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Skeletal System

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bones, ligaments, and cartilages

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Appendicular Skeleton

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Bones of limbs, paelvis and shoulder girdle

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Axial Skeleton

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Bones of the skull, thorax, hyoid bone, and vertebral column

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Skeleton function

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supports and shapes the body, protects tissues and organs, stores calcium, phosphorus, and lipids, produces certain blood cells within the red bone marrow

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skeletal muscle

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produces body movement, maintains posture and body position, supports soft tissues, maintains body heat

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ankyl/o

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crooked or stiff

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

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joint

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brachi/o

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arm

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cervic/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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cartilage (gristle)

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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dactyl/o

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digit (finger or toe)

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fasci/o

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fascia (a band)

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femor/o

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femur

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fibr/o

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fiber

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kyph/o

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humped-back

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lei/o

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smooth

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lord/o

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bent

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lumb/o

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loin (lower back)

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myos/o

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muscle

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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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oste/o
bone
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patell/o
knee cap
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pelv/i
pelvis (basin) or hip bone
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radi/o
radius
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rhabd/o
rod-shaped or striated (skeletal)
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sarc/o
flesh
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scoli/o
twisted
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spondyl/o
vertebra
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vertebr/o
vertebra
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stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
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ten/o
tendon (to stretch)
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tend/o
tendon (to stretch)
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tendin/o
tendon (to stretch)
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thorac/o
chest
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ton/o
tone or tension
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uln/o
ulna
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bone
specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes
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compact bone
tightly solid bone tissue the forms the exterior of bones
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spongy bone/cancellous bone
mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity (cancellous bone)
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long bones
elongated bones of the arms and legs
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short bones
square-shaped bones of the wrists and ankles
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flat bones
thin, flattened bones of the ribs, shoulder blades (scapulae), pelvis, and skull
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irregular bones
bones of the vertebrae and face
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sesamoid bones
round bones found near joints
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epiphysis
wide end of a long bone
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diaphysis
shaft of a long bone
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metaphysis
growth zone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis during development of a long bone
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endosteum
membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone
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medullary cavity
cavity within the shaft of the long bones; filled with bone marrow
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bone marrow
soft connective tissue within the medullary cavity od bones (red, yellow)
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periosteum
fiborous, vascular membrane that covers the bone
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articular cartilage
gristle0like substance on bones where they articulate (join)
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A
anterior
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AKA
Above-Knee Amputation
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AP
Anterior-Posterior
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BKA
Below-Knee Amputation
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BP
Blood Pressure
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CAT
Computed Axial Tomography
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CC
Chief Complaint
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CT
Computed Tomography
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DJD
Degenerative Joint Disease
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EMG
Electromyogram
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Fx
Fracture
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HPI
History of Present Illness
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Hx
History
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IMP
Impression
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L&W
Living and Well
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MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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NAD
No Acute Distress
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NKDA
No Known Drug Allergy
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NSAID
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
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OA
Osteoarthritis
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ORIF
Open Reduction, Internal FIxation
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P
Posterior or Pulse
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PA
Posterior-Anterior
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PE
Physical Examination
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PMH
Past Medical History
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PT
Physical Therapy
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R
Respirations
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RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
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ROM
Range Of Motion
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ROS
Review Of Systems
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SH
Social History
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T
Temperature
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Tx
Traction
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VS
Vital Sins

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