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Key Terms Flashcards

1
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Acetabulum

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The bony socket in the hip bone that holds the head of the femur

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Atlas

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The first cervical vertebra

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Axis

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The second cervical vertebra

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Cartilage

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A type of dense connective tissue that is found in the skeleton, larynx, trachea and bronchi

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Ilium

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The large, flared, superior portion of the pelvic bone

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Ossification

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The formation of bone tissue

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Osteoblast

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A cell that produces bone tissue

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Osteoclast

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A cell that destroys bone tissue

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Osteocyte

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A mature bone cell that nourishes and maintains bone tissue

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Peristeum

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A fibrous membrane that covers a bone’s surface

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Resorption

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Removal of bone by breakdown and absorption in the circulation

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Difference between tendon and ligament

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A ligament connects one bone to another while a tendon connects a muscle to a bone

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Thorax

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The upper part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen

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Orthopedics

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The medical specialty that concentrates on diseases of the skeletal and muscular systems

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15
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closed

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a simple fracture with no open wound

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Colles

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fracture of the distal end of the radius with backward displacement of the hand

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comminuted

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fracture in which the bone is splintered or crush

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compression

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fracture caused by force from both ends

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greenstick

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one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent

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impacted

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one fragment is driven into another

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oblique

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break occurs at an angle across the bone

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open

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fracture is associated with an open wound

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Pott

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fracture of the distal end of the fibula with injury to the tibial joint

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spiral

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fracture is in spiral or S shape

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transverse

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a break at right angles to the long axis of a bone

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Osteopenia

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Refers to a lower than average bone density

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Osteomalacia

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softening of bone tissue because of diminished calcium salt formation

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ankylosing spondylitis

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a chronic progressive inflammatory disease involving the spinal joints and surrounding soft tissue

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ankylosis

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immobility and fixation of a joint

30
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arthritis

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inflammation of a joint

31
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chondrosarcoma

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a malignant tumor of cartilage

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gout

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a form of acute arthritis usually beginning in the knee or foot caused by deposit of uric acid salts in the joint

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kyphosis

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an exaggerated curve of the spine in the thoracic region (a humpback)

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lordosis

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an exaggerated curve of the spine in the lumbar region; swayback

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osteoarthritis

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progressive deterioration of joint cartilage with growth of new bone and soft tissue in and around the joint

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osteomalacia

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a softening and weakening of the bones due to vitamin D deficiency

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of bone and bone marrow caused by infection

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osteopenia

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a lower than average bone density, usually leads to osteoporosis

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Paget disease

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Skeletal disease of the elderly characterized by bone thickening and distortion with bowing of long bones

40
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Pott disease

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Inflammation of the vertebrae, caused by tuberculosis

41
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rheumatoid factor

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a group of antibodies found in the blood in cases of rheumatoid arthritis

42
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rickets

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faulty bone formation in children

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sciatica

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severe pain in the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve

44
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scoliosis

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a sideways curvature of the spine

45
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spondylolisthesis

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a forward displacement of one vertebra over another

46
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spondylolysis

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degeneration of the articulating portions of vertebra allowing for spinal distortion

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