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Unit 2 - Joints/Muscles Flashcards

1
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joints

A

coming together of 2 or more bones

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synovial joint - literal meaning

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freely moveable

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bursa

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closed sac of fluid; found where there’s 2 types of tissue that need to slide past one another

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4
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ligaments

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connective tissue that binds bone to bone

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tendon

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connective tissue that binds muscle to bone

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articul/o

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joint

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rheumat/o

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watery flow

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chrondr/o

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cartilage

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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-stenosis

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tightening; stricture; narrowing

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arthr/itis

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inflammation of any joint

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ankyl/o/sis spndyl/itis

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  • stiffening of the spine

- chronci, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints of spinal column

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gouty arthritis

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inflammation & painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in body

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14
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oste/o/arthr/itis

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  • degenerative disease
  • inflammation of the bone and joint
  • loss of articular cartilage
  • bone hypertrophy
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rheumatoid arthritis

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“condition of watery flow and joint”

  • autoimmune disease
  • synovial membrane becomes inflamed & thickened
  • bone atrophy
  • usually hands & feet
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16
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arthrocentesis

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using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule

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17
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arthr/o/graphy

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process of taking an x-ray of the joint

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18
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arthr/o/plasty

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surgical repair of joint

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19
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arthr/o/scopy

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visual examination of inside of joint

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20
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What are the 3 types of muscle?

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  1. striated (skeletal/voluntary)
  2. smooth (involuntary)
  3. cardiac (looks striated, but acts involuntary)
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21
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difference between -sarcoma and -oma?

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  • sarcoma = tumor of bone or connective tissue (flesh/muscle)
  • oma = tumor, mass
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rectus

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straight muscle

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transverse

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lying across, crosswise

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oblique

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slanting, diagonal

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longus

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a long structure (long fiber)

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brachy

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short (biceps brachia)

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dorsi

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back (latissimus doors)

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oris

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mouth (orbicular oris)

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origin

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point of attachment of muscle to stationary bone

30
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insertion

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point of attachment of muscle to bone that is moving

31
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bi/ceps

tri/ceps

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2 heads of origin

3 heads of origin

32
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what is the location of the stern/o/cleid/o/mastoid’s origin and insertion?

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origin: sternum, clavicle
insertion: mastoid process

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shape: deltoid

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thick & triangular

34
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shape: trapezius

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flat & triangular

35
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flexion

A

decreasing angle between 2 bones

36
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extension

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increasing angle between 2 bones

37
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abduction

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movement away from midline of body

38
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adduction

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movement toward midline of body

39
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dorsiflexsion

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foot bends upward (flex foot)

40
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plantar

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extends foot downward (point foot)

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supination

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turning palm upward

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pronation

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turning palm downward

43
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Myasthenia Gravis

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weakness of skeletal muscles at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), which prevents muscle fibers from contracting

44
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Muscular dystrophy

A

dys/ - bad, painful
- inherited disease characterized by progressive weakness & degeneration of muscle fibers w/o involvement of nervous system
- muscle fibers are being replaced w/fat
Detected by: muscle biopsy or electromyography (EMG)

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Temporalis

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in temporal area

elevates mandible

46
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buccinator

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muscle of cheek (compresses cheeks against teeth ); blowing motion

47
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masseter

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muscle used to close mouth

48
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zygomaticus

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draws lips upward & backward

49
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orbicularis oculi

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closes eyelids, wrinkles forehead

50
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orbicularis oris

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closes lips

51
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frontalis

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over frontal bone; works with occipitalis muscle to draw scalp back and forward; raises eyebrows

52
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occipitalis

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posterior portion of the occipitals frontalis & back of head

53
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Abbreviation: IM

A

intramuscular

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