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Skeletal Flashcards

1
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TPLO

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tibial plateau leveling osteotomy

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OCD

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osteochinritis dissecans

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FHO

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femoral head osteotomy

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KE

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Kirscher-Elmer

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RA

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rheumatoid arthritis

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P3

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third or distal phalanx

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DJD

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degenerative joint disease

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OFA

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orthopedic foundation for animals

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oste/o

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bone

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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arthr/o

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joint

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae

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-desis

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surgical binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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dia-

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between

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15
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meta-

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beyond

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physis

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to grow

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synovi/o

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sword

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syn-

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union, together, joined

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Fossa

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trench or hollow depressed area

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Symphysis

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a semi-movable joint where two bones are joined and held firmly together so that they function as one bone

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Meniscus

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cresent-shaped fibrocartilage found in some joints, such as the stifle, that provide stability while permitting normal movement

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Sulcus

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groove

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Ligament

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a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone

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Tendon

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a flexbile band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone

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Lamina

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thin, flat plate

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Suture

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jagged line where bones join and form a non-moviable joint, typically found in the skull

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Fontanelles

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soft spots remaining at the junction of structures in the skull that usually closes after birth

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Luxation

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dislocation or displacement of a bone from its joint

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Condyle

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rounded articular projection

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Periosteum

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tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outer covering of bone

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Foramen

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hole or opening

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Axial Skeleton

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skull, spine, ribs, sternum

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Appendicular Skeleton

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bones of appendages = limbs

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Discospondylitis

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inflammation of the interveterbral disc and vetebrae

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Tuberosity

A

projecting part

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Osteoclasts

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phagocytic cells that eat away bone

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Flexion

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decreases in the angle of a joint

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Extension

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an increase the angle of a joint

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Process

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projection

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Cortical Bone

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hard, dense, strong bone

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Cancellous Bone

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light, lattice work found at the end and inner portions of long bone

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Compound Fracture

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broken bone in which there is an open wound in the skin

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Stifle

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the femorotibial joint

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Knee

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the carpal joint of large animals or the stifle in small animals

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Trochanter

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broad flat projection

46
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Abduction

A

movement away from the midline of the body

47
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Adduction

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movement toward the midline of the body

48
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Comminuted

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a fracture in which the bone is broken into pieces

VT9B Terminology (6 decks)

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