Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
Bones’ function
Provides support for the body’s soft tissue and makes white/red blood cells, stores fat, and regulates the calcium and phosphorus
Joints
Function as the body’s hinges where bones meet to provide a wide range of movement
Spine Joints
33 Vertebrae split into five distinct regions and are less mobile
C1 to C7
Cervical vertebrae
T1 to T12
Thoracic Vertebrae
L1 to L5
Lumbar Vertebrae
S1 to S5
Fused Sacral Vertebrae
Coccyx
Four Fused Coccygeal Vertebrae
Skeletal muscles
Voluntary muscles
Cardiadic/Smooth muscles
Involuntary muscles
ACL
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
acr/o
extremity, top
arthr/o
joint
axill/o
axilla, armpit
burs/o
bursa, fluid-filled sac
Ca
Calcium
calc/
calcium
carp/
wrist
chondr/o
cartilage
cost/o
rib
crani/o
cranium, skull
CTS
Carpal Tunnel System
dactyl/o
digit, finger, toe
EMG
ElectroMyoGraphy
fasci/
fascia
femor/o
femur
Fx
Fracture
IM
IntraMuscular
kyph/
humped
muscul/o
muscle
my/o
muscle
myel/o
marrow, spinal cord
orth/o
straight, normal, correct
Ortho
orthopedics
oste/o
bone
pector/
breast
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
rhabdomyo/
skeletal muscle
ROM
Range Of Motion
RSI
Repetitive Strain Injury
scoli/o
crooked, bent
SLE
Systematic Lupus Erythematosus
spondyl/o
vertebra, vertebral column
stern/o
sternum
ten/o, tendin/o
tendon
vertebr/o
vertebra, vertebral column