Unit 14 Flashcards
alignment
placing fractured bones into correct position
ambulate
able to walk
ambulatory
pertaining to walking
deformity
distortion of any part of the body
abduction
moving away from midline
adduction
moving toward midline
inversion
turning inward
eversion
turning outward
extension
moving a limb straight
flexion
bending limb
pronation
turning palm down
supination
turning palm up
rotation
turning on its own axis
dislocate
temporary displacement of bone from joint
immobilize
making a part or limb so that it cant be moved
orthopod
orthopedist
reduce
resort bone back to normal position
symmetry
both sides being equal
traction
pulling fore on a limb to return bone to normal position
CR
closed reduction
CRIF
closed reduction internal fixation (fracture treatment)
ORIF
open reduction internal fixation (surgical fracture treatment)
crani/o
skull
vertebr/o spondyl/o rachi/o
spine, vertebral column
lumb/o lumbar
lower back
c-1 c-2 c-3 c-4 c-4 c-5 c-6 c-7
cervical vertebrae
t-1 t-2 t-3 t-4 t-5 t-6 t-7 t-8 t-9 t-10 t-11 t-12
thoracic vertebrae
L-1 L-2 L-3 L-4 L-5
Lumbar vertebrae
clavic/o clavical
collar bone
scapul/o scapula
shoulder blade
humer/o humerus
upper arm bone
stern/o sternum
breastbone
cost/o costals
ribs
chondr/o
cartilage
phalang/o phalanges
finger or toe
carp/o carpals
bones of the wrist