Chapter 11 Med Term – Flashcards
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Abnormal inward curvature of spine
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lordosis
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Know 5 functions of the bone
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support, protect, movement, blood cell manufacturer, mineral storage
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Lateral curvature of spine
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scoliosis
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large rounded process of bone
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tuberosity
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Stiffness & immobility of a joint
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ankylosis
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site of hematopoiesis
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red bone marrow
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Action that lowers foot and points toe
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plantar
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Inflammation of vertebrae
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spondylitis
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another name for tailbone
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coccyx
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CF heel bone
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calcane/o
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Smooth is
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involuntary, visceral non striated
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Skeletal is
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voluntary and striated
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Cardiac is
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striated & involuntary
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3 bones of pelvis
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ilium, ischium, and pubis
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CF for brachi/o
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arm
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Limping
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claudication
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A canal-like passage way into a bone
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meatus
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Partial or incomplete dislocation
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subluxation
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Inflammation of joints d/t excessive uric acid accumulation
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gout
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Freely movable joints
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diathrosis
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Segment of necrosed bone
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sequestrum
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2 divisions of the skeleton
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axil & appendicular
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CF for thigh bone
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femor/o
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Medication used for rheumatoid arthritis
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gold salts
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Increase severity of a disease or it's sx
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exacerbation
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Fracture in which the bone injures an organ
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complicated fracture
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CF for rod-shaped or striated muscle
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rhabdomy/o
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Fracture that involves a broken bone & open wound
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open (compound fracture)
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Tumor of the tendon sheath or joint capsule often found in wrist
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ganglion cyst
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Suffix to break; surgically fx
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-clasia
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surgical procedure to relieve sx of a ruptured disc
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laminectomy
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5 parts of vertebral column
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cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
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Fibrosis of connective tissue in skin, fascia, or joint capsule my/o or joint capsule that prevents normal ability
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contracture
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Palm up
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supination
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Soft spot b/w cranial bone
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fontanel
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surgical repair of a joint
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arthroplasty
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what are bone forming cells
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osteoclasts
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Type of fx where bones break & splinter
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comminuted fx
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CF for finger or toe bones
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dactyl/o or phalang/o
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deformities of the foot such a clubfoot are called
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talipes
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The shaft of the bone is called
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diaphysis
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another name for osteitis deformans is
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Paget disease
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a lateral curvature of the spine to the right or left is called scoliosis
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true
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Hematopoiesis is a decreased in the blood cells
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false
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with chronic osteomyelitis the prognosis is good
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false
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A malignant tumor arising from bone is called sarcoma
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true
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Rheumatoid arthritis is believed to be an autoimmune disease
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true
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osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone and bone marrow
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true
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osteoarthritis is associated with hard nodules at the distal interphalangeal joints
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true
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Ewing sarcoma usually effects the ends of long bones
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false
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Blistered formations at the joints of the toes are known as Heberden nodes
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false
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Fx of the long bone of the legs usually mend more rapidly than fx of the long bones of the arms
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false
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the heart is not protected by bony structure
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false
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Incomplete or partial dislocation
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subluxation
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Softening of the bones caused by vitamin
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rickets
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A slipped vertebrae
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spondylolithesis
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Lameness, limping
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claudication
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Degeneration of the muscles
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muscular dystrophy
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Congenital deformity of the foot which is twisted out of shape or position
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talipes
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Part of dead or necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue
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sequestrum
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Chronic neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness manifested in ocular muscles
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myasthenia gravis
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Artificial part used for replacement of a missing limb
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prosthesis
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Tendon sheath or joint capsule tumor; frequently found in the wrist
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ganglion cyst
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Loss of muscular tonicity
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hypotonia
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Type of cancer that attacks the shafts rather than the ends of long bones
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Ewing sarcoma
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Bone that is partially bent and patially broken' occurs in children
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greenstick fracture
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Exaggeration of the thoracic curve of the vertebral column
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kyphosis
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Decrease in bone density; occurs in the elderly
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osteoporosis
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Deviation of the spine to the left or right
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scoliosis
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Development and production of blood cells, normally in the bone
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hematopoiesis
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Bone that has splintered into pieces
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comminuted fx
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Perceived sensation, following amputation that the limb still exists
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phantom limb
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Metabolic disease caused by accumulation of uric acid usually in the big toe
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gout
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Death of cells, tissue, or organs
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necrosis
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Stiffening and immobility of a joint
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ankylosis
