Chapter 15 Flashcards by Mariah Vandeventer

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Oste/o

A

Bones

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My/o

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Muscles

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Arthr/o and articul/o

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Joints

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Tendons

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Bind muscles to bones

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Ligaments

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Bind bones to other bones

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Osteoblast

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Baby bone

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Osteocytes

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Nourishes bones

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Osteoclast

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Remodels bone after break

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Diaphysis

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Shaft, through

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Epiphysis

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Ends of a long bone

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Metaphysis

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Portion between end and shaft

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Acondoplasia

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“Little people”

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attachments for muscles, tendons and ligaments

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Processes

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Depressions

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Openings or hollow regions help join bones for nerves and vessels

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Kyphosis

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Abnormal posterior curvature of thoratic spine

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Lordosis

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Abnormal anterior curvature of lumbar spine

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Scoliosis

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Lateral curvature of backbones

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Pyrexia

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Fever

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Lumb/o

A

Lower back

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Spondyl/o

A

Vertebra

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Ankl/o

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Stiffening

Q

-clast

A

Break

Q

-lithesis

A

Slipping (bones sliding off each other)

Q

-time

A

Instrument to cut

Q

-physis

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To grow

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Metacarp

A

Hand bones

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Metatars

A

Foot bones

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Flexion

A

Bend

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Extension

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Taking out

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Abduction

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Taking away

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Addition

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Toward your body

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Rotation

A

Turn

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Dorsoiflexion

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Bend back

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Plantar flexion

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Toward the ground

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Supination

A

Face up

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Pronation

A

On stomach