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Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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Acetabul/o

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Acetabulum

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Calc/o

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Calcium

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Calcane/o

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Calcaneus

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Calci/o

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Calcium

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Carp/o

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Carpals

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Clavicul/o

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Clavicle

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Cost/o

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Ribs

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Crani/o

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Cranium

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Femor/o

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Femur

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Fibul/o

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Fibula

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Humer/o

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Humerus

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Ili/o

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Ilium

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Ischi/o

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Ischium

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Kyph/o

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Humpback, hunchback

Increase curvature of thoracic region

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Lamin/o

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Lamina

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Lord/o

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Curve, swayback

Increase curvature at lumbar region

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Lumb/o

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Loins, lower back

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Malleol/o

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Malleolus

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Mandibul/o

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Mandible

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Maxill/o

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Maxilla

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Metacarp/o

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Metacarpals

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Metatars/o

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Metatarsals

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Olecran/o

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Olecranon

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Patell/o

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Patella

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Pelv/i

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Pelvis

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Perone/o

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Fibula

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Phalang/o

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Phalanges (fingers and toes)

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Pub/o

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Pubis

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Radi/o

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Radius

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Scapul/o

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Scapula

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34
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Scoli/o

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Crooked, bent

Lateral curvature

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra (conditions)

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Stern/o

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Tars/o

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Tibi/o

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Uln/o

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra (description)

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-blast

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Immature cell, embryonic

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-clast

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-listhesis

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-malacia

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-physis

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-porosis

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Pore, passage

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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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-desis

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To bind, to tie together

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Fasci/o

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Fascia - connective tissue around muscle

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Fibr/o

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Fibrous connective tissue

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Ten/o

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Tendin/o

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Articul/o

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Arthr/o

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Ankyl/o

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Burs/o

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Chondr/o

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Ligament/o

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Rheumat/o

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Watery fluid

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Synov/o

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Synovial membrane

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-stenosis

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Leiomy/o

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Smooth muscle

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My/o

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Myocardi/o

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Heart muscle

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Myos/o

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Plant/o

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Sole of foot

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Rhabdomy/o

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Skeletal muscle

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Sarc/o

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Flesh, muscle

69
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-asthenia

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Lack of strength

70
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-trophy

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Development, nourishment

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Ab-

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Ad-

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Dorsi-

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Poly-

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Many, much

75
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What is the pt and bt for vertebra?

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Pt - vertebr/o

Bt - spondyl/o

76
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What is the pt and bt for joint?

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Pt - articul/o

Bt - arthr/o

77
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What are the 3 curvatures of the spine? Cf?

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Thoracic curvature (humpback) = kyph/o
Lumbar curvature (swayback) = lord/o
Lateral curvature (bent) = scoli/o
78
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How does the spelling change for mandible and clavicle?

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Mandibul/o

Clavicul/o

79
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What are the 3 areas of growth on a bone?

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Diaphysis (middle) - growth complete
Metaphysis (above dia) - growth change
Epiphysis (ends) - growth above

80
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What is growing together?

81
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What is the difference between -lithiasis and -listhesis?

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  • lithiasis = condition of stones

- listhesis = slipping

82
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What is tendons?

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Connect muscle to bone

83
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What is synovial membrane?

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Surrounds synovial cavity of a joint

84
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What is a ligament?

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Connects bone to bone

85
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What is bursae?

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Fluid sacs in joint stop fiction

86
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What 2 cases does the cardiac muscle cf get switched around?

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Pt cardiac muscle - myocardial

Bt of disease of cardiac muscle - cardiomyopathy

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