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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

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Form the anterior part of the hard palate of the mouth and floor of the nose

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Maxillary bones/maxillae

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Form the upper jaw

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Zygomatic bones/cheekbones

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Articulate with the frontal bones make up the forehead

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Nasal bones

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Form the part of the bridge of the nose

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Auditory ossicles

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3 tiny bones located in each ear, malleus, incus and stapes

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Orbit

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Bony socket that surrounds and protects each eyeball

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Ethmoid bone

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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

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Forms the base of the cranium, sides of the skull and floors and sides of the eye sockets

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Meatus

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External opening of a canal

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External auditory Meatus

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Opening of the external auditory canal of the outer ear

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Temporal bones

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Form the sides and base of the cranium

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Occipital bone

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Forms the back part of the skull and the base of the cranium

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Heart murmur

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Abnormal heart sound that is most commonly a sign of defective heart valves

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Bruit

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Abnormal sound or murmur heard during auscultation of an artery

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Lubb sound

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Heard first, caused by the tricuspid and mitral valves closing between the atria and ventricles

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Stridor

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Abnormal, high-pitched, musical breathing sound caused by a blockage in the throat or in the larynx

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Rhonchi

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Coarse rattling sounds that are somewhat like snoring is caused by secretions in the bronchial airways

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Rales/crackles

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Abnormal crackle-like lung sounds heard through a stethoscope during inspiration

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Tion

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The process of

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Auscult/a

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To listen

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Auscultation

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Listening for sounds within the body and is usually performed through a stethoscope

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Acute pain

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Comes on quickly can be severe and lasts only a relatively short time

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Chronic pain

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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

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Bottom number of the blood pressure

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Systolic

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Top number of the blood pressure

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Sphygmomanometer

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Instrument used to measure blood pressure

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Blood pressure

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The force of the blood against the walls of the arteries

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Respiration

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The number of complete breaths per minute

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Pulse

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Rhythmic pressure against the walls of an artery that is caused by the beating of a heart

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Hypothermia

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Abnormally low body temperature

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Hyperthermia

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Extremely high fever

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Temporal artery

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Forehead

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Rectal

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In the rectum

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Axillary

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In the armpit

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Aural

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In the ear

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Oral

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In the mouth

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Vital signs

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Temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure

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Assessment

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The evaluation or appraisal of the patients condition

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Therm

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Heat

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Uria

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Urine/ urination

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Son/o

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Sound

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Scope

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Instrument for visual examination

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Radi/o

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Radiation

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Metacarpals

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Five boned that form the palms of the hand

Chapter 15 & 3 medical term. (6 decks)

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