CH 15 Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
(77 cards)
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Calc/o, calci/o
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Calicium
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Kyph/o
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Humpback, hunchback
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Lamin/o
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Laminate
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Lord/o
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Curve, swayback
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Lumb/o
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Loins, lower back
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Myel/o
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Bone marrow
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Orth/o
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Straight
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Oste/o
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Bone
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Scoli/o
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Crooked, bent
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Spondyl/o
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Vertebra
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Vertebr/o
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Vertebra
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-blast
A
Embryonic or immature cell
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-clast
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To break
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-listhesis
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Slipping
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-malacia
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Softening
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-physis
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To grow
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-porosis
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Pore, passage
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-tome
A
Instrument to cut
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Acetabul/o
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Acetabulum
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Calcane/o
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Calcaneus (hip)
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Carp/o
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Wrist (wrist bones)
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Clavicul/o
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Clavicle (collar bone)
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Cost/o
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Ribs (true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs)
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Crani/o
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Cranium (skull)
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Femor/o
Femur (thigh bone)
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Fibul/o
Fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
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Humer/o
Humerus (upper arm bone)
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Ili/o
Ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)
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Ischi/o
Ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
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Malleol/o
Malleolus (process on each side of ankle)
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Madibul/o
Mandible (lower jawbone)
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Maxill/o
Maxilla (upper jaw bone)
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Metacarp/o
Metacarpals (hand bones)
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Metatars/o
Metatarsals (foot bones)
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Olecran/o
Olecranon (elbow)
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Patell/o
Patella (kneecap)
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Pelv/o
Pelvis (hip bone)
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Perone/o
Fibula
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Phalang/o
Phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)
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Pub/o
Pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
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Radi/o
Radius (forearm bone-thumb side)
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Scapul/o
Scapula (shoulder blade)
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Stern/o
Sternum (breast bone)
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Tars/o
Tarsals (bones of the hind foot)
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Tibi/o
Tibia (shin bone)
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Uln/o
Ulna (forearm bone-little finger side)
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Ewing sarcoma
Rare malignant tumor arising in bone; most often occurring in children
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Exotosis
Bony growth (benign) arising from the surface of bone. Osteochondromas are an example, usually found on the metaphyses of long bones near the epiphyseal plate. Bunion, swelling of the metarsophalangeal joint near the base of the big toe and is accompanied by the buildup of soft tissue and underlying bone at the distal medial aspect of the first metatarsal
49
Fracture
Traumatic breaking of bone
Simple(closed): bone is broken but there is no open wound in the skin
Compound (open): the bone is broken and a fragment of bone protrudes through an open wound in the skin
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Osteogenic sarcoma
Common malignant tumor arising from osteoblasts, found primarily in children and adolescents
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Ostemalacia
Softening of bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral in the bone. Ie) rickets
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Osteomyelitis
Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection
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Osteoporosis
Decrease in bone density; thinning and weakening of bone
| Osteopenia is a condition in which bone mineral density is lower than normal
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Talipes
Congenital abnormality of the hind foot (involving the talus)
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Ankyl/o
Stiff
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Articul/o
Joint
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Burs/o
Bursa
58
Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Ligament/o
Ligament
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Rheumat/o
Watery flow
61
Synov/o
Synovial membrane
62
Ten/o
Tendon
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Tendin/o
Tendon
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-desis
To bind. Tie together
65
-stenosis
Narrowing
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Arthritis
Inflammation of any joint
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Ankylosis spondylitis
Chronic progressive arthritis with stiffening of spinal joints, primarily of the spine
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Gouty arthritis
Inflammation and painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body
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Osteoarthritis
Progressive, degenerative joint disease with loss of articular cartilage and hyper trophy of bone at articular surfaces
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Rheumatoid arthritis
Chronic joint condition with inflammation and pain; caused by an autoimmune reaction against joint tissue, particularly the synovial membrane
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
Compression of the median nerve as it passes between the transverse ligament, and bones and tendons of the wrist
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Dislocation
Displacement of a bone from its joint
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Ganglion cyst
Fluid-filled sac arising from joint capsules or tendons
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Herniation of an intervertebral disk
Abnormal protrusion of an intervertebral disk into the spinal canal or spinal nerves
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Lyme disease
Chronic, recurrent disorder marked by severe arthritis, myalgia and malaise; cause is bacterium carried by a tick
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Sprain
Trauma to joint with swelling and injury to ligaments
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Systemic lupus erythematosus
Chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving joints, skin, kidneys, central nervous system, heart and lungs.
