Chapter 6 Flashcards
living without oxygen
anaerobic
primary procedure used to evaluate joints
arthroscopy
a measure of bone density or weight. a thinning bone results in lower bone density
bone mass density (BMD)
measurement of bone thickness
densitometry
the heel area of the foot
calcaneal
imaging by a cross-sectional plane of the body;
computerized axial tomography (CAT or CT); comuted tomography
surgery to remove a vertebral disk
diskectomy
a diagnostic test in which a small needle is inserted into muscle tissue and the electrical activity is recorded
electromyography (EMG)
abnormal curvature in the upper thoracic spine
Dowager’s hump
the most widely used technology to measure bone density. two Xray beams are aimed at the patients bones and the density of the bone is determined by the absorption of each xray beam
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
a thick fibrous connective tissue
fascia
referring to joints between the finger bones
interphalangeal
humped curvature of the thoracic spine (humpback or hunchback)
kyphosis
surgery to cut away part of the vertebrae to open the area around the spinal nerve
laminectomy
exaggerated anterior or inward curve of the lumbar spine (swayback)
lordosis
referring to the metacarpus and the phalanges; specifically, the articulations between them
metacarpophalangeal
semilunar articular cartilage found inside the knee joint
meniscus
referring to the metatarsus and the phalanges; specifically the articulations between them
metatarsophalangeal
a diagnostic radiologic test using nuclear magnetic resonance technology
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
a process that causes the characteristic hardness of bones
mineralization
surgical procedure for reducing fractures that cannot be reduced by external manipulation; involves surgically opening a fracture site and internally fixing the fracture with plates, screws, or pins
ORIF (Open Reduction, Internal Fixation)
an Xray picture taken after injecting dye into the spinal canal to reveal compression on the spinal cord or spinal nerves
myelogram
mature bone cells
osteocyte
inflammation or infection of the marrow of the bone
osteomyelitis