Musculoskeletal System II Flashcards

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Fascia

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Fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles

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Chondrosarcoma

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Tumor in the cartilage

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Myocardial

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Relating to myocardial thick muscular wall of the heart

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Polymyalgia

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Much muscle pain

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Visceral

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Pertaining to the internal organs

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Origin

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Connection of the muscle to a starting bone

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Chondromalacia

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Softening of cartilage

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Tenorrhaphy

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Suture of a tendon

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Arthrotomy

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Incision of a joint

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Rheumatologist

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Physicians (nonsurgical) who specialize primarily on joint problems, such as arthritis.

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Tendinitis

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Inflammation of tendons

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Bursa

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Sac of fluid near a joint providing smooth sliding of one tissue over another

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Synovial Fluid

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Viscous (sticky) fluid within the synovial cavity

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Leiomyosarcoma

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Tumor of the smooth (visceral) muscle

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Atrophy

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Decrease in size of an abnormally developed organ or tissue

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Trochanter

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Large process at the neck of the femur

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Fibromyalgia

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Chronic pain and stiffness in muscles, joints, and fibrous tissue

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Muscular Dystrophy

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Group of inherited muscular diseases

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Hypertrophy

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Increase in size of muscular organ produced by an excessive growth

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Extension

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Straightening of a flexed limb

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Rotation

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Circular movement around a central point

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Flexion

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Decreasing the angle between two bones; bending of a limb

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Adduction

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Movement toward the midline of the body

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Pronation

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Turning the palm downward

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Abduction

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Movement away from the midline of the body

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of striated muscles attached to bones

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Rhabdomyoma

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Benign tumor in the skeletal muscle

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Muscle

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Hard tissue responsible for movement

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Insertion

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Connection of the muscle to a bone that moves