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Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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Tendon

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Muscle to bone

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Ligament

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Bone to bone

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Osteoblast

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Immature bone cell

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Osteocyte

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Bone cell (tree rings)

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Osteoclast

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Remodels bone; absorbs/digests

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Ossification

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Replacement of cartilage w/bone

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Long bones

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Ex. Femur, tibia & fibula, metatarsals & phalanges

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Short bones

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Ex. Wrist, ankles

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Flat bones

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(Soft bones)

Ex. Skull, shoulder, ribs

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Compact bone

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Hard/dense bone

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Haversian canals

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(Only in compact bone)

Openings that have blood vessels

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12
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Medullary cavity

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Contains bone marrow

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13
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Cancellous bone

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Spongy bone

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14
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Processes & Depressions

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  1. Bone head
  2. Condyle- bottom; epicondyle- above
    3.Trochanter- bump or definition (found on femur)
  3. Tuberosity- elevated round process
  4. Olecranon fossa- elbow
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Acetabulum

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Depression in pelvis that joins the femur and hip joint

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Hemat/o/poiesis

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Formation (red-yellow)

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Spondylolisthesis

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Slipping of the vertebrae

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Laminectomy

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Operation to relieve the symptoms of slipped disc

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19
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Talipes

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“Club foot”

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Comminuted fracture

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Splintered or crushed bone

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21
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Colles fracture

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Radial head (wrist)

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22
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Greenstick fracture

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Bending (children)

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Displaced fracture

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Surgery

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24
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Non-displaced fracture

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No surgery

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25
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Leiomyoma

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Malignant tumor of smooth muscle

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26
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Acromion

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Top outer edge of the scapula

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27
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Malleolus

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Bony projection on the inner side of the ankle

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28
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Lamina

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Thin plate, scale, layer

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29
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Pubic symphysis

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The joint between the pelvic bones that helps carry the weight of the upper body

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30
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Osteogenic sarcoma

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Bone cancer that forms in osteoblasts

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31
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Osteoporosis

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Weak/brittle bones

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32
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Kyph/o

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Posterior curvature, “humpback”

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33
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Lord/o

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Curve, “sway back,” lumbar

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34
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Scoli/o

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Crooked

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35
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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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36
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Orth/o

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Straight

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37
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Spondyl/o

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Vertebrae

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38
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-listhesis

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Slipping

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39
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-physis

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To grow

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40
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-porosis

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Pore/passage

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41
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Cost/o

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Ribs

42
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Perone/o

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Fibula

43
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Ankyl/o

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Stiffening

44
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Articul/o ~ arthr/o

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Joint

45
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Rheumat/o

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Watery flow

46
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-dysis

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Bind/tie together

47
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-stenosis

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Narrowing; spinal stenosis- compression of the spinal cord

48
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-asthenia

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Lack of strength

49
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-trophy

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Develop/nourish

50
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Synovial joints

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(Movable)

Ex. Ball & socket, hinge type (shoulder hip; elbow, knee)

51
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Suture joints

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Immovable

52
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Suture

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Where bones fuse

53
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Frontal bone

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Front

54
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Parietal

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Side

55
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Temporal

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Temple

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Occipital

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Back/low

57
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Sphenoid

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Wedge

58
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Ethmoid

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Inside the eye

59
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Mastoid process

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Like a breast, lower skull

60
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Styloid

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Curled underside of skull

61
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Nasal bone

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62
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Lacrimal

A

Inside eye

63
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Maxillary

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Upper gum

64
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Mandible

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Lower jaw

65
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Zygomatic

A

Cheek bone

66
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Vomer

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67
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Clavicle

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68
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Scapula

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69
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Sternum

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70
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Ribs

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71
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Humerus

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72
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Radius

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Side w thumb

73
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Ulna

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Side with pinky

74
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Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

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75
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Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

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76
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Pelvic girdle: ilium, pubis, ischium

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77
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Patella

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78
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Fibula

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Outside

79
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Tibia

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Inside

80
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Hyoid bone

A

Between mandible and larynx 

81
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Xyphoid

A

End of sternum

82
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Lateral malleolus and medial malleolus

A

Side & middle of ankle

83
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Calcaneous

A

Heel or stone

84
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Ewing sarcoma

A

Malignant bone tumor

85
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Ex/ost/osis

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Extra bone, bone growth/spur

86
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Oste/o/malacia

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Softening of bone

87
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Oste/o/myel/itis

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Inflammation of the bone & bone marrow

88
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Bursae

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Sacs of synovial fluid

89
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Gouty arthritis

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Excess of uric acid

90
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Osteoarthritis

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Loss of cartilage, bone spurs, occurs in older people

91
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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Autoimmune disease; body attacks the joints

92
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Bunion

A

Bony bumps that forms on the joint, base of the big toe

93
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Carpal tunnel

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compression of the median nerves; wrist

94
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Dislocation

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Joint forced out of normal position

95
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Ganglion

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Cysts with roots around the tendons/joints of the wrist

96
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Herniation of the intervertebral disc

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Slipped disc

97
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Lyme’s disease

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Arthritis, myalgia, malaise (tick bite)

98
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Sprain

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Trauma to a ligament; RICE

99
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Systematic lupus erythematous

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Chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease

100
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Striated muscle

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Voluntary control

101
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Smooth muscle

A

Involuntary; digestive tract

102
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Cardiac muscle

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Heart

ALH-140 (7 decks)

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