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Medical Terminology > MusculoSkeletal System: Context > Flashcards

MusculoSkeletal System: Context Flashcards

1
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maxilla

A

upper jaw

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mandible

A

lower jawbone (only movable bone of the skull)

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3
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cervical vertebra

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vertebrae in the NECK region

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thoracic vertebra

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vertebrae in the CHEST region with ribs attached

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5
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lumbar vertebra

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vertebrae in the SMALL OF THE BACK, about waist level

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sacrum

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5 vertebrae that become fused into one triangular-shaped flat bone at the base of the vertebral column

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7
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coccyx

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3 to 5 very small vertebrae attached to the sacrum, often become fused

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clavicle

A

collar bone

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scapula

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shoulder blade

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10
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humerus

A

upper arm bone

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radius

A

forearm bone on thumb side of lower arm

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ulna

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forearm bone on the pinky side of lower arm

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carpal

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bones of WRIST

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14
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metacarpals

A

bones in PALM of HAND

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phalanges

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FINGER bones

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femur

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upper leg bone, thigh bone

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patella

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tibia

A

shin bone; thicker lower leg bone

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fibula

A

thinner, long bone

20
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tarsals

A

ankle and heel bones

21
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metatarsals

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forefoot bones

22
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phalanges

23
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abduction

A

AWAY from midline of the body

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adduction

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TOWARDS midline of the body

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flexion

26
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extension

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towards a STRAIGHT condition

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dorsiflexion

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backward bending

28
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plantar flexion

A

pointing toes DOWNWARD

29
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eversion

A

turning OUTWARD

30
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inversion

A

turning INWARD

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pronation

A

turn DOWNWARD

32
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supination

A

turning palm, or foot UPWARD

33
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elevation

A

raise a body part

34
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depression

A

downward movement (dropping shoulders)

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circumduction

A

circular direction

36
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rotation

A

moving around a central axis

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