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Pelvic griddle functions

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Supports the axial skeleton, transmits the upper bodies weight to the lower limbs, provides attachment for the lower limbs, and protects the internal reproductive organs, urinary blood, and distal segment of the large intestine

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Each of your bone hips is actually a fusion of three bones

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Ilium, ischium, pubis

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What c shaped cavity in the hip bone receives the head of the femur to form the hip joint

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acetabulum

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Femur

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thigh bone

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Ilium

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Large wing shaped bone at the upper and posterior part of the pelvis

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ischium

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Lower and posterior part of the hip bone

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ischi-

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Hip bone

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Pelvis

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Basin shaped ring of bones, ligaments, and muscles at the base of the spine

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Pubis

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Alternative name for the pubic bone

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sacroiliac joint

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the joint between the saccrum and the ilium

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symphysis

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two bones joined by fibrocartilage in this case 2 pubic bones

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joint between the illium and sacrum

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sacroiliac joint

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triangular shaped bone in lower back

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sacrum

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SI

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sacroiliac

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Arthrodesis

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Fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery

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Brace

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Appliance to support a part of the body and its correct position

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Diastasis

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Separation of normally jointed parts

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Radiology

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The study of medical imaging

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radi/o

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Radiation, x-rays

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Stable

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steady, not varying

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What can the physician do to provide temporary pain relief from the SI joint strain

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Local anesthetic injected into the joint

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What substance allows the aside joint to relax enough for delivery of a baby

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Hormones

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Bones and joints of the hip and thigh

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Ilium, joint cavity, articular cartilage, synovial membrane, neck femur, joint capsule, femur

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-desis

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Fuse together

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Arthroplasty

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Surgery to repair as far as possible, the function of a joint

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-plasty

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Reshaping by surgery

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avascular

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Without a blood supply

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a-

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without

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vascul-

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blood vessel

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labrum

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Cartilage that forms a rim around the socket of the hip joint

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Necrosis

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Pathologic, death of cells or tissue

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Prosthesis

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Artificial part to remedy a defect in the body

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Each of your knees is a hinged joint formed with these four bones

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The lower end of the femur,
the flat upper end of the tibia,
the flat triangular kneecap embedded in the patellar tendon articulating with the femur
The fibula which formed a separate joint the tibia fibular joint

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Four ligaments hold the knee joint together

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ACL,LCL,PCL,MCL

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Cruciate

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Shaped like a cross, in the knee it’s too internal ligaments of the knee joint cross each other to form in X

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Fibula

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The smaller of the two bones of the lower leg

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Rupture

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Break or tear of body part

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Tibia

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The larger bone of the lower leg

39
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Why does the ACL have to be surgically mended?

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Due to its poor blood supply, it cannot heal

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R.I.C.E

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Rest, ice, compression, elevation

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Arthrocentesis

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Aspiration of fluid from a joint

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-centesis

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Puncture

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Arthrography

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X-ray of egg joint taken after the injection of a contrast medium into the joint

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bursa

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A close that containing synovia fluid

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Debridement

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The removal of injured or necrotic tissue

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Hyperfelxion

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Flexion of a limb or part beyond the normal limit

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hyper-

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Excessive

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Meniscectomy

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Excision of all or part of a meniscus

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-ectomy

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Surgical excision(cutting out)

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prepatellar

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In front of the kneecap

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Tendinitis

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Inflammation of a tendon

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The ankle has two joints

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One between the lateral Malleolus of the fibula and the talus and one between the medial malleolus of the tibia and the talus

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The lower leg has two differently sized bones

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The large medial tibia, the thin lateral fibula

54
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bones of the lower leg and foot

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patella, fibula, tibia, medial malleolus, lateral malleolus, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

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Foot

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Phalanges(distal, middle proximal), metatarsals (1-5), tarsals

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Bunion

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A swelling at the base of the big toe

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Calcaneus

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Bone of the Tauruses that forms the heel

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Hallux Valgus

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Deviation of the big toe towards the medial side of the foot

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Hallux

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Big toe

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valgus

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Turn out

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-tars-

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ankles

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meta-

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After, subsequent to

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Podiatry

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The diagnosis and treatment of disorders and injuries of the foot

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Pott fracture

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Fracture of the lower end of the fibula often with fracture of the tibial malleolus

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talus

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The tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia to the ankle joint

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Tarsus

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The collection of seven bones in the foot that formed the ankle and step

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tars-

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ankle

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-iatry

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treatment

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Medical Terminology (14 decks)

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