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KNH 209- Roots > Musculoskeletal System > Flashcards

Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

1
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lumbar
sacral

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lower back

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axial

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bones in the middle of the skeleton

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thoracic

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chest/upper back

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branchio

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upper arm

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radius and ulna

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forearm bones

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carp/o

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wrist

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phalanges

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fingers/toes

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femur

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thigh bone

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tibia and fibula

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shin bones

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tarsal

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ankle

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crani/o

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head/skull

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12
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oste/o

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bones

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13
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cervic/o

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neck

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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15
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lumb/o

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loin/lower back

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dactyl/o

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finger

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17
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cost/o

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ribs

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18
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femor/o

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femur/thigh bone

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tibi/o

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tibia/shin bone

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20
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flexion

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joint bend

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extension

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joint straighten

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22
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joints

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connecting points for bones throughout body, except hyoid

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23
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tendons

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hold muscle to bone

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24
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ligaments

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connect bone to bone

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25
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cartilage

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surrounds bones and allows smooth movement among them

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bursae

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fluid sacs under some tendons to help keep bones and muscles moving smoothly

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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burs/o

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bursa

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arthr/o

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joint

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30
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fascia

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skeletal muscle encased in thick membrane

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31
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ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o

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tendon

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muscul/o
my/o
myos/o

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muscle

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33
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ton/o

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tone/tension

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34
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paresis

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partial paralysis

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35
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kinesi/o

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movement/motion

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36
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plegia

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complete paralysis

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37
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tax/o

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arrangement/order/coordination

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38
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hypertrophy

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abnormally large

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39
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atrophy

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wasting away

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40
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costalgia

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rib pain

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41
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ostealgia
osteodynia

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bone pain

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42
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spondylodynia

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vertebra pain

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43
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tibialgia

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tibia pain

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44
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bradykinesia

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slow movement

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45
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dyskinesia

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inability to control movement

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46
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dystaxia

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poor coordination

47
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dystonia

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poor muscle tone

48
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hyperkinesia

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increase in muscle movement or activity

49
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hypotonia

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decrease in muscle tone/tightness

50
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myalgia

A

muscle pain

51
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myasthenia

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muscle weakness

52
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tenalgia

A

tendon pain

53
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arthrogram

A

visual record of joint

54
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computed axial tomography(CAT)

A

imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis

55
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arthralgia
arthrodynia

A

joint pain

56
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cervicodynia

57
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arthrocentesis

A

puncture of a joint

58
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arthroscope

A

instrument for looking into a joint

59
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arthroscopy

A

procedure for looking into a joint

60
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kyphosis

A

humped back

61
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lordosis

62
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scolliosis

A

crooked back

63
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osteitis

A

bone inflammation

64
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osteopenia

A

reduction in bone volume

64
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osteochondritis

A

inflammation of bone and cartilage

65
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osteomyelitis

A

inflammation of the bone and bone marrow

66
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osteomalacia

A

softening of the bone

67
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osteoperosis

A

loss of bone densitity

68
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spondylolisthesis

A

slipping or dislocation of a vertebra

69
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spondylosis

A

vertebra condition

70
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arthropathy

A

joint disease

71
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bursitis

A

inflammation of the bursa

72
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rheumatoid arthritis

A

inflammation of joints with symptoms of rheumatic fever

73
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osteoarthritis

A

inflammation of the joint, specifically those that bear weight

74
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chondroma

A

tumor-like growth of cartilage

74
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osteochondroma

A

tumor made up of bone and cartilage

75
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myoma

A

muscle tumor

76
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myosarcoma

A

cancerous muscle tumor

77
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fracture

A

bone break

78
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osteodystrophy

A

poor bone development

79
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spondylitis

A

vertebra inflammation

80
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spondylomalacia

A

softening of the vertebra

81
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tarsoptosis

82
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myolysis

A

loss of muscle tissue

83
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spondylolysis

A

small stress fractures in vertebra

84
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spinal stenosis

A

narrow of the space for the spinal cord

85
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septic arthritis

A

arthritis caused by infection

86
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osteosarcoma
osteocarcinoma
osteochondroma

A

tumor in bone

87
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costochondritis

A

inflammation of rib cartilage

88
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muscular dystrophy

A

disorder characterized by poor muscle movement

89
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myopathy

A

muscle disease

90
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myositis

A

muscle inflammation

90
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tendinitis
tendonitis

A

tendon inflammation

91
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orthotics

A

device used to relieve tension on a joint

92
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osteotomy

A

cut into bone

92
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osteoectomy

A

removal of bone

93
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prosthesis

A

artificial body part

94
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myodesis

A

attaching muscle to bone

95
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arthrodesis

A

attaching bones in a joint

96
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analgesic

A

drug that relieves pain

97
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antiarthritic

A

drug that opposes joint inflammation

98
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anti-inflammatory

A

drug that opposes inflammation

99
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carpectomy

A

removal of wrist

100
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costectomy

A

removal of ribs

101
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craniectomy
craniotomy

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removal of portion of skull

102
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arthroplasty

A

reconstruction of joint

103
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arthrotomy

A

incision into joint

104
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chondrectomy

A

removal of cartilage

105
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myectomy

A

muscle removal

106
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myomectomy

A

muscle tumor removal

107
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myoplasty

A

muscle reconstruction

108
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myorraphy

A

muscle suture

109
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myotomy

A

muscle incision

110
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tenorraphy

A

tendon suture

KNH 209- Roots (7 decks)

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