Skeletal Systems Flashcards by julianne martin

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RTT

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Red top tube

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SST

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Serum Separator tube

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BUN

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Blood urea nitrogen

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IU/L

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International Units /L

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TPLO

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Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy

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OCD

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Osteochondrites Dissecans

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FHO

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Femoral head ostectomy

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KE

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Kirschner-Ehmer

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RA

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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P3

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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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Osteo

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Bone

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Chondro

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Cartilage

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Arthr

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Joint

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Spondyl

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Vertebrae

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Desis

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Surgical fixation of bone or joint

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Dia~

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Between

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Meta

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Beyond

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Physis

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Grow

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Synovi.

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Synovial membrane fluid

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Xipho

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Sword

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Syn

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Union

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Fossa

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Hollow, depressed area

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Symphysis

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Where two bones join and function as one

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Meniscus

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Fibrous cartilage in joints for stability and normal movement

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Sulcus

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Groove

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Ligament

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Fibrous connective tissue that joins bone to bone

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Tendons

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Connect 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 meet and are nonmovable

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fontanelles

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soft spot on the skull that closes after birth

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luxations

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dislocation of a bone from a joint

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condyle

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round projection

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periosteum

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tissue that covers outside of the bone

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foramen

A

opening or hole

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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 the limbs and appendages

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discospondylitis

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inflammation of intervertebral discs/vertebrae

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tuberosity

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projecting parts

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osteoclasts

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phagocytes that eat into bone

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flexion

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decrease the angle of a joint

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process

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prjection

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cortical bone

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hard, dense, strong bone

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cancellous bone

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spongy bone

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compound fracture

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broken bone that breaks the skin

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stifle

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femortibial joint

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knee

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stifle in cats and dogs, carpal joint in large animals

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trochanter

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broad and flat projections

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abduction

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move away from the midline

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adduction

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move towards the midline

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comminuted

A

broken into multiple pieces