Musculoskeletal System Disorders Flashcards
AN INFLAMMATIORY DISEASE THAT, OVER TIME, CAN CAUSE SOME OF THE BONES IN THE SPINE TO FUSE
ANKYLOSIS
THE NOSE HEARD WHEN THE ENDS OF A BROKEN BONE RUB TOGETHER OR WHEN FLUID IS PRESENT IN THE LUNG
CREPITUS
THE SHAFT OR CENTRAL PART OF A LONG BONE
DIAPHYSIS
A MEMBRANE LINING THE INNER SURFACE OF THE BONY WALL
ENDOSTEUM
THE ENOD OF A LONG BONE THAT ARTICULATES WITH OTHER BONES AT JOINTS
EPIPHYSIS
EXCESSIVE URIC ACID IN THE BLOOD
HYPERURICEMIA
CURVATURE OF THE SPINE THAT CAUSES THE TOP OF THE BACK TO APPEAR MORE ROUNDED THAN NORMAL
KYPHOSIS
THE INWARD CURVE OF THE LUMBAR SPINE
LORDOSIS
CELLS THAT BUILD BONES
OSTEOBLASTS
THE MOST ABUNDANT TYPE OF CELL IN MATURE BONE TISSUE
OSTEOCYTES
A BONE DISEASE THAT DEVELOPS WHEN BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND BONE MASS DECREASES
OSTEOPOROSIS
ABNORMAL LATERAL CURVATURE OF THE SPINE
SCOLIOSIS
NUTRIENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING BONE STRENGTH AND IS MONITORED AS YOU GET OLDER
CALCIUM
BENIGN OUTPOUCHINGS OF SYNOVIUM FROM INTERCARPAL JOINTS
GANGLIA
INFECTION IN BONE
OSTEOMYELITIS