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle (visceral)

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped (striated)

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rhabdomy/o

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rod-shaped (striated) muscle

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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fasci/o

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band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separatingmuscles)

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fibr/o

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fiber, fibrous tissue

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synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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ten/o

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tendon

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tend/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon

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-asthenia

A

weakness, debility

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-blast

A

adyssubembryonic cell

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-clasia

A

to break; surgical fracture

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-clast

A

to break

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-desis

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-malacia

A

softening

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-physis

A

growth

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-porosis

A

porous

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-scopy

A

visual examination

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a

A

without, not

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dys

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bad; painful; difficult

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sub-

A

under, below

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supra-

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above; excessive; superior

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syn-

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union, together, joined

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ACL

A

anterior cruciate ligament

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Ca

A

calcium; cancer

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AE

A

above the elbow

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CDH

A

congenital dislocation of the hip

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AK

A

above the knee

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CTS

A

carpal tunnel syndrome

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BE

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barium enema; below the elbow

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CT

A

computed tomography

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BK

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below the knee

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DEXA,DXA

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dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

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C1, C2, and so on

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first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on

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DJD

A

degenerative joint disease

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EMG

A

electromyography

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MS

A

musculoskeletal; multiple sclerosis; mental status; mitral stenosis

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Fx

A

fracture

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NSAIDs

A

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

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MG

A

myasthenia gravis

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ORTH, ortho

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orthopedics

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HD

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hemodialysis; hip disarticulation; hearing distance

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P

A

phosphorus; pulse

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HNP

A

herniated nucleus pulposus (herniated disk)

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PCL

A

posterior cruciate ligament

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HP

A

hemipelvectomy

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RA

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rheumatoid arthritis; right atrium

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IS

A

intracostal space

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RF

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rheumatoid factor; radio frequency

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IM

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intramuscular; infectious mononucleosis

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ROM

A

range of motion

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SD

A

shoulder disarticulation

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KD

A

knee disarticulation

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THA

A

total hip arthroplasty

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L1, L2, and so on

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first lumbar vertebra, second lumbar vertebra, and so on

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THR

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total hip replacement

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LS

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lumbosacral spine

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TKA

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total knee arthroplasty

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MG

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myasthenia gravis

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TKR

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total knee replacement

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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TRAM

A

transverse rectus abdominis muscle

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