Chapter 4 - Skeletal System Flashcards

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Cartilage that lines the bones at the joint

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Articulate cartilage

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Covers outer surface of bone

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Periosteum

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Shaft of bone

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Diaphysis

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Ends of bone

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Epiphysis

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Where the diaphysis and epiphysis meet

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Metaphysis

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Hollow area within diaphysis

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Medullary cavity

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Lines the medullary cavity

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Endosteum

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Outer layer of bone

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Compact bone

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Inner portion of bone

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Spongy bone

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Weblike structures of spongy bone filled with bone marrow

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Trabeculae

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A plate of cartilage that separates the epiphysis from the diaphysis in children

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Epiphyseal plate

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The cells that form bone; ossification

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Osteoblasts

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The cells that destroy bone; resorption

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Osteoclasts

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Small bony spurs

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Osteophytes

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Small fluid-filled sacs located near the joints that reduce friction cause by movement

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Bursae

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Inflammation of a joint

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Arthritis

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Has characteristics of two different vertebrae

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Transitional vertebrae

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May compress brachial nerve plexus of subclavian artery

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Cervical rib

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A disease that have many levels of severity; the spine fails to unite posteriorly

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Spina bifida

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What are the 3 levels of spina bifida

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  1. Dimpling or tuft of hair
  2. Meningocele
  3. Myelomeningocele
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Herniation of the meninges

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Meningocele

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Herniation of the meninges and spinal cord

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Myelomeninocele

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What is the radiographic appearance of spina bifida

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Absence of laminae

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“Marble bone disease”

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Osteopetrosis

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Too little of the bone is being re absorbed by the osteoclasts
Osteopetrosis
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How does osteopetrosis show up on X-rays?
Bright white
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"Brittle bones disease"
Osteogenesis imperfecta
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Usually wheel chair bound because their bones cannot support their body weight
Osteogenesis imperfecta
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Bone disease that is congenital
Osteogenesis imperfecta
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Incomplete acetabulum formation; only in infants
Congenital hip dysplasia
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What view can you detect hip dysplasia?
Bilateral cleaves (frog leg)
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Abnormal growth or development
Dysplasia
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What are the 2 most common types of arthritis?
1. Rheumatoid Arthritis | 2. Osteoarthritis
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When the body mistakenly attacks healthy tissue
Autoimmune disease
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Most common form of dwarfism
Achondroplasia
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incomplete formation of the acetabulum
congenital hip dysplasia
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which view does congenital hip dysplasia show up on?
bilateral cleaves (frog leg)
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abnormal growth or development
dysplasia
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what are the 2 most common types of arthritis?
1. Rheumatoid Arthritis | 2. Osteoarthritis
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what does the early radiographic appearance look like in rheumatoid arthritis?
periarticular radiolucency
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what does the end stage of rheumatoid arthritis look like?
crippling deformities
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what is another term for osteoarthritis?
degenerative joint disease
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loss of joint cartilage
osteoarthritis
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caused by "wear and tear" in old patients
osteoarthritis
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what does osteoarthritis look like on a radiographic image?
narrowing of joint space and irregular osteophytes
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small bony spurs
osteophytes
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fusion of the spine
ankylosing arthritis
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what happens with infectious arthritis?
joint space widens
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pus forming
pyogenic
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spread by way of blood stream
hematogenous route
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is gout hereditary?
yes
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what is bursitits?
inflammation of the bursae
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term that refers to the muscles and tendons that surround the humeral head area
rotator cuff
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causes an abnormal communication between the shoulder joint and the bursa
rotator cuff tear
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acute inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
osteomylitis
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what is osteomyelitis caused by?
bacteria
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how is osteomyelitis detected?
nuclear medicine within hours of onset
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usually caused by accelerated resorption of bone (osteoclast)
osteoporosis
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how does osteoporosis show up on an xray?
radiolucent
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what type of fracture is common with osteoporosis?
compression fractures of the spine
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softening of the bone
osteomalacia
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what is asteomalacia caused by?
vitamin D deficiancy
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osteomalacia in children
rickets
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a chronic disease believed to be caused by a "slow virus"
paget's disease
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what is paget's disease characterized by?
destruction of bone followed by a repairing process (destroying and building)
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fibrous tissue rapidly grows within the medullary cavity instead of in the bone marrow
fibrous dysplasia
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decreased blood supply to an organ
ischemia
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malignant
cancerous
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cancer that has spread to the bone
bone metastases