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Chapter 3 The Skeletal System Flashcards

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-desis

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To bind, tie together

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Ankyl/o

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Crooked, bent, stiff

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Kyph/o

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Bent, hump

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Cost/o

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Rib

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-lysis

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Loosening or setting free

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Scoli/o

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Curved, bent

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Spondyl/o

Vertebr/o

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Vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

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Synovi/o

Synov/o

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Synovial membrane

Synovial fluid

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Chondr/o

Chondr/I

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Cartilage

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Lord/o

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Curve, swayback, bent

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Hemopoietic

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Pertaining to the formation of blood cells

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Acetabulum

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Aka hip socket

Large circular cavity in each side of the pelvis that articulates with the head of the femur to form the hip joint

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Malleolus

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Rounded bony projection on the tibia and fibula on the sides of each ankle joint

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Hallux Valgus

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Aka bunion

Abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe

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Orthopedic surgeon

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Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders involving the bones, joints, and muscles

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Podiatrists

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Specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the foot

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Spondylosis

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Aka spinal osteoarthritis

Degenerative disorder can cause loss of normal spinal structure and function

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Osteoarthritis

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Wear and tear arthritis
Associated with aging
Degenerative joint disease

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Chronic autoimmune disorder in which the joints and some organs of other body systems are attacked

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Ankylosing spondylitis

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Form of RA causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae

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Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

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Autoimmune disorder that affects children ages 16 years or less with symptoms that include stiffness, pain, joint swelling, skin rash, fever, slowed growth, and fatigue

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-penia

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Deficiency, lack, too few

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Per-

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Excessive, through

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Plas/I plas/o
Development, growth, formation
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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Poly-
Many
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Prosth/o, prosthetic/o
Addition, appendage
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-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
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Spin/o
Spine, backbone
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-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
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Sub-
Under, less, below
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Ligament/o
Ligament
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-listhesis
Slipping
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Lux/o
To slide
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Lumb/o
Lower back, loin
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-malacia
Abnormal softening
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Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
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-ago
Abnormal condition, disease
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-algia
Pain, suffering, painful condition
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All- all/o
Other, different than normal, reversal
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-ation
State or action
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Aut/o
Self
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Bifid/o
Split, divided into two parts
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Burs/o
Bursa, sac of fluid near joint
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- clasis | - clast
Break down
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Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
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-ectomy
Surgical removal, cutting out, excision
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-itis
Inflammation
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-oma
Tumor
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-osis
Abnormal condition, disease
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Oss/e Oss/I Oste/o Ost/o
Bone
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Talip/o
Foot and ankle deformity
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-um
Singular noun ending
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Valg/o
Bent or twisted outward
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Arthrodesis
Surgical fusion of two bones to stiffen a joint; treats arthritis
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Arthrolysis
Surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint
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Arthroscopy
Visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
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Bone density testing
Used to determine change in bone density to diagnose osteoporosis; ultrasound or X-ray
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Bone marrow transplant
Treats cancers by destroying diseased bone marrow and replacing with healthy donor marrow
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Crepitation
Grating sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together
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Percutaneous vertebroplasty
Minimally invasive; bone cement is injected to stabilize compression fractures within the spinal column
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Closed reduction
Attempted realignment of bone involved in fracture/dislocation by manually applied force and then immobilization
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Osteomalacia
Aka adult rickets | Abnormal softening of bones usually due to deficiency
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Osteomyelitis
Inflammation of bone and bone marrow usually caused by bacterial infection
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Spina bifida
Congenital; spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it
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Lumbago
Low back pain | Pain of lumbar region of the spine
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Kyphosis
Humpback | Abnormal increase in outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side
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Lordosis
Swayback | Abnormal increase in forward curvature of spine
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Scoliosis
Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
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Osteitis
Inflammation of a bone
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Osteonecrosis
Death of blood tissue due to inefficient blood supply
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Rickets
Defective bone growth due to deficiency
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Periostitis
Inflammation of periosteum
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Osteoporosis
Loss of bone density and increase in bone porosity due to aging
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Osteopenia
Thinner than average bone density | At risk for osteoporosis
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Compression fracture
Occurs when bone is pressed together on itself; caused by spontaneous collapse of weakened vertebrae or can be due to injury
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Comminuted fracture
Bone is splintered or crushed
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Fracture
Broken bone
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Open fracture
Aka compound fracture | Bone is broken and there is an open wound in the skin
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Spiral fracture
Bone has twisted apart
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Paget's disease
Unknown cause; excessive breakdown of bone tissue followed by abnormal bone formation
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Synovectomy
Surgical removal of synovial membrane of a joint; treats rheumatoid arthritis
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Laminectomy
Surgical removal of a lamina (posterior portion of vertebrae)
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Osteorrhaphy
Surgical suturing of bones
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Chondromalacia
Abnormal softening of cartilage
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Chondroma
Slow growing benign tumor derived from cartilage cells
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Hemarthrosis
Blood within a joint
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Polymyalgia rheumatica
Geriatric inflammatory disorder of muscles/joints characterized by pain and stiffness
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Subluxation
Partial displacement of a bone from its joint
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Spondylolisthesis
Forward slipping movement of the body of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae
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Craniostenosis
Malformation of skull due to premature closure of cranial sutures
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Fibrous dysplasia
Unknown cause; destroys normal bone tissue and replaces it with fibrous (scar like) tissue
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Talipes
Club foot | Congenital deformity of the foot involving the talus
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Myeloma
Type of cancer occurs in blood making cells
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Osteochondroma
Benign bony projection covered with cartilage
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Osteoporotic hip fracture
Broken hip | Caused by weakness of bones due to osteoporosis
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Orthotic
Mechanical appliance designed to control, correct, or compensate for impaired limb function
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Prosthesis
Substitute for diseased or missing body part
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Allogenic
Originating within another
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Autologous
Originating within an individual

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