Chapter 4 - Musculoskeletal system Flashcards by Alma Hernandez

What structure attaches bone to bone?

Ligament

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Anatomical name for kneecap

Patella

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Anatomical name for collar bone

Clavicle

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Anatomical name for shoulder blade

scapula

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Anatomical name for shin bone

tibia

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Anatomical name for upper leg bone; thigh bone

Femur

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Anatomical name for toe bones

Phalanges

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Anatomical name for bones in palm of hand

Metacarpus

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Three muscle types

Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth

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Abduction

Movement away from midline of the body

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Adduction

Movement toward midline of the body

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Flexion

Act of bending or being bent

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Extension

movement that brings limb into or toward a straight condition

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dorsiflexion

backward bending, as of hand or foot

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Plantar flexion

bend sole of foot; point toes downward

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eversion

turning outward

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inversion

turning inward

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pronation

to turn downward or backward, as with hand or foot

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supination

turn palm or foot upward

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elevation

to raise a body part, shrugging the shoulders is an example

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depression

A downward movement, dropping the shoulders is an example

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closed fracture

simple fracture with no open skin or wound

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Colles’ fracture

common type of wrist fracture

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comminuted fracture

fracture in which bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed into many pieces or fragments; fracture is completely through bone

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compound fracture

open fracture in which skin has been broken through by fracture

compression fracture

fracture involving loss of height of vertebral body

fracture (FX, Fx)

broken bone

greenstick fracture

fracture in which there is incomplete break; one side of bone is broken and other side is bent; this type of fracture is commonly found in children due to their softer and more pliable bone structure

impacted fracture

fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other

oblique fracture

fracture at angle to bone

pathologic fracture

fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone

spiral fracture

fracture in S-shaped spiral; can be caused by twisting injury

stress fracture

slight fracture caused by repetitive low-impact forces, like running, rather than single forceful impact

transverse fracture

complete fracture straight across bone at right angles to long axis of bone

Pertaining to carpus

carpal

pertaining to neck

cervical

pertaining to clavicle

clavicular

pertaining to coccyx

coccygeal

pertaining to outer layer

cortical

pertaining to rib

costal

pertaining to skull

cranial

pertaining to femur

femoral

pertaining to fibula

fibular

pertaining to humerus

humeral

pertaining to ilium

iliac

pertaining to between vertebrae

intervertebral

pertaining to within skull

intracranial

pertaining to ischium

ischial

pertaining to low back

lumbar

pertaining to mandible

mandibular

pertaining to maxilla

maxillary

pertaining to inner region

medullary

pertaining to metacarpus

metacarpal

pertaining to metatarsus

metatarsal

pertaining to patella

patellar

pertaining to phalanges

phalangeal

pertaining to pubis

pubic

pertaining to radius

radial

pertaining to sacrum

sacral

pertaining to scapula

scapular

pertaining to spine

spinal

pertaining to sternum

sternal

pertaining to tarsus

tarsal

pertaining to thorax

thoracic

pertaining to tibia

tibial

pertaining to ulna

ulnar

pertaining to a vertebra

vertebral