Chapter 3: Skeletal System Flashcards
(70 cards)
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ankyl/o
A
crooked
bent
stiff
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arthr/o
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joint
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pod
A
foot
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chondr/i
A
cartilage
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cost/o
A
ribs
7
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-clasis
A
surgical break
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-desis
A
surgical fixation of a bone or joint
-to bind, tie together
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-lysis
A
loosening
setting free
breaking down
destroying
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kyph/o
A
hump
bent
12
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lord/o
A
swayback
bent
curved
13
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crani/o
A
skull
14
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oss/e
A
bone
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oss/i
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bone
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ost/o
A
bone
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oste/o
A
bone
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myel/o
A
bone marrow
spinal cord
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-poietic
sounds like: poy-E-tic
A
pertaining to formation
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spondyl/o
A
vertebrae
back bone
spinal colomn
21
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-um
A
noun ending
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scoli/o
A
curved
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synov/o
A
synovial membrane
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synovi/o
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synovial membrane
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pro
small opnening
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ankylosis
loss of mobility of joint (due t o disease, injury or surgery)
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ankylosing spondylitis
form of RA with stiffening of spinal joints due to inflammation of vertebrae
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arthro/centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint
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arthro/desis
fusion due to stiffening a joint or fuse spinal vertebrae
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arthrolysis
surgical loosening/setting free of a joint
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arthroplasty
surgical repair/replacement of the joints
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arthro/sclerosis
abnormal hardening of the joint-stiffness of the joints, especially in elderly
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arthro/scopy
visual examination of the joint using an arthroscope
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autologous
originates within (the PT) that individual
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allogenic
originating within another (as in transplants)
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bursectomy
surgical removal of a bursa (sac lined within synovial membrane)
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chiropractor
has a D.C. degree (doctor of chiropractic); specializes in manipulative treatment of disorders stemming from misalignment of the spine
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chondroma
slow growing benign tumor derived from cartilage cells
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costochondritis
inflammation of the cartilage connecting ribs to sternum
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chondromalacia
abnormal softening of the cartilage
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chondroplasty
surgical repair of the cartilage
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craniectomy
surgical removal of A PIECE of the skill (to relieve increased intracranial pressure or to treat craniostenosis)
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cranioplasty
surgical repair of the skull
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Ewing's sarcoma
malignant cancer mostly affecting children/adolescents; occurs in long bones of limbs (spreads)
45
hematopoietic OR
| hemopoietic
pertaining to formation of the blood cells
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hemarthrosis
blood in joint space (after an injury or trauma to a joint)
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kyph/osis
abnormal increase in outward curve of thoratic spine
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laminectomy
surgical removal of the lamina of the vertebra
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lordosis
abnormal increase in forward curve of lumbar spine
| "swayback spine"
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myeloma
malignant tumor made of cells derived from blood forming (hemopoietic) tissue of the bone marrow
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orthopedist
| orthopedic surgeon
specialist dealing with bones, joints and muscles
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orthotic
orthopedic appliance such as leg, brace, splint, etc.
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osteo/arthritis (OA)
inflammation of the bones/joints - "wear and tare" arthritis; comes with aging
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osteo/chondr/oma
benign bony projection covered with cartilage (most common benign bone tumor)
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osteoclasis
surgical fracture/break of a bone to correct a deformaty
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osteomalacia
abnormal softening of bones in adults (rickets in adults)
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osteomyelitis
inflammation of bone marrow and the adjacent bone
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osteonecrosis
death of bone tissue due to insufficient blood supply
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osteoplasty
surgical repair of bones
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osteopenia
thinner than average bone density (precursor to osteoporosis)
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osteoporosis (OP)
loss of bone density and increase in bone porosity (with aging)
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osteorrhaphy
suturing/wiring of bones together
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periosteotomy
surgical incision through the periosteum (membrane) to the bone
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podiatrist
foot specialist
65
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Rheumatoid arthritis
autoimmune disease; symptoms are more severe than OA; swollen joints, etc.
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rheumatologist
specialist in diagnosing and treating RA
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scoliosis
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine (S shaped)
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Spina Bifida
congenital defect where the spinal canal doesn't close around the spinal cord (? lack of folic acid in early pregnancy)
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synovitis
inflammation of the synovial membrane resulting in swelling and pain.
