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1
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arthr/o

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joint

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burs/o

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bursa, sac of fluid near joint

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chrondr/o

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cartilage

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erg/o

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work

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fasci/o

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fascia

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kin/o, kinesi/o

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movement

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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oste/o

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bone

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synov/i

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synovial fluid, joint, or membrane

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ten/o, tendin/o

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tendon

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ton/o

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tone, pressure

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What are the functions of bones?

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  • form the skeleton
  • provide the chief means of support for the body
  • provide the mechanism for motion
  • protect vital organs
  • serve as a production factory for blood cells
  • store calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium salts
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15
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What are the shapes of bones?

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  • long
  • tubular
  • short
  • sesamoid
  • cuboidal
  • flat
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16
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long bones

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longer that they are wide and found in the limbs (like the femur and humerus)

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17
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tubular bones

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long bones

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18
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short bones

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roughly cube shaped bones like carpal and tarsal bones

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19
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sesamoid bones

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  • short bone shaped like a sesame seed formed within the tendons
  • cartilaginous in early life and osseous in the adult
  • largest sesamoid bone in humans is the patella
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cuboidal bones

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short bones

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flat bones

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  • consist of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone
  • flat cross section, not rounded
  • skull and ribs are examples
  • have marrow but no marrow cavity
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irregular bones

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bones that don’t fit above, like the mandible and vertebrae

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23
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cartilage

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a type of flexible connective tissue with no blood vessels

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24
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types of joints

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fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial

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synovial joints

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  • the most common type of joint
  • articular cartilage that covers the bone ends
  • joint cavity lined with a synovial membrane, which secretes a thick, viscid, slippery mucous that cushions the joint and allow smooth motion
  • joint capsule of fibrous connective tissue that surrounds and provides stability of the joint
  • accessory ligaments that give reinforcement
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26
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axial skeleton

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skull
hyoid
ribs
sternum
vertebrae
sacrum
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27
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appendicular skeleton

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shoulder girdle
pelvic girdle
extremeties

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28
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closed fracture

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does not involve a break in the skin

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compound fracture

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projects through the skin with a possibility of infection

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comminuted fracture

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more than two separate bone components (fragments)

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transverse fraction

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breaks shaft of a bone across the longitudinal axis

32
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greenstick fracture

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  • only one side of the shaft is broken and the other is bent
  • common in children
33
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spiral fracture

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spread along the length of a bone and produced by twisting stress

34
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colles’ fracture

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occurs in wrist and affects the distal radius bone

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compression fracture

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vertebrae collapse due to trauma, tumor, or osteoperosis

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epiphyseal fracture

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occurs when matrix is calcifying and chondrocytes are dying; usually seen in children

37
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skeletal muscle

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  • also called striated muscle
  • attached to the skeleton by tendons
  • contraction of skeletal muscle is under voluntary control
38
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cardiac muscle

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  • also called heart muscle
  • contains interlocking involuntary striated muscle as well as smooth muscle
  • allows the electrical impulses to pass quickly across the muscle fibers
39
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smooth muscle

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  • found in the walls of all the hollow organs of the body (except the heart)
  • contraction reduces the size of he structures
  • movement is generally considered involuntary
40
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ankylosis

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condition of stiffening of a joint

41
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arthralgia

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pain in a joint

42
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arthritis

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inflammation of a joint

43
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arthrodesis

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surgical fixation of a joint

44
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arthropathy

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joint disease

45
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bursitis

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inflammation of the bursa

46
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carpal

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pertaining to the wrist bones

47
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chondral

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pertaining to cartilage

48
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chondralgia

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pain around and in the cartilage

49
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coccygeal

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pertaining to the coccyx

50
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connective

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tissue connecting or binding together

51
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dactylic

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pertaining to a finger or toe

52
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femoral

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pertaining to the femur (thigh bone)

53
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iliac

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pertaining to the ilium

54
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kyphosis

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abnormal curvature of the thoracic spine (humpback)

55
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lordosis

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abnormal anterior curvature of spine, usually lumbar (swayback or hollow back)

56
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metacarpal

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long bones of the hand that form the skeletal structure of the palm

57
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osteoblast

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bone-forming cell

58
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osteocarcinoma

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cancerous tumor of the bone

59
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osteochondritis

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inflammation of bone and cartilage

60
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osteopenia

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lower than average bone density; can be a precursor to osteoporosis

61
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osteoporosis

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condition resulting in reduction of bone mass

62
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osteorrhaphy

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suture of bone

63
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patellar

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pertaining to the patella

64
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phalangeal

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bones of the fingers and toes

65
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scoliosis

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lateral curvature of the spine

66
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sternotomy

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surgical incision of the sternum

67
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tendonitis

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inflammation of the tendon

68
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What CPT code series pertains to the musculoskeletal system?

A

20,000 series

Medical Terminology (19 decks)

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