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Module 12 Flashcards

Musculoskeletal

1
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Bone

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Organ made up of hard connective tissue with a dense outer layer and spongy inner layer

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Bone Marrow

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Material found in the cavities of bones; red marrow is responsible for blood cell formation, yellow marrow serves as a storage house for fat

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Bursa (pl. bursae)

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Fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another

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Cartilage

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Firm connective tissue primarily found in joints, covers the contacting surfaces of bones

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Joint

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Structure forming the union between bones and often allowing for movement

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Ligament

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Flexible, tough bands of fibrous connective tissue that attach one bone to another at a joint

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Muscle

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Tissue composed of specialized cells with the ability to contract to produce movement

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Tendon

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Band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

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Arthr/o

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Joint(s)

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Burs/o

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Bursa

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Carp/o

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Carpals, wrist (bone)

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Cost/o

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Rib(s)

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Crani/o

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Skull (cranium)

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Femor/o

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Femur (upper leg bone)

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Ili/o

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Ilium (upper, wing-shaped part on each side of the pelvis)

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Ischi/o

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Ischium (lower posterior portion of the pelvis on which one sits)

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Kinesi/o

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Movement, motion

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Kyph/o

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Hump (thoracic spine)

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Lord/o

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Bent forward (lumbar spine)

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Necr/o

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Death

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Phalang/o

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Phalanx (pl. phalanges) (any bone of the fingers or toes)

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Pub/o

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Pubis (anterior portion of the pelvis)

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Rachi/o, spondyl/o, vertebr/o

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Vertebra, spine, vertebral column

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Scoli/o

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Crooked, curved (spine)

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Stern/o

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Sternum (breast bone)

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Ten/o, tendin/o

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Tendon

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29
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Troph/o

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Development

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30
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-asthenia

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Weakness

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31
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-desis

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Surgical fixation, fusion

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-malacia

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Softening

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33
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-schisis

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Split, fissure

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34
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Inter-

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Between

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Atrophy

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Without development (process of wasting away)

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36
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Bradykinesia

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Slow movement

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37
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Bursectomy

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Excision of the bursa

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38
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Bursitis

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Inflammation of the bursa

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39
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Bursotomy

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Incision into the bursa

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Carpal

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Pertaining to the wrist

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Carpectomy

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Excision of a wrist (bone)

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Dyskinesia

A

Painful movement

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Dystrophy

A

Abnormal development

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Electromyogram (EMG)

A

Record of the electrical activity of the muscle

45
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Femoral

A

Pertaining to the femur

46
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Hypertrophic

A

Pertaining to excessive development

47
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Hypertrophy

A

Excessive development

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Iliac

A

Pertaining to the ilium

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Iliofemoral

A

Pertaining to the ilium and femur

50
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Intervertebral

A

Pertaining to between the vertebrae

51
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Ischial

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Pertaining to the ischium

52
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Ischiopubic

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Pertaining to the ischium and pubis

53
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Kyphosis

A

Abnormal condition of a hump (thoracic spine)

54
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Lordosis

A

Abnormal condition of bent forward (lumbar spine)

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Myalgia

A

Muscle pain

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Myasthenia

A

Muscle weakness

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Phalangeal

A

Pertaining to a phalanx (any bone of the fingers or toes)

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Phalangectomy

A

Excision of a phalanx (any bone of the fingers or toes)

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Rachiotomy

A

Incision into the vertebral column

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Rachischisis

A

Fissure of the vertebral column

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Scoliosis

A

Abnormal condition of crooked, curved (spine)

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Spondylarthritis

A

Inflammation of the vertebral joints

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Vertebral

A

Pertaining to the vertebra

64
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Vertebrectomy

A

Excision of the vertebra

65
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Vertebroplasty

A

Surgical repair of the vertebra

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Arthralgia

A

Pain in the joint

67
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Arthritis

A

Inflammation of the joint(s)

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Arthrocentesis

A

Surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid

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Arthrodesis

A

Surgical fixation (fusion) of a joint

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Arthrogram

A

Radiographic image of a joint

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Arthroplasty

A

Surgical repair of a joint

72
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Arthroscopic

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Pertaining to visual examination of a joint

73
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Arthroscopy

A

Visual examination of a joint

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Chondrectomy

A

Excision of cartilage

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Chondritis

A

Inflammation of cartilage

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Chondromalacia

A

Softening of cartilage

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Costochondral

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Pertaining to the ribs and cartilage

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Craniomalacia

A

Softening of the skull

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Cranioschisis

A

Fissure of the skull

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Craniotomy

A

Incision into the skull

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Intercostal

A

Pertaining to between the ribs

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Intracranial

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Pertaining to within the skull

83
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Necrosis

A

Abnormal condition of death

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Osteoarthritis (OA)

A

Inflammation of the bone(s) and the joint(s)

85
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Osteochondritis

A

Inflammation of the bone and cartilageO

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Osteomalacia

A

Softening of the bone

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Osteonecrosis

A

Abnormal condition of death of bone (tissue)

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Osteopathy

A

Disease of the bone

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Osteopenia

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Abnormal reduction of bone mass

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Osteosarcoma

A

Tumor of the bone and the connective tissue

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Sternal

A

Pertaining to the sternum

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Sternocostal

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Pertaining to the sternum and the rib(s)

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Subcostal

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Pertaining to below the ribs

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Tendinitis

A

Inflammation of the tendon(s)

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Tenodesis

A

Surgical fixation (fusion) of a tendon

96
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Tenoplasty

A

Surgical repair of a tendon

Medical Terminology - Bates (13 decks)

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