Chapter 3 Meat and Bones Flashcards
(35 cards)
1
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oste/o
A
bone
2
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arthr/o
A
joint
3
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synovi/o
A
synovial membrane and synovial fluid
4
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spondyl/o
A
vertebra
5
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meso-
A
middle
6
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ankyl/o
A
bent of stiff
7
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my/o
A
muscle
8
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syn-
A
together
9
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tetany
A
muscle spasms or twitching
10
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hemat/o
A
blood
11
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luxiation
A
dislocation or displacement of a bone from its joint
12
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crani/o
A
skull
13
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vertebr/o
A
vertebra
14
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disc/o
A
disc
15
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lordosis
A
position in which the vertebral column is abnormally curved ventrally
16
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ataxia
A
lack of voluntary movement of muscle
17
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fibr/o
A
fibrous tissue
18
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DJD
A
degenerative joint disease
19
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-poietic
A
formation
20
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crepitus
A
cracking sensation that is felt and heard when broken bones move together
21
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foramen
A
the opening in bone through which tissue passes
22
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brachy-
A
short
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ante-
A
before or forward
24
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callus
A
bulging deposit around the area of a bone fracture that may eventually become bone
25
fascia
sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle
26
atrophy
decrease in size or complete wasting of an organ or tissue or cell
27
ROM
range of motion
28
chondr/o
cartilage
29
sulcus
groove
30
sinus
space or cavity
31
dolicho-
long/narrow
32
onych/o
claw
33
FX
fracture
34
adhesion
band of fibers that hold structures together in an abnormal fashion
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hernia
protrusion of a body part through tissues that normally contain it
