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Chapter 5 Skeletal System Flashcards

1
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axis of skeleton

A

skull and vertebrae

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cervical vertebrae

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c1-c7 (first=atlas, second-axis)

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thorax

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12 pairs of ribs joined at sternum

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thoracic vertebrae

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t1-t12

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lumbar vertebrae

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L1-L5

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coccyx

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four to five fused bones

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sternum

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breastbone

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appendicular skeleton

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appended to axial
-shoulder
-upper extremities

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lower division

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pelvic bones
legs

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pelvis

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joins the sacrum and coccyx
- ilium
- ischium
- pubis

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os coxae

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pelvic/hip bone

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acetabulum

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deep socket in hip

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cranium

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houses brain, ear, and eye sockets

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14
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hand bones

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carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

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foot bones

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tarsals, meta tarsals, phalanges

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osteoblasts

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cells that produce bone

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cartilage

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dense connective tissue, bone formed when calcium and phosphorous is added to it

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ossification

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bone forming, begins before birth and continues into adulthood

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collagen

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fibrous protein, give bone strength and resilience

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20
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is bone living?

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YES!!!! it is constantly being replaced and remodeled

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osteocytes

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mature bone cells that help to maintain bone tissue

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osteoclasts

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breakdown of bone to release minerals or reshape/repair

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resorption

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destroying bone so that components are taken into circulation

normal if in balance with bone formation

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abnormal resorption?

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if greater or less than that of bone growth

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25
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long bone structure

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diaphysis - compact bone

medulla - cavity with bone marrow

epiphysis - spongy bone at end where blood is formed

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diaphysis

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portion of compact bone

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medulla

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cavity within bone with bone marrow (fatty)

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epiphysis

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spongy bone at ends, produces BLOOD

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periosteum

A

thin layer of fibrous tissue that covers outer layer of bone

nourishes and protects the bone

generates new bone cells for growth/repair

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metaphysis

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growth region (epiphyseal plate)

calcifies after growth is final

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epiphyseal plate

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growth region (metaphysis

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flat bones

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cranial, ribs, scapulae

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short bones

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carpal/tarsal

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34
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irregular

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facial, vertebrae

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35
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joints

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articulations

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36
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suture

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immovable joint (think skull)

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symphysis

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slightly movable (vertebrae, pubis)

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38
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synovial

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diarthrosis

freely movable

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39
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tendon

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attaches muscles to bones to produce movement at joints

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40
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diarthrosis

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freely movable joint

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41
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synovial fluid

A

cavity of diarthrotic/synovial joint

cushions and lubricates

produced by synovial membrane

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ligaments

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stabilize synovial/diarthrotic joints

connect articulating bones

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bursa

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small sac of synovial fluid

cushions area around joint

found at stress points between tendons, ligaments, and bones

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acetabulum

A

bony socket in hip that holds femur

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45
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articulation

A

joint

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46
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atlas

A

first vertebrae of cervix

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47
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axis

A

second vertebrae of cervix

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48
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bone marrow

A

soft material that fills bone cavities

yellow marrow fills medulla of long bone

red marrow forms blood in spongy

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ilium

A

large flared superior part of pelvic bone

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50
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skeleton

A

206 b ones

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51
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axial skeleton

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80 bones

skull, spine, ribs, sternum

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appendicular skeleton

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126 bones

arms, legs, shoulder, pelvis

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53
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tendon

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attaches muscle to bone

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54
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thorax

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upper trunk

12 ribs and sternum

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oste/o

A

bone

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56
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myel/o

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bone marrow

spinal cord

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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arthr/o

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joint

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synov/i

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synovial/diarthrotic joint

membrane

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burs/o

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bursa

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crani/o

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skull, cranium

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae

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vertebr/o

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vertebrae, spinal column

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rachi/o

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cost/o

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sacr/o

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coccy

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coccyg/o

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pelvi/o

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ili/o

71
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orthopedics

A

medical specialty that concentrates on diseases of skeletal and MUSCULAR system

72
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alkaline phosphatase

A

enzyme needed for bone calcification

higher levels indicate chondrosarcoma

73
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osteomyelitis

A

inflammation of bone by pus-forming bacteria

enter thru wound/blood

goes to blood rich end of bones and spreads

ANTIBIOTICS

74
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pott disease

A

tuberculosis of spine

weakened vertebrae may collapse and cause pain/deformity

75
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fracture

A

break in bone

76
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reduction

A

bone is realigned after fracture

77
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closed reduction

A

no surgery required for fracture

78
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open reduction

A

surgery is required for proper reduction of fracture

79
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traction

A

pulleys and weights used to maintain alignment of bone after fracture

80
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osteoporosis

A

bone mass loss, often age/estrogen loss related

81
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biphosphates

A

medication to increase bone density and prevent osteoporosis

use w caution, associated with bad stuffs

82
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SERMs

A

selective estrogen receptor modulators

helps with bone density

83
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closed fracture

A

no open wound, simple

84
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colles fracture

A

fracture of distal end of radius with backward displacement of hand

85
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comminuted fracture

COM-ih-nu-ted

A

fracture where bone is splintered or crushed

86
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compression fracture

A

force from both ends

think vertebrae squished

87
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greenstick fracture

A

one side of bone broken the other bent

88
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impacted fracture

A

one part of bone pushed into other part

89
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oblique fracture

A

break occurs at an angle (usually slippage)

90
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open fracture

A

open wound

91
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pott fracture

A

distal end of fibula and tibial joint is injured

92
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spiral fracture

A

fracture in spiral or S shape (twisting)

93
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transverse fracture

A

break at right angles to long axis of bone (diaphysis)

94
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osteopenia

A

lower than average bone density that is NOT ABNORMAL

may lead to osteoporosis

95
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osteomalacia

A

softening of bone tissue (less calcium salt)

96
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rickets

A

osteomalacia in children

97
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pagets disease

A

OLD AGE - thick irregular bones

axial, pain, fractures, hearing loss

98
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osteogenic sarcome

A

metaphyseal/epiphyseal plate region

KNEE

MALIGNANT/AMPUTATION

99
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chrondosarcoma

A

midlife

cartilage, goes to lungs, amputation

100
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arthritis

A

inflammation of joint

101
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OA

A

osteoarthritis

degeneration of articular cartilage bc of wear and tear

bone thickening

NSAIDS, CORTICOSTEROIDS

DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE

102
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DJD

A

degenerative joint disease, also OA

103
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arthrocentesis

A

draining of excess fluid from joint

OA/DJD

104
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RA

A

rheumatoid arthritis

inflammatory joint

young women

synovial joint overgrowth

105
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ankylosis

A

fusion of bones, happens with RA

106
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gout

A

increased uric acids in blood which goes to joints

big toe pain

107
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arthroscopy

A

endoscope used to examine joint interior

removal/repair

108
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arthroplasty

A

joint reconstruction/replacement

109
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arthrodesis

A

fusion of bones LOSS OF MOBILITY

LAST RESORT

110
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ankylosing spondylitis

A

disease of spine

discs destroyed and calcify to form ankylosis (fusion)

start low in spine

111
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ankylosis

A

fusion of bones

112
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spondylotilstesis

A

forward sliding of top vertebra

113
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-listhesis

A

a slipping

114
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spondylolysis

A

degeneration of joint structures that stabilize vertebrae

115
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herniated disk

A

nucleus pulposus protrudes through disk weakened outer ring into spinal canal

injury/lifting

PAIN

116
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sciatica

A

pain along sciatic nerve in thigh

117
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diskectomy

A

removal of disk (OR PART OF) and sometimes with vertebral fusion

118
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kyphosis

A

exaggerated curve in thoracic region

hunchback

119
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lordosis

A

exaggerate curve of lumbar

swayback

120
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scoliosis

A

sideways curve of spine

121
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traction

A

drawing/pulling (traction of head in treatment to cervical vertebrae)

122
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skull

A

cranial bones (8)
facial bones (14)

123
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coccyx

A

4 pr 5 fused vertebrae

124
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sacrum

A

5 fused vertebrae

125
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how many ribs

126
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lamina

A

part of vertebrae posterior to spinous process

127
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body of vert

A

posterior body

128
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transverse process

A

two lateral

129
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spinal canal

A

hole in middle of v

130
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how many cervical nerve pairs?

131
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atlanto-occipital joint

A

c1 and occipital condyles

132
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atlanto-axial joint

133
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dens

A

body of atlas

134
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spine rotation

A

50% atlas/axis
50%c3-c7

135
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thoracic spine

A

12, stiff b/c of ribcage, thinner disks

136
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sacral ala

A

lateral, articulates with ilium

137
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shoulder girdle

A

clavicle scapula

138
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ishium

A

inferior to ilium

139
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pelvis made from

A

ilium ishium pubis

140
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how many tarsals

141
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how many phalanges

142
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MTP

A

metatarsophalangeal joints

143
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MCP

A

metacarpophalangeal joint

144
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IP

A

interphalangeal joints
- pip proximal
- dip distal

145
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CMC

A

carpometacarpal joint

146
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DRUJ

A

distal radioulnar joint

147
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femoral head

A

bulb of femur

148
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femoral neck

A

connects head to rest of bone

149
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greater trochanter

A

bigger bump lateral to head

150
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lesser trochanter

A

smaller bump medial and lower than head

151
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condyles

A

on distal portion, each projection

152
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pediatric fractures

A

not always visible on xray (if on growth plate can cause growth arrest)

buckle/torus and greensticj

153
Q

DEXA scan

A

bone density

154
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HNP

A

herniated nucleus pulposus

155
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what joints involved in RA

A

ip, mcp, mtp

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