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Skeleton Flashcards

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Burs/o

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Bursa

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow (also spinal cord)

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Oste/o

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Bone

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5
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Synov/i

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Synovial fluid, joint or membrane

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Coccy, coccyg/o

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Coccyx

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Crani/o

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Skull, cranium

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Illio

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Ilium

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Pelvi/o

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Pelvis

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Rachi/o

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Spine

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra, spinal column

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Bursa

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fluid-filled sac

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Cartilage

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Dense connective tissue

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Ligament

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Strong band of connective tissue joining bone to bone

18
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Ossification

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The formation of bone tissue

19
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Osteoblast

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An immature cell that produces bone tissue

20
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Osteoclast

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An immature cell that destroys bone tissue

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Osteocyte

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Mature bone cell

22
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Periosteum

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Fibrous membrane covering bone surface

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Resorption

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Removal of bone by breakdown and absorption into the circulation

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Tendon

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Fibrous connective tissue attaching muscle to bone

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Anyklosing spondylitis

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Chronic, progressive inflammatory disease - involves joints of the spine and surrounding soft tissue - most common in young males; rheumatoid spondylitis; ankylosions means immobility and fixation of a joint

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of a joint

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Chondrosarcoma

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A malignant tumor of cartilage

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Herniated disk

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Protrusion of the centre of an intervertebral dish into the spinal canal; ruptured or “slipped” disk

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Kyphosis

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Exaggerated curve of the spine in the thoracic region; hunchback

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Lordosis

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Exaggerated curve of the spine in the lumbar region: swayback

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Osteoarthritis

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Progressive deterioration of joint cartilage with growth of new bone and soft tissue in and around the joint - most common form of arthritis; results from wear and tear, injury or disease

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Osteoma

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A benign bone tumor that usually remains small and localized

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Osteomalacia

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Softening and wreaking of the bones due to Vitamin D deficiency or other disease (Rickets)

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Osteomyelitis

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Inflammation of bone and bone marrow caused by infection, usually bacterial

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Osteopenia

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Lower than average bone density

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Osteoporosis

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Severe reduction in bone density - most common in Caucasian women past menopause

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Osteosacroma

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A malignant bone tumor; osteopenia sarcoma

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Pager disease

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Bone thickening and distortion with bowing of long bones - seen in the elderly; osteitis deformans

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Chronic autoimmune disease of unknown origin - results in inflammation of peripheral joints and related structures - more common in women

40
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Scoliosis

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Sideways curvature of the spine - any region

41
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Spondylolisthesis

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Forward displacement of one vertebra over another (-listhesis means slipping)

42
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Spondylolysis

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Degeneration of the articulating portions of a vertebra - allows for spinal distortion in the lumbar region

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