Chapter 4 Quiz Flashcards
Support protection movement mineral storage and hematopoiesis
Skeletal system functions
Motion maintenance of posture and production of heat
Muscular system function
Please continually send impulses that stimulate the muscle cells
Nerve cells
The point of contact between the nerve ending and muscle fibers
Neuromuscular junction
Small gap opening in nerve cells
Synaptic cleft
These must travel across the synaptic cleft and is filled with tissue fluid
Impulses
Travel through the fluid to stimulate muscle fibers
Neurotransmitter
Is the narrow transmitters for skeletal muscle tissue
ACH
Breaks down the ACH once the message is transferred
Cholinesterase
Involves radio into the subaract noise face at the lumbar spine to x-ray spinal cord and the vertebral column
Myelogram
A lumbar puncture at the cervical or lumbar area
Spinal tap
This is the most common discomfort after a myelogram
Headache
When this is used in a myelogram it’s absorbed by the body and then urine excretes it
Water soluble
After a myelogram the patient is to stay in this position for 8 hours to keep the dye in the lower space to reduce cerebral spinal fluid leakage
Semi Fowler’s position
Headache stiff neck leg weakness or difficulty voiding
Risk after a myelogram
Seizure infection drowsiness severe headache numbness and paralysis
Rare symptoms of a myelogram
Rheumatoid arthritis
RA
This is the most serious form of arthritis and it can lead to severe joint deformity and it is a chronic systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Inflammation of the synovial membrane
Synovitis
Smoking bacterial and viral diseases
Risk for rheumatoid arthritis
Freely movable synovial joints
Diarthritol joints
Joint pain tenderness swelling stiffness for more than 6 weeks or more
Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
Morning stiffness for more than 30 minutes
Severe symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
This affects small joints and some joints on both sides of the joint
Rheumatoid arthritis
Erythrocyte sedimentation c-reactive protein complete blood count X-rays and joint fluid RF positive or negative
Lab test for rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoarthritis
OA
This affects joints of the hand knee hip and cervical or lumbar vertebrae
Osteoarthritis
Degenerated joint disease or wear and tear on your joints
DJD
Is a non-systemic non-inflammatory disorder and it begins with degeneration of cartilage of joints and causes damage to bone
Osteoarthritis