Musculoskeletal Diseases and Conditions

Question 1

MUSCLES

Group of hereditary diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of the muscles, leading to increasing weakness and debilitation, including Duchenne dystrophy (most common form)

Answer 1

muscular dystrophy (MD)
muscul: muscle
-ar: pertaining to
dys-: bad; painful; difficult
-trophy: development, nourishment

Question 2

MUSCLES

Autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive fatigue and severe muscle weakness, particularly evident with facial muscles and ptosis of the eyelids

Answer 2

myasthenia gravis (MG)
think gravity (gravis) pulling the eye down, gravity making the muscles week. Since it is autoimmune it is a condition caused by MY own body. MYasthenia Gravis

Question 3

MUSCLES

Injury to the capsule of the shoulder joint, which is reinforced by muscles and tendons; also called musculotendinous

Answer 3

rotator cuff injury

Question 4

MUSCLES

Trauma to a joint that causes injury to the surrounding ligament, accompanied by pain and disability, such as an eversion sprain that occurs when the foot is twisted outward

Answer 4

sprain
a sprain gives you pain from the ligaments surrounding a joint

Question 5

MUSCLES

Trauma to a muscle from overuse or excessive forcible stretch

Answer 5

strain
Think of a body builder who strains his face when he is working on his muscles!

Question 6

MUSCLES

Spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles, causing stiffness and twisting of the neck; also called wryneck

Answer 6

torticollis
think of a turtle, or tortis sticking his neck out of his shell his neck has limited movement because it is stiff, and also the the shirt collar is surrounding the neck

Question 7

BONES AND JOINTS

Inflammation of a joint usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and, commonly, changes in structure

Answer 7

arthritis
arthr: joint
-itis: inflammation

Question 8

BONES AND JOINTS

Arthritis caused by excessive uric acid in the body; also called gout

Answer 8

gouty
I have gout because the uric acid refuses to** GO OUT **of my body and builds up

Question 9

BONES AND JOINTS

Progressive, degenerative joint disease characterized by bone spurs (osteophytes) and destruction of articular cartilage

Answer 9

osteoarthritis
oste/o: bone
arthr: joint
-itis: inflammation

Question 10

BONES AND JOINTS

Deformity characterized by lateral deviation of the great toe as it turns in toward the second toe (angulation) with an abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe

Answer 10

BUNION

Question 11

BONES AND JOINTS

Pain or numbness resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (wrist canal through which the flexor tendons and median nerve pass)

Answer 11

carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 12

BONES AND JOINTS

Fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint

Answer 12

contracture

Question 13

BONES AND JOINTS

Grating sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction

Answer 13

crepitation

Question 14

BONES AND JOINTS

Malignant tumor that develops from bone marrow, usually in the long bones or the pelvis, and most commonly affecting adolescent boys

Answer 14

Ewing Sarcoma
Remington Ewing is a boney adolescent,

Question 15

BONES AND JOINTS

Noncancerous, jellylike, fluid-filled lumps that most commonly develop along the tendons or joints of the wrists or hands, but may also appear in the feet

Answer 15

ganglion cyst
a gang of fluid who incyst on hanging out in the joint

Question 16

BONES AND JOINTS

Herniation or rupture of the nucleus pulposus (center gelatinous material within an intervertebral disk) between two vertebrae; also called prolapsed disk

Answer 16

herniated disk

Question 17

BONES AND JOINTS

Infection that encompasses all bone (osseous) components, including the bone marrow

Answer 17

osteomyelitis

Question 18

BONES AND JOINTS

Decrease in bone density with an increase in porosity, causing bones to become brittle and increasing the risk of fracture

Answer 18

osteoporosis
oste/o: bone
-porosis: porous

Question 19

BONES AND JOINTS

Abnormal bone destruction and regrowth of either one or several bones at numerous sites that results in deformity; most commonly occurs in the pelvis, skull, spine, and legs; also called osteitis deformans

Answer 19

Paget disease
PĂ-jĕt
I need the PA to jet over to the hospital to fix my bones that aren’t recycling normally and becoming fragile and deformed

Question 20

BONES AND JOINTS

Form of osteomalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency; also called rachitis

Answer 20

rickets
Why are my bones softening, am I melting away, no Rick its from lack of vitamin D

Question 21

BONES AND JOINTS

Fragment of a necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue

Answer 21

sequestrum
the jury is sequestered to a separate location so they can deliberate the verdict of the deadly trial

Question 22

BONES AND JOINTS

Congenital deformity in which the great toe is angled laterally toward the other toes; also called clubfoot

Answer 22

talipes equinovarus
Varius people go the equine club, it’s like a foot away from Talipes house

Question 23

SPINE

Abnormal deviation of the spine from its normal position that results in a misalignment or exaggeration in certain areas, as occurs in kyphosis, lordosis, and scoliosis

Answer 23

spinal curvatures

Question 24

SPINE

Increased curvature of the thoracic region of the vertebral column, leading to a humpback posture; also called hunchback

Answer 24

kyphosis
kyph: humpback
-osis: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
Kyles neck jets phoward because his football pads sit on upperback

Question 25

SPINE

Forward curvature of the lumbar region of the vertebral column, leading to a swayback posture

Answer 25

lordosis
lord: curve, swayback
-osis: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
Lourdes daughter likes attention and walks with her butt sticking out

Question 26

SPINE

Abnormal sideward curvature of the spine to the left or right that eventually causes back pain, disk disease, or arthritis

Answer 26

scoliosis
scoli: crooked, bent
-osis: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

Question 27

SPINE

Inflammation of one or more vertebrae

Answer 27

spondylitis

Question 28

SPINE

Chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin that first affects the spine and is characterized by fusion and loss of mobility of two or more vertebrae; also called rheumatoid spondylitis

Answer 28

ankylosing spondylitis
spŏn-dĭl-Ī-tĭs
spondyl: vertebra (backbone)
-itis: inflammation

Question 29

SPINE

Partial forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one below it, most commonly the fifth lumbar vertebra over the first sacral vertebra; also called spinal cord compression

Answer 29

spondylolisthesis
spondyl/o: vertebra (backbone)
-listhesis: slipping