musoskeletal med term worksheet2 Flashcards
A knucklelike projection at the end of a bone that usually fist into a fossa of another bone
Condyle
A hole within a bone that allows blood vessels or nerves to pass through it
Foramen
Main shaft of a long bone
Diaphysis
Space between the bones of an infant’s cranium also known as the soft spots
Fontanelles
The normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow
Hematopoiesis
The conversion of cartilage and fibrous connective tissue to bone; the formation of bone
Ossification
__________are mature bone cells
Osteocytes
________is an opening or a hollowed out area of the bone that warms air and lightens the load of the skull
Sinus
Another name for immovable joints in the cranium
Suture Joints
An abnormal condition characterized by narrowing or restriction of an opening or passageway in body structure
Stenosis
____________literally means porous bones; that is bones that were one strong become fragile
Osteoporosis
____________is a local or generalized infection of the bone and bone marrow
Osteomyelitis
An ___________is the most common benign bone tumor
Osteoma
___________is an abnormal outward curvature of portion of the spine known as humpback
Kyphosis
__________term for pain in the joints
Arthralgia
A term that means wasting away or without development
Atrophy
The point of attachment of a muscle to a bone that is less movable or fixed
Muscle Origin
An abnormal bending of a joint into a fixed position
Contracture
_______is a bending motion
Flexion
__________is a movement of the bone away from the midline
Abduction
the movement of the foot narrows the ankle between the leg and the top of the foot_____________
Dorsiflexion
____________is a clicking or cracking sounds heard upon the joint movement
Crepitation
Another term for an incomplete dislocation
Subluxation
A _________is a cystic tumor developing on a tendon
Ganglion
A term that means reconstruction of a joint
Arthroplasty
A word meaning inflammation of a bone
Osteitis
A study of rheumatic disorders
Rheumatology
An excision of a bursa
Bursectomy
Another name for bone cancer
Sarcoma
An operation that is done to remove part of the lamina and spinous processes
Laminectomy
This is an inherited condition in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size because of a defect in cartilage and bone formation
Achondroplasia
Bones are fused across bone space by surgery
Arthrodesis
Bending the sole of the foot downward toward the ground
Plantar Flexion
Blood within a joint
Hemoarthrosis
__________________is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum
Costochondritis
Another name for club foot
Talipes Varus
___________is a sudden, involuntary jerking a muscle or a group of muscles
Myoclonus
________is the lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement
Ataxia
___________a condition of abnormal muscle tone that causes the impairment of voluntary muscle movement
Dystonia
__________________is the process of recording the strength of the contraction of a muscle when stimulated by an electrical current
Electromyography
