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1
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Two prefixes that mean not

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Non

Un

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Iso

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Throughout

Though

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Macro

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Large or long

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Micro

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Small

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Homo

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Same

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Hetero

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Different

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Ab

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Away from

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Ad

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Toward

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Circum

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Around

Circular movement

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Trans

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Across(horizontally)

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Ultra

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Above
Beyond
Over

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Sub

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Under

Below

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Anti

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Inhibit

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Pseudo

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False

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Para

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Near

Adjacent

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Olig

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Scant

Few

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Ambi

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Both

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Dorso

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Back

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Cephal

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Pertaining to the head

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Hyper

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Above

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Peri

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Around

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Mega

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Large

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Diplo

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Double

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Xantho

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Yellow

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Meso

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Middle

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Chloro

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Green

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Cyano

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Blue

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Cirrho

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Yellow

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Luteo

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Yellow

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Name and spell all the prefixes meaning yellow

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Xantho
Cirrho
Luteo

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Leuko

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White

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Alb

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White

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33
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Albumino

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White

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34
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Name and spell all the prefixes for white

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Leuko
Alb
Albumino

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Melano

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Black

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Purpuro

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Purple

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Erythro

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Red

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Rubeo

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Red

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39
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Name and spell all prefixes that mean red

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Erythro

Rubeo

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40
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Name and spell all prefixes meaning one

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Mono

Uni

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41
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Tri

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Three

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42
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Quadri

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Four

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43
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Semi

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Partial

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44
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Name and spell all the prefixes meaning two

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Di

Bi

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45
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Nulli

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None

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46
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Prim

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First

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Hemi

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Half

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48
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Name and spell all prefixes meaning many

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Poly

Multi

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49
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Cyanosis

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Bluish tint to skin when a small child has been in a pool too long

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50
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Cirrhosis

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Liver problem that leaves the skin yellow

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51
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Antibiotic

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Medicine that inhibits the growth of bacteria

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52
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Subcutaneous

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Below the skin

53
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Parathyroid

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Near or adjacent to the thyroid

54
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Oliguria

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Scant or small urine production

55
Q

Name and spell all prefixes meaning colorful

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Chrom
Chromo
Chromato
Chrome

56
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Gynecologist

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A specialist in disorders of the female reproductive system

57
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Pediatrician

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A specialist in diseases and disorders of children

58
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Neonatologist

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A specialist in the care of the newborn

59
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Gyneco

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Combining form meaning female

60
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Hematologist

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A specialist in disorders of the blood an blood forming tissues

61
Q

Two prefixes that means without

A

A

An

62
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Optometrist

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A specialist in measuring visual activity

63
Q

What are the symptoms of Fibromyalgia?

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Fatigue
Sleep disturbances
Morning stiffness
Headaches

64
Q

Who does Fibromyalgia normally affect?

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Children and elderly women

65
Q

Cause of Fibromyalgia

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Unknown but may be stress

66
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Bilateral

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Affecting, having, or relating to both sides

67
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Key signs for Fibromyalgia

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Having pain for at least three months in all four quadrants and bilateral pain

68
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Cure for Fibomyalgia

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No cure. Interventions include medication, exercise, and education of disease

69
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Sequestrum

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A piece of dead bone that is partially or fully detached from the surrounding healthy bone

70
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Osteorrhaphy

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The suturing or wiring together of bones

71
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Comminuted fracture

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Splinter or crushed bone

72
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Kyphosis

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Humpback; abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine

73
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Gouty Arthritis

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Arthritis associated with the formation of uric acid crystals in the joint as the result of hyperuricemia

74
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Hyperuricemia

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The access of uric acid in the blood

75
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Osteitis

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Inflammation of bone

76
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Cranioplasty

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Surgical repair of the skull

77
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Crepitation

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The sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together

78
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Synovectomy

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Surgical removal of a synovial membrane from a joint

79
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Ataxia

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The inability to coordinate the muscles in the execution of voluntary movement

80
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Fascioplasty

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The surgical repair of a fascia

81
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Atrophy

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Weakness and wasting away caused by disuse of the muscle over a long period of time

82
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Fasciorrhapy

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The suturing of a lacerated fascia

83
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Bradykinesia

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Extreme slowness of movement

84
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Hemiplegia

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Total paralysis of one side the body

85
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Contracture

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Abnormal shortening of muscle tissues making the muscle resistant to stretching

86
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Hyperkinesia

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Abnormally increased motor function or activity

87
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Dystaxia

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Difficulty in controlling voluntary movement

88
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Hypokinesia

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Abnormally decreased motor function or activity

89
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Fasciectomy

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The surgical removal of a fascia

90
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Hypotonia

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A condition of diminished tone of the skeletal muscles with decreased resistance of muscle to passive stretching

91
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Myalgia

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Muscle tenderness or pain

92
Q

Myosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of muscle tissue

93
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Myocele

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The protrusion of a muscle through its ruptured sheath or fascia

94
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Myotonia

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The delayed reaction of a muscle after a strong contraction

95
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Myomalacia

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Abnormal softening of muscle tissue

96
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Quadriplegia

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The paralysis of all four extremities

97
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Myonecrosis

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The death of individual muscle fibers

98
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Singultus

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Hiccups

99
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Myorrhaphy

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The suture of a muscle wound

100
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Tenodesis

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To suture the end of a tendon or bone

101
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Myorrhexis

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The rupture of a muscle

102
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Tenolysis

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To free a tendon from adhesions

103
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Skeletal tissue function

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Allows movement

Acts as a lever for bones

104
Q

Appearance of skeletal tissue

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Striated

105
Q

Skeletal muscle contracts _______

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Fast

106
Q

Function of smooth tissue

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Helps move fluid though body

107
Q

Appearance of smooth tissue

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Smooth(no lines)

108
Q

Smooth muscle contracts _____

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Slow

109
Q

Is skeletal muscle voluntary or involuntary?

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Voluntary

110
Q

Is smooth muscle voluntary or involuntary?

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Involuntary

111
Q

Function of cardiac tissue

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Moves blood through the heart

112
Q

Appearance of cardiac tissue

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Acts striated and looks smooth

113
Q

Cardiac muscle contracts ______

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Fast

114
Q

Is skeletal muscle voluntary or involuntary?

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Involuntary

115
Q

What type of joint is the wrist

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Gliding

116
Q

True or false: The radius does not rotate around the ulna. Both bones stay completely straight

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False

117
Q

Colles fracture

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Fracture of the distal radius that causes the “dinner fork” deformity

118
Q

Why are splints preferred to cast for wrist fractures on the ED?

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Splints don’t impede edema

119
Q

What is the risk factor for wrist fractures in older adults

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Osteoporosis

120
Q

Most common wrist fracture in the US

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Distal radius

121
Q

Most common cause of wrist fractures for older women

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Fall from standing height

122
Q

Most common mechanism of injury for wrist fracture

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Fall on an outstretched hand

123
Q

Most common people to get a wrist fracture

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Elderly women

124
Q

Which carpal bone is fractured most frequently

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Scaphoid

125
Q

Most common mechanism of injury for a triquestrin

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Hyperextension and ulnar deviation at time of injury

126
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Smith fracture

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A common wrist fracture in young people in high velocity trauma

127
Q

Magnetic resonance imaging

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Imaging that is required to diagnose most DRF-associated ligament injuries

128
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Scaphoid fracture

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A fracture that often goes undiagnosed and can lead to avascular necrosis

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