Musculoskeletal vocab Flashcards
binds muscle to bone
tendons
binds bone to bone
ligaments
rounded depression in pelvis that joins the femur to and hip
acetabulum
flexible connective tissue
cartilage
shaft or middle portion of long bone
diaphysis
end of long bone
epiphysis
line of cartilage
epiphyseal line or plate
flared portion of a long bone between the diaphysis and epiphyseal plate
metapyhsis
softening of the bone
osteomalcia
inflammation secondary to infection
osteomyelitis
inflammation due to excessive uric acid
gouty arthritis
loss of articular cartilage and formation of bone spurs
osteoarthritis (OA)
autoimmune reaction again joint tissue - synovial membrane
rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
chronic progressive stiffening of the joints (mostly spine)
ankylosing spondylitis
muscle that is controlled voluntilary
striated
muscle which control is involuntary (stomach, blood vessels)
smooth
movement away from the midline of the body
abduction
movement toward the midline of the body
adduction
upper movement of the foot
dorsiflexion
straightening of a flexed limb
extension
downward movement of the foot
flexion
turning the palm downward
pronation
turning the palm upward
supination
circular movement around a central point
rotation
skeletal muscle
striated muscle
visceral muscle
smooth muscle
muscle connected to internal organs
visceral muscle
inherited diseases with progressive muscle weakness and degeneration without the nervous system
muscular dystrophy
