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Med Terms Unit 14 - Bones and Muscles Flashcards

1
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abduction

A

moving away from the midline

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adduction

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moving toward the midline

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inversion

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turning inward

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eversion

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turning outward

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extension

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moving a limb to a straight position

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flexion

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bending a limb

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pronation

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turning the palm down

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supination

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turning the palm up

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rotation

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turning around on its own axis

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alignment

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placing fractured bones into correct anatomical position

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ambulate

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able to walk

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ambulatory

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pertaining to walking

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deformity/ deformed

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distortion of any part of the body

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dislocate/ dislocation

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temporary displacement of a bone from its joint

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immobilize/ immobilization

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making a part or limb so that it cannot be moved

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orthopod

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orthopedist

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17
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reduce/ reduction

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restoring a fractured bone to its normal position

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18
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symmetry

A

both sides being equal

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19
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traction

A

pulling force on limb to return bone or joint ot normal position

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20
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CR

A

closed reduction

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21
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CRIF

A

closed reduction internal fixation (fracture treatment)

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22
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ORIF

A

open reduction internal fixation (surgical fracture treatment)

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23
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crani/o

A

skull

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24
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vertebr/o, spondyl/o, rachi/o

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spine, vertebral column

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lumb/o, lumbar

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lower back

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26
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cervical vertebrae

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C1-C7

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27
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thoracic vertebrae

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T1-T12

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Lumbar vertebrae

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L1-L5

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29
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clavic/o

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clavicle

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scapul/o

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scapula

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31
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humer/o

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humerous

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32
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stern/o

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sternum

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33
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cost/o

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costals

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costals

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ribs

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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phalang/o

A

phalanges

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carp/o

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carpals

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tars/o

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tarsals

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ilium

A

part of the hip bone

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femor/o

A

femur

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patell/o

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patella

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arthr/o

A

joints

43
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

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tendons

44
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tendons

A

attach muscle to bones

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burs/o

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bursa

46
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bursa

A

fibrous sac that acts like a cushion to ease joint movement

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ligament

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connects bone to bone

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synovial fluid

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acts as a lubricant within moveable joints

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symphysis joint

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bones grow together with cartilage and function as one

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sym-, sym-

A

with, together

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-physis

A

to grow

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menisc/o

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cartilage within a joint

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oste/o

A

bone

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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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my/o, myos/o

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muscle

56
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ankylosis

A

loss of mobility in a joint

57
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ankyl/o

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stiff

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intercostal

A

pertaining to the space inbetween the ribs

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osteoclasis

A

surgical fracture of a bone to correct deformity

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supercolstal

A

above the ribs

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osteodesis

A

fusion, surgically fuse together a bone

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lord/o

A

bend forward

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kyph/o

A

hump, humpback

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myoasthenia

A

muscle weakness

65
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osteoarthritis

A

inflammation of the bones and joints

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orthopedic surgeon

A

specializes in bones, joints and muscles

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kinesiology

A

study of the movement and motion of muscles and body parts

68
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FX

A

fracture

69
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disl

A

dislocation

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ROM

A

range of motion

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OT

A

occupational therapy

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PT

A

therapy

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OA

A

osteoarthritis

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Ht

A

height

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Wt

A

weight

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Ortho

A

orhtopedics

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MD

A

muscular dystrophy

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D.O.

A

Doctor of Osteopathy

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NSAID

A

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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RA

A

rheumatoid arthritis

81
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AKA

A

above knee amputation

82
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BKA

A

below knee amputation

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