Chapter 5 enrichment terms Flashcards
annulus fibrosus
outer ring like portion of intervertebral disk
calvaria
dome like upper portion of skull
coxa
hip
cruciate ligaments
cross knee joint to connect tibia and fibula (ACL, PCL)
genu
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glenoid cavity
scapular socket that humerus articulates with
hallux
great toe
malleolus
projection of tibia or fibula on either side of ankle
meniscus
cartilage found in certain joints (knee - separate tibia and femur)
nucleus pulposus
central mass of intervertebral disk
olecranon
process of ulna (ELBOW)
os
bone
osseous
pertaining to bone
achondroplasia
decreased growth of cartilage in growth plate of long bones
DWARFISM
baker cyst
mass at knee joint by distension (enlargement) of bursa with excess synovial fluid
bunion
inflammation and enlargement of metatarsal joint of great toe
bursitis
inflammation of bursa
chondroma
benign tumor of cartilage
ewing tumor
bone tumor in kids
exostosis
bony outgrowth
giant cell tumor
kids and young adults. ends of bones destroyed by large non metastasizing tumor (knees)
hammertoe
change in position of toe joints so toe is claw like (big toe is up)
hallux valgus
lateral displacement of big toe at metatarsal joint (bunions form)
Heberden nodes
small hard nodes in cartilage of distal finger joints in OA