chapter 6 Flashcards
(62 cards)
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orthopedics
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The branch of medicine involved in prevention and correction of deformities and diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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Bone marrow
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The soft tissue that fills the cavities of the bones
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Red marrow
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Bone marrow present in erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets; contain hematopoietic stem cells which form blood cells
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crani/o
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cranium
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cost/o
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costa
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stern/o
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sternum
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spine
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Rachi/o, spin/o
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vertebrae
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Spondyl/o, vertebr/o
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cervic/o
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Cervical vertebrae
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thorac/o
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Thorracic vertebrae
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lumb/o
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Lumbar vertebrae
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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coccyg/o
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coccyx
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clavicul/o
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cavicle
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scapul/o
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scapula
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humer/o
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humerus
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radi/o
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radius
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uln/o
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ulna
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carp/o
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Carpals
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metacarp/o
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metacarpals
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phalang/o
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phalanges
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calcane/o
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calcaneus
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metatars/o
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Bones of the feet
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ankyl/o
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stiff
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arthr/o
articulation
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-asthenia
weakness
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burs/o
bursa
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calc/i
calcium
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cellul/o
Little cell or compartment
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chondr/o
cartilage
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De-
Down, from, or reversing
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Meta-
Change or next in a series
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-sarcoma
Malignant tumor of connective tissue
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Ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendon
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pector/o
chest
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brachi/o
arm
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radi/o
radius
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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ili/o
ilium
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femor/o
femur
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tibi/o
tibia
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extension
To straigten
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flexion
To bend
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rotation
Movement of a bone around it’s own axis
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circumduction
Circular movement of a limb at the far end
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dislocation
Is the displacement of a bone from a joint
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fracture
The breaking of a bone usually from sudden injury
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strain
Excessive use of a part of the body to the point of injury to ligaments or tendons
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sprain
Injury to a joint that causes pain and disability
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Incomplete simple fracture
Tiny little crack
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Complete simple
Bone is completely broken through but still roughly in place
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compound
Completely broken and out of place
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compound
Completely broken and out of place
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cellul/o
cell
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sub
under
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kyphosis
humpback
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spondyloarthritis
Inflammation of the spine
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Rheumatoid spondylitis
Causes inflammation of cartilage between the vertebrae
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polyarthritis
Inflammation of more than one joint
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Rheumatoid arthritis
Connective tissue disease that results in joint deformities of the hands and feet
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arthralgia
Painful joint
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Lupus erythematosus
Autoimmune disease that involves connective tissue and a rah across the nose
