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Musculoskeletal Flashcards

1
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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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Lumb/o

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loins (lower back)

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3
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-algia

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pain

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-asthenia

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weakness, disability

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5
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-rrhapy

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suture

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6
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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor of connective tissue

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Flexion

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decrease angle of joint

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Extension

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increase angle of joint

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Adduction

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moves closer to midline

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Abduction

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moves away from midline

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Pronation

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turns palm down

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Supination

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turns palm up

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Eversion

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moves sole of foot outward

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Inversion

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moves sole of foot inward

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15
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Dorsiflexion

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elevates foot

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16
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Plantar flexion

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lowers foot (points toes)

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17
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Axial skeleton

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protects internal organs & provides central support

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Appendicular skeleton

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enables body to move

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Carp/o

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carpus

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20
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Cost/o

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ribs

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21
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Spondyl/o

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vertebra

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22
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calcane/o

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calcaneum

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ankyl/o

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stiffness; bent, crooked

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laminate/o

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lamina

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orth/o

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straight

26
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-clast

A

to break; surgical fracture

27
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-desis

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binding; fixation of a bone or joint

28
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-malacia

A

softening

29
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-physis

A

growth

30
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Myasthenia gravis (MG)

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autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by severe muscular weakness & progressive fatigue

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Sprain

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trauma to joint

32
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Strain

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trauma to muscle

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Torticollis

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spasmodic contraction of neck muscles causing stiffness and twisting of neck

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Bunion

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deformation of lateral deviation of great toe as it turns towards the second toe

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

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pain or numbness from compression of median nerve

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Contracture

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fibrosis of connective tissue preventing normal mobility

37
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Crepitation

A

grating sound from bone ends rubbing together indicating fracture or joint desruction

38
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Ewing sarcoma

A

malignant sarcoma developed from bone marrow usually in long bones or pelvis

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Ganglion cyst

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fluid-filled tumor usually along tendons or joints of wrist or hands can occur in ankles and feet

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Gout

A

hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis, excessive uric acid blood and around joints

41
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Herniated disk

A

herniation or rupture of the nucleus pulposus between two vertebrae

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Paget disease

A

skeletal disease affecting older ppl and causing chronic inflammation of bones; thickening & softening of bones & bowing of long bones

43
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Rheumatoid a arthritis (RA)

A

inflammatory disease of synovial membranes causing deformities

44
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Subluxation

A

partial or complete dislocation

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Sequestrum

A

fragment of a necroses bone that has separated from surrounding tissue

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Talipes equinovarus

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congenital deformity of foot; clubfoot

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Ankylosing spondylitis

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chronic inflammatory disease affecting spine resulting in fusion and loss of mobility of two or more vertebrae

48
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Kyphosis

A

increased curvature of thoracic region of vertebral column (hunchback)

49
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Lordosis

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forward curvature of lumbar region of vertebral column causing swayback posture

50
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Spondylolisthesis

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partial forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one below it; commonly 5th lumbar over 1st sacral vertebra

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Arthrocentesis

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puncture of a joint space w needle to remove fluid

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Bone density test

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x-ray of wrist, pelvis, and spinal column to measure bone density

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Bone scan

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nuclear medicine that visualizes bone after IV injection of radiopharmaceutical

54
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Rheumatoid factor

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blood test to detect presence of rheumatoid factor

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Arthroplasty

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surgical reconstruction or replacement of painful, degenerated joint to restore mobility

56
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Sequestrectomy

A

excision of sequestrum

57
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gold salts

A

treat RA by inhibiting immune activity

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