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Creative Study Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Skeletal System

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bones, ligaments, and cartilages

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Appendicular Skeleton

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Bones of limbs, paelvis and shoulder girdle

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Axial Skeleton

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Bones of the skull, thorax, hyoid bone, and vertebral column

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Skeleton function

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supports and shapes the body, protects tissues and organs, stores calcium, phosphorus, and lipids, produces certain blood cells within the red bone marrow

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skeletal muscle

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produces body movement, maintains posture and body position, supports soft tissues, maintains body heat

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ankyl/o

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crooked or stiff

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

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joint

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brachi/o

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arm

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cervic/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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cartilage (gristle)

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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dactyl/o

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digit (finger or toe)

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fasci/o

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fascia (a band)

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femor/o

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femur

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fibr/o

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fiber

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kyph/o

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humped-back

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lei/o

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smooth

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lord/o

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bent

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lumb/o

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loin (lower back)

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myos/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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oste/o

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bone

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patell/o

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knee cap

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pelv/i

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pelvis (basin) or hip bone

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radi/o

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radius

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped or striated (skeletal)

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sarc/o

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flesh

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scoli/o

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twisted

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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ten/o

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tendon (to stretch)

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tend/o

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tendon (to stretch)

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tendin/o

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tendon (to stretch)

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thorac/o

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ton/o

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tone or tension

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uln/o

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bone

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specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes

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compact bone

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tightly solid bone tissue the forms the exterior of bones

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spongy bone/cancellous bone

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mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity (cancellous bone)

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long bones

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elongated bones of the arms and legs

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short bones

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square-shaped bones of the wrists and ankles

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flat bones

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thin, flattened bones of the ribs, shoulder blades (scapulae), pelvis, and skull

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irregular bones

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bones of the vertebrae and face

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sesamoid bones

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round bones found near joints

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epiphysis

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wide end of a long bone

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diaphysis

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shaft of a long bone

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metaphysis

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growth zone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis during development of a long bone

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endosteum

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membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone

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medullary cavity

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cavity within the shaft of the long bones; filled with bone marrow

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bone marrow

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soft connective tissue within the medullary cavity od bones (red, yellow)

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periosteum

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fiborous, vascular membrane that covers the bone

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articular cartilage

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gristle0like substance on bones where they articulate (join)

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59
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AKA

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Above-Knee Amputation

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AP

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Anterior-Posterior

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BKA

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Below-Knee Amputation

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BP

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Blood Pressure

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CAT

A

Computed Axial Tomography

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CC

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Chief Complaint

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CT

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Computed Tomography

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DJD

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Degenerative Joint Disease

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EMG

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Electromyogram

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Fx

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HPI

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History of Present Illness

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Hx

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IMP

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Impression

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L&W

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Living and Well

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MRI

A

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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NAD

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No Acute Distress

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NKDA

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No Known Drug Allergy

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NSAID

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Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug

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OA

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Osteoarthritis

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ORIF

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Open Reduction, Internal FIxation

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P

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Posterior or Pulse

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PA

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Posterior-Anterior

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PE

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Physical Examination

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PMH

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Past Medical History

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PT

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Physical Therapy

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R

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Respirations

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RA

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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ROM

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Range Of Motion

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ROS

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Review Of Systems

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SH

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Social History

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T

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Temperature

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Tx

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VS

A

Vital Sins

Medical Terminology (14 decks)

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