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Chapter 4 - Musculoskeletal system Flashcards

1
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What structure attaches bone to bone?

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Ligament

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2
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Anatomical name for kneecap

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Patella

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3
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Anatomical name for collar bone

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Clavicle

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4
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Anatomical name for shoulder blade

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scapula

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5
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Anatomical name for shin bone

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tibia

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Anatomical name for upper leg bone; thigh bone

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Femur

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7
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Anatomical name for toe bones

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Phalanges

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8
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Anatomical name for bones in palm of hand

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Metacarpus

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9
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Three muscle types

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Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth

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10
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Abduction

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Movement away from midline of the body

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Adduction

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Movement toward midline of the body

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12
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Flexion

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Act of bending or being bent

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13
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Extension

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movement that brings limb into or toward a straight condition

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14
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dorsiflexion

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backward bending, as of hand or foot

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Plantar flexion

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bend sole of foot; point toes downward

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16
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eversion

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turning outward

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17
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inversion

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turning inward

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18
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pronation

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to turn downward or backward, as with hand or foot

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19
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supination

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turn palm or foot upward

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20
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elevation

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

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21
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depression

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A downward movement, dropping the shoulders is an example

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22
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closed fracture

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simple fracture with no open skin or wound

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23
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Colles’ fracture

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common type of wrist fracture

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24
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comminuted fracture

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

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25
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compound fracture

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open fracture in which skin has been broken through by fracture

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26
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compression fracture

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fracture involving loss of height of vertebral body

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fracture (FX, Fx)

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broken bone

28
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greenstick fracture

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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

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impacted fracture

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fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other

30
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oblique fracture

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fracture at angle to bone

31
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pathologic fracture

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fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone

32
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spiral fracture

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

33
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stress fracture

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

34
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transverse fracture

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

35
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Pertaining to carpus

36
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pertaining to neck

37
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pertaining to clavicle

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clavicular

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pertaining to coccyx

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pertaining to outer layer

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pertaining to rib

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pertaining to skull

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pertaining to femur

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pertaining to fibula

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pertaining to humerus

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pertaining to ilium

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pertaining to between vertebrae

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intervertebral

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pertaining to within skull

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intracranial

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pertaining to ischium

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pertaining to low back

50
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pertaining to mandible

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mandibular

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pertaining to maxilla

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pertaining to inner region

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pertaining to metacarpus

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metacarpal

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pertaining to metatarsus

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metatarsal

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pertaining to patella

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pertaining to phalanges

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phalangeal

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pertaining to pubis

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pertaining to radius

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pertaining to sacrum

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pertaining to scapula

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pertaining to spine

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pertaining to sternum

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pertaining to tarsus

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pertaining to thorax

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pertaining to tibia

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pertaining to ulna

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pertaining to a vertebra

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