Musculoskeletal Flashcards
1
Q
leiomy/o
A
smooth muscle
2
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Lumb/o
A
loins (lower back)
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness, disability
5
Q
-rrhapy
A
suture
6
Q
-sarcoma
A
malignant tumor of connective tissue
7
Q
Flexion
A
decrease angle of joint
8
Q
Extension
A
increase angle of joint
9
Q
Adduction
A
moves closer to midline
10
Q
Abduction
A
moves away from midline
11
Q
Pronation
A
turns palm down
12
Q
Supination
A
turns palm up
13
Q
Eversion
A
moves sole of foot outward
14
Q
Inversion
A
moves sole of foot inward
15
Q
Dorsiflexion
A
elevates foot
16
Q
Plantar flexion
A
lowers foot (points toes)
17
Q
Axial skeleton
A
protects internal organs & provides central support
18
Q
Appendicular skeleton
A
enables body to move
19
Q
Carp/o
A
carpus
20
Q
Cost/o
A
ribs
21
Q
Spondyl/o
A
vertebra
22
Q
calcane/o
A
calcaneum
23
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiffness; bent, crooked
24
Q
laminate/o
A
lamina
25
orth/o
straight
26
-clast
to break; surgical fracture
27
-desis
binding; fixation of a bone or joint
28
-malacia
softening
29
-physis
growth
30
Myasthenia gravis (MG)
autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by severe muscular weakness & progressive fatigue
31
Sprain
trauma to joint
32
Strain
trauma to muscle
33
Torticollis
spasmodic contraction of neck muscles causing stiffness and twisting of neck
34
Bunion
deformation of lateral deviation of great toe as it turns towards the second toe
35
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
pain or numbness from compression of median nerve
36
Contracture
fibrosis of connective tissue preventing normal mobility
37
Crepitation
grating sound from bone ends rubbing together indicating fracture or joint desruction
38
Ewing sarcoma
malignant sarcoma developed from bone marrow usually in long bones or pelvis
39
Ganglion cyst
fluid-filled tumor usually along tendons or joints of wrist or hands can occur in ankles and feet
40
Gout
hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis, excessive uric acid blood and around joints
41
Herniated disk
herniation or rupture of the nucleus pulposus between two vertebrae
42
Paget disease
skeletal disease affecting older ppl and causing chronic inflammation of bones; thickening & softening of bones & bowing of long bones
43
Rheumatoid a arthritis (RA)
inflammatory disease of synovial membranes causing deformities
44
Subluxation
partial or complete dislocation
45
Sequestrum
fragment of a necroses bone that has separated from surrounding tissue
46
Talipes equinovarus
congenital deformity of foot; clubfoot
47
Ankylosing spondylitis
chronic inflammatory disease affecting spine resulting in fusion and loss of mobility of two or more vertebrae
48
Kyphosis
increased curvature of thoracic region of vertebral column (hunchback)
49
Lordosis
forward curvature of lumbar region of vertebral column causing swayback posture
50
Spondylolisthesis
partial forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one below it; commonly 5th lumbar over 1st sacral vertebra
51
Arthrocentesis
puncture of a joint space w needle to remove fluid
52
Bone density test
x-ray of wrist, pelvis, and spinal column to measure bone density
53
Bone scan
nuclear medicine that visualizes bone after IV injection of radiopharmaceutical
54
Rheumatoid factor
blood test to detect presence of rheumatoid factor
55
Arthroplasty
surgical reconstruction or replacement of painful, degenerated joint to restore mobility
56
Sequestrectomy
excision of sequestrum
57
gold salts
treat RA by inhibiting immune activity
