More. Flashcards

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Carpals

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Bones the form the wrist

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Olecranon process/funny bone

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Large projection on the upper end of the ulna

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Radius

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Smaller and shorter bone in the forearm

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Ulna

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Larger and longer bone of the forearm

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Humerus

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Bone of the upper arm

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Acromion

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Extension of the scapula that forms the high point of the shoulder

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Scapula

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Shoulder blade

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Girdle

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Structure that encircles the body

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Pectoral girdle/shoulder girdle

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Supports the arms and hands formed by the shoulders

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Xiphoid process

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Structure made of cartilage that for,s the lower portion of the sternum

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Body of the sternum/gladiolus

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Body structure that forms the middle portions of the sternum

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Manubrium

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Bony structure that forms the upper portion of the sternum

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Sternum /breast bone

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Flat dagger-shapes bone located in the middle of the chest, joining the ribs helps for the rib cage

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Floating ribs

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Last two pairs only attached posteriorly to the vertebrae but are not attached anteriorly

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False ribs

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3 pairs of ribs, attach anteriorly to cartilage that connects them to the sternum

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True ribs

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First 7 pairs attach anteriorly to the sternum

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Robs/costals

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Attach posteriorly to the thoracic vertebrae

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Thoracic cavity

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Rib cage

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Tempormandibular joint

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Where the mandible attaches to the skull

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Mandible

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Jawbone

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Nasal septum

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Cartilage wall that divides the two nasal cavities

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Vomer bone

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Forms the base for the nasal septum

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Inferior conchae

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Thin, scroll-like bones that form part of the interior of the nose

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Lacrimal bones

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Make up part of the orbit at the inner angle

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Palatine bones
Form the anterior part of the hard palate of the mouth and floor of the nose
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Maxillary bones/maxillae
Form the upper jaw
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Zygomatic bones/cheekbones
Articulate with the frontal bones make up the forehead
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Nasal bones
Form the part of the bridge of the nose
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Auditory ossicles
3 tiny bones located in each ear, malleus, incus and stapes
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Orbit
Bony socket that surrounds and protects each eyeball
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Ethmoid bone
Light, spongy bone located at the roof and sides of the nose separates the nasal cavity from the brain and forms a portion of each orbit
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Sphenoid bone
Forms the base of the cranium, sides of the skull and floors and sides of the eye sockets
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Meatus
External opening of a canal
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External auditory Meatus
Opening of the external auditory canal of the outer ear
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Temporal bones
Form the sides and base of the cranium
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Occipital bone
Forms the back part of the skull and the base of the cranium
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Heart murmur
Abnormal heart sound that is most commonly a sign of defective heart valves
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Bruit
Abnormal sound or murmur heard during auscultation of an artery
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Lubb sound
Heard first, caused by the tricuspid and mitral valves closing between the atria and ventricles
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Stridor
Abnormal, high-pitched, musical breathing sound caused by a blockage in the throat or in the larynx
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Rhonchi
Coarse rattling sounds that are somewhat like snoring is caused by secretions in the bronchial airways
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Rales/crackles
Abnormal crackle-like lung sounds heard through a stethoscope during inspiration
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Tion
The process of
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Auscult/a
To listen
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Auscultation
Listening for sounds within the body and is usually performed through a stethoscope
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Acute pain
Comes on quickly can be severe and lasts only a relatively short time
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Chronic pain
Can be mild or severe persists over a longer period of time than acute pain and is resistant to most medical treatment
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Diastolic
Bottom number of the blood pressure
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Systolic
Top number of the blood pressure
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Sphygmomanometer
Instrument used to measure blood pressure
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Blood pressure
The force of the blood against the walls of the arteries
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Respiration
The number of complete breaths per minute
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Pulse
Rhythmic pressure against the walls of an artery that is caused by the beating of a heart
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Hypothermia
Abnormally low body temperature
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Hyperthermia
Extremely high fever
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Temporal artery
Forehead
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Rectal
In the rectum
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Axillary
In the armpit
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Aural
In the ear
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Oral
In the mouth
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Vital signs
Temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure
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Assessment
The evaluation or appraisal of the patients condition
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Therm
Heat
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Uria
Urine/ urination
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Son/o
Sound
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Scope
Instrument for visual examination
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Radi/o
Radiation
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Phleb/o
Vein
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Metacarpals
Five boned that form the palms of the hand