Musculoeskeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
ACL
A
anterior cruciate ligament
2
Q
AKA
A
above knee amputation
3
Q
BKA
A
below knee amputation
4
Q
C1 - C7
A
cervical vertebrae number 1 to 7
5
Q
Ca++
A
calcium
6
Q
ESR
A
eritrocyte sedimentation rate
7
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
8
Q
L1 - L5
A
lumbar vertebrae number 1 to 5
9
Q
OA
A
osteoarthrites
10
Q
ORIF
A
open reduction internal fixation
11
Q
PO4-
A
phosphate
12
Q
RA
A
Rheumatoid arthritis
13
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
14
Q
T1 - T12
A
thoracic vertebrae number 1 - 12
15
Q
THR
A
total hip replacement
16
Q
TKR
A
total knee replacement
17
Q
TMJ
A
temporomandibular joint
18
Q
bone and joint inflammation
A
osteoarthritis
19
Q
cell that breaks down bone
A
osteoclast
20
Q
cell that creates bone
A
osteoblast
21
Q
condition of stiffness
A
ankylosis
22
Q
destruction of striated muscle
A
rhabdomyolisis
23
Q
inflammation of a tendon
A
tendonitis
24
Q
inflammation of the bone and the bone marrow
A
osteomyelitis
25
muscle pain
myalgia
26
originating in the bone
osteogenic
27
pain in connective tissue and muscle
fibromyalgia
28
pertaining to between the vertebrae
intervertebral
29
softening of a bone
osteomalacia
30
stiffening of the vertebrae
spondylosis
31
surgical fixation of a joint
arthrodesis
32
surgical opening into the fascia
fasciotomy
33
surgical puncture of a joint
arthrocentesis
34
surgical repair of a joint
arthroplasty
35
viewing a joint with a lighted instrument
arthroscopy
