Chapter Four Flashcards
What is a skeleton
the frame work for your body
physis
suffix
growth
oste/o
root
bone
axial skeleton
(center)
skull
spine
-spine is made up of the vertebrae
-vertebral sections include the cervical thoracic,
lumbar, and sacral)
sternum
ribsappendicular skeleton / upper extremities
arms
wrists
hands
fingers
appendicular skeleton / lower extremeties
legs
ankles
feet
toes
crain/o
root
skill
cervic/o
root
neck
spondylo/o
root
vertebra
lumb/o
root
loin, lower back
brachi/o
root
arm
dactyl/o
root
finger
carp/o
root
wrist
costo/o
root
rib
femor/o
root
femur (thighbone)
tibi/0
root
tibia (shinbone)
tars/o
root
ankle
chondr/o
root
cartilage
arthr/o
root
joint
burs/o
root
bursa (small fluid-filled sac found hear the body’s joints)
Joints are
- two or more bones that meet
- most joints allow movement between bones
Joint movements (two)
flexion
extension
adduction
towards the body
abduction
away from the body
What are joints held together by
supportive tissues such as ligaments and tendons
What are a couple of supportive structures of joints?
cartilage
bursae
ten/o
root
tendon (connective tissue connecting muscle to bone)
tend/o
root
tendon (connective tissue connecting muscle to bone)
tendin/o
root
tendon (connective tissue connecting muscle to bone)
muscul/o
root
muscle
my/o
root
muscle
myos/o
root
muscle
fasci/o
root
fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together)
ton/o
root
tone, tension
kinesi/o
root
movement, motion
kinet/o
root
movement, motion
tax/o
root
arrangement, order, coordination
ankyl/o
root
stiff, bent
meta
after
spasm
involuntary contraction
genu
knee
valgum
pointed in
varum
bowed out
asthenia
weakness
centesis
puncture
tomo
to cut
kyph
bent
lord
bent backwards
scoli
crooked
ef
out
fusion
pour
py
pus
lilth
stone
ptosis
drooping condition
trophy
nourishment
cele
hernia
scler
hardening
tasis
expansion
ing
causing
perfecta
complete
spinal sten
spine narrow
tardive
slow, bad
sarc
flesh
clonus
turmoil
luxation
dislocation
carcin
cancer
alge
pain
pyre
fever
pros
toward
clasia
breaking
tics
agent
open re
open back
closed re
closed back
duc
lead
Name three types of muscles
skeletal/striated
cardiac
smooth
movement is their primary function
Muscles are
collection of bundles of muscle fibers
covered by fascia
attached to bones via tendons
function is to move the bones
Hx
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
history
Fx
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
fracture
Tx
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
traction or treatment
ACL
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
anterior cruciate ligament
MCL
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
medical collateral ligament
LCL
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
lateral collateral ligament
PCL
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
posterior cruciate ligament
C1-C7
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
cervical (of the neck) vertebrae
T1-T12
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
thoracic (of the chest) vertebrae
L1-L5
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
lumbar (of the loin)vertebrae
S1-S5
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
sacral vertebra
DTR
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
deep tendon reflex (this is what doctors are testing when they tap the knee with a reflex hammer)
EMG
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
electromyogram
FROM
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
full range of motion
NSAID
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
non steroidal anti-inflammatory
OA
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
osteoarthritis
ORIF
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
open reduction internal fixation
PT
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
physical therapy
RA
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
rheumatoid arthritis
RICE
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
rest, ice, compression, elevation
ROM
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
rand of motion
WB
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
weight bearing
WBAT
musculoskeletal system abbreviations
weight bearing as tolerated
What drugs treat musculorskeletal problems
analgesic
anti-inflammatory
antipyretic
antiarthritic
