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T1 - Dani's MedTerm > MedTerm - module 14 > Flashcards

MedTerm - module 14 Flashcards

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osteocyte

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bone cell

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oste/o

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bone

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-cyte

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cell

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osseous

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bony

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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ossification

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process of bone formation

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epiphysis

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bony end of a lon bone

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epiphyseal plate

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growth plate

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osteoblasts

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blood forming cells

small immature osteocytes

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-blast

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embryonic/immature

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osteoclasts/phagocytes

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resorb, digest, bony tissue and bone minerals

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-clast

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break

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long bones

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legs and arms

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short bones

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wrists and ankles

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flat bones

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cover soft body parts

shoulder blades, ribs, skull

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sesamoid bones

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small rounded bones.
increase efficiency of a joint muscles around them
patella

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irregular bones

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bones that dont fit into a category

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diaphysis

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middle shaft

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metaphysis

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eopiphysis and epiphyseal plate grow together to form this

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articular cartilage

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protect bone from direct bone-to-bone contact

slick, smooth, very tough fibrous tissue

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bone depressions

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hollows of bones

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bone processes

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raised or projected areas

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periosteum

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surrounds bone

outermost surface of the long bones except the ends

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compact bone

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hard, dense

strong

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Haversian canals

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blood vessels move through these channels within compact bone

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spongy bone

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interior of bones where spaces fill with marrow

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red bone marrow

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rich in blood andhave mature and immature blood cells

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endosteum

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lines medullary cavity

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yellow bone marrow

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made up of fat cells

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axial skeleton

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skull, spinal column, ribs and sternum

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appedicular skeleton

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upper and lower extremities

shoulder and pelvic girdles

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maxill/o

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maxila

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mandibul/o

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mandible

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temporomandibular joint

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mandible and temporal joint

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cranial

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skull

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sinus

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small air cavity

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intracranial

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within the skull

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vertebr/o

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vertebral

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disks

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separate vertebrae

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lamin/o

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lamina

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vertebral foramen/neural foramen

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spinal cord passes through

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cervic/o

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cervical

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thorac/o

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thoracic

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dors/o

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dorsal

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lumb/o

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lumbar

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lumbar

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pertaining to the loins

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cost/o

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costals; ribs

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lumbocostal

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pertaining to the loins and the ribs

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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51
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cocygeal

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pertaining to the coccyx

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sacral

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pertaining to the sacrum

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lumbosacral

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pertaining to the lumbar and sacrum

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thoracic cavity

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rib cage

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stern/o

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sternum

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cost/o

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costals

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57
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manubrium

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upper part of the sternum

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xiphoid process

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lower part of the sternum

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xiph/o

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xiphoid process

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clavic/o

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clavicle

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clavicul/o

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clavicle

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scapul/o

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scapula

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acromi/o

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acromion

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acromioclavicular joint

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acromion and clavicle articulate

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humer/o

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humerous

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uln/o

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ulna

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radi/o

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radius

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radial

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pertaining to the radius

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ulnar

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pertaining to the ulna

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ulnoradial

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pertaining to the ulna and radius

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carp/o

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carpals

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metacarp/o

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metacarpal

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phalang/o

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phalanges

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proximal phalanges

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ones nearest the palm

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distal phalanges

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neares the tips of the fingers

76
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singular form of phalanges

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phalanx

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ili/o

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ilium

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ischi/o

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ischium

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pub/o

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pubis

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symphysis pubis

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two pubic bones joint anteriorly at the midline

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum

82
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acetabulum forms

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hip socket for head of femur

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femor/o

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femur

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tibi/o

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tibia

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patell/o

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patella

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fibul/o

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fibula

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perone/o

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fibula

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malleol/o

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maleolus

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tars/o

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tarsal

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calcane/o

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calcaneus

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metatars/o

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metatarsal

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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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tendons

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bones to muscle

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point of origin

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unmovable more stable end

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point of insertion

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moveable, farther from trunk

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antagonist

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oppose each other

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synergist

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contract with each other

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muscle

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contract, resulting in movement

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autonomic

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smooth muscle

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viscer/o

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visceral

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smooth muscle opperates on

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internal organs, blood vessels ad glandular ducts

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skeletal muscles

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striated

voluntary

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cardi/o

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cardiac

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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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articulation

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point at which muscle attaches to bone

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tendin/o

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tendon

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ten/o

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tendon

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ligament/o

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ligament

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aponeur/o

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aponeurosis

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synov/o

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synovial

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burs/o

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busae/bursa

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flexion

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bending

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extension

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straightening

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abduction

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mvoement away from midline

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adduction

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movement toward midline

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plant/o

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plantar

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plantar flexion

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point toe

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dorsiflexion

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bend foot up

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pronation

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palm down

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supination

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palm up

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prone

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face down

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supine

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face p

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rotation

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multiple directions in one smooth arc

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eversion

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turning outward

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inversion

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turning inward

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muscular dystropy (MD)

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progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers

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dystrohy

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abnormal development

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atrophy

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wasting or without development

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myasthenia gravis (MG)

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chronic disease characterized by weakness

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polymyositis

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chronic inflammatory myopathy, rash over face, eyes and limbs

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rhabdomy/o

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striated/skeletal muscle

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-penia

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deficiency

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sarc/o

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flesh/tissue

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fracture

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broken bone

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simple fracture

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closed- does not rupture the skin

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compound fracture

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open - ruptures the skin

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colles fracture

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distal end of the radius with the distal fragment being displaced backward

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osteitis

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inflammation of bone

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osteochondritis

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inflammation of both bone and cartilage

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of bone and bone marrow

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bursitis

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inflammation of bursa

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diskitis

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inflammation of intervertebral discs

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meniscitis

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inflammation of the meniscus

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tendinitis

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inflammation of a tendon

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tenosnovitis

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inflammation of the tendon and synovial membrane

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osteoporosis

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abnormal loss of bone density

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osteopenia

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abnormal reduction in bone mass caused by inadequate replacement of bone lost through normal processes

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osteopetrosis

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abnormal condition of stone-like bone that is cause by increased formation of bone

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osteomalacia

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softenign of bone

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osteonecrosis

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bone tissue death

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osteocarcinoma/osteosarcoma

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malignant tumors of bone

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osteofibroma

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tumor of bone and fibrous tissue

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myeloma

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neoplasm composed of cells normally found in bone marrow

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synoviosarcoma

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malignant neoplasm arising in the synovial membrane of the joints and synovial cells of bursae and tendons

158
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carpal tunnel syndrome

A

median nerve is squeezed by a wrist ligament that basses between that ligment and the bone and tendons of the wrist.
numbness/burning pain

159
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systemic lupys erythematosus

A

collagen CT throughout the body becomes inflamed

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arthralgia

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generalized pain of the joints

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pyrexia

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fever

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rheumatoid arthritis

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autoimmune reaction again joint tissues, especially synovial membranes

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ankylosis

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immobility/fixation of a joint

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gout

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defect in the metabolism of uric acid

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osteoarthritis

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degeneration of articular cartilage, changes in synovial membrane, hypertrophy of bones and proliferation of bone spurs

166
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exostosis

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bone spurs

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bunion

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abnormal enlargement of the base of the big toe

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scoliosis

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lateral curve of the spine

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lordois

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bending forward of the the lumbar spine

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kyphosis

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increased convexity of the thoracic spine

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spondylosis

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abnormal condition of the spine

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spondylarthritis

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arthritis in the spine

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ankylosing spondylitis

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chronic inflammatory disease that causes a fusion of the spine

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ankyl/o

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crooked or stiff

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spondylolithesis

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partial forward dislocaiton of 1 vertebra over the one beneath it

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spinal stenosis

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narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal with attendant pain

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spina bifida

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cogenital fissure of the vertebral column

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sciatica

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pain radiating down the hip

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herniated disc

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protrusion of the central part of he disk that lies between vertebra, resulting in the compression of the spinal cord and pain

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