TEST Flashcards
Which form of anemia is a genetic disorder
Sickle cell anemia
arthrectomy is the
surgical removal of a joint
Dysplasia is the
abnormal growth or development of cells
Guillan barre syndrome is the
condition that makes muscles weak and become paralyzed
hemiplegia means
partial paralysis of only one side of the body
hemangioma is a
benign tumor made up of blood vessels
Rhoncus is the
musical pitch during breathing
cystorrhagia is the
bleeding from the bladder
ecchymosis is a
bruise
Scalpula is the
Shoulder blade
Humerus is the
Upper arm bone
Radius is the
Thumb side bone of the forearm
Ulna is the
Pinky side bone in the forearm
Carpals are the
Bones in the wrist
metacarpals are the bones near
the fingers
The femur is the
Large bone in the thigh
The tibia is the
Large calf bone
The fibula is the
Small calf bone
The mandible is the
Jaw
True ribs are ribs that
Connect directly to the sternum
Virile means to possess
Male traits
Supracostal means
Above / outside the ribs
Lateral means
Toward the side and away from the midline
Epithelium is found on both
Internal and external surfaces of the body
Intra means
Within, inside
Posterior means
Back
Coronal plane means that the body is divided into
Front and back portions
Sagittal plane means divided vertically into
Equal left and right portions
Proximal means situated to the
Nearest to the midline / beginning of the body
Inter means
Between, among
Poietic means
Pertaining to formation
Desis means
Surgical fixation of BONE OR JOINT
The manubruim is the upper portion of the
Sternum
Blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass through a part of the bone known as the
Foramen
A process is a
Normal projection on the surface of a bone
A gory fracture is known as a
Compound fracture
The type of fracture with a horizontal fracture line is called a
Transverse fracture
A fracture with an angled pattern is called a
Oblique fracture
The fracture where the bone shatters into 3 or more pieces is called a
Communited fracture
Traction is to
Align a bone
