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How many bones are in the face?

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8 cranial; 14 facial bones

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What is a suture?

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An immovable joint

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What does TMJ stand for?

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Temporomandibular joint

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How many vertebrae are in the spinal column?

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26 vertebrae

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What are the cervical vertebrae?

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C1-C7 (1st vertebra is called atlas and 2nd is called axis)

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What are the thoracic vertebrae?

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T1-T12

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What are the lumbar vertebrae?

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L1-L5

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What is the sacrum composed of?

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5 fused bones

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What is the coccyx composed of?

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4-5 fused bones

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What does the thorax consist of?

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12 pairs of ribs joined by cartilage to the breastbone

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What is the axial skeleton?

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Consists of the skull, spinal column, and thorax

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What is the appendicular skeleton?

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Everything apart from the axial skeleton

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What should you study?

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The entire skeleton and memorize all the bones

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What is the diaphysis?

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Long bone shaft composed of bone tissue

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What is bone marrow?

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Cavity containing the yellow form of bone marrow; fats

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What is the epiphysis?

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End of a long bone

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What is the metaphysis?

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Between diaphysis and epiphysis

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What is the epiphyseal plate?

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The growth plate

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What are the types of bones?

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Long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid

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What is an articulation?

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Joint

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What is a symphysis?

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Slightly movable joint

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What is a synovial joint?

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Freely moving joint (aka diarthrosis)

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What do tendons do?

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Attach muscles to bones

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What is synovial fluid?

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Joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane

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What do ligaments do?
Stabilizes and strengthens synovial joints
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What is a bursa?
A small sac of synovial fluid
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What is the acetabulum?
Bony socket in the hip bone
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What is ossification?
Formation of bone tissue
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What is an osteoblast?
Cell that produces bone tissue
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What is an osteoclast?
A cell that destroys bone tissue
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What is an osteocyte?
Mature bone cell
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What is the periosteum?
Fibrous membrane that covers the surface of bones
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What is resorption?
The process of removing or digesting old bone tissue
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What does oste/o refer to?
Bone
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What does myel/o refer to?
Bone marrow
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What does chondr/o refer to?
Cartilage
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What does arthr/o refer to?
Joint
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What does synov/i refer to?
Synovial joint or fluid or membrane
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What does burs/o refer to?
Bursa
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What does cran/i refer to?
Skull, cranium
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What does spondyl/o refer to?
Vertebra
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What does vertebr/o refer to?
Vertebra, spinal column
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What does rach/i refer to?
Spine
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What does cost/o refer to?
Rib
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What does sacr/o refer to?
Sacrum
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What does coccy, coccyg/o refer to?
Coccyx
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What does pelvi/o refer to?
Pelvis
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What does ili/o refer to?
Ilium
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What is alkaline phosphate?
Enzyme for bone calcification
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What is reduction of a fracture?
Realignment of the broken bone
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What is gout?
A form of inflamatory arthritis caused by an increased level of uric acid
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What is kyphosis?
Exaggerated curve in thorax region
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What is lordosis?
Exaggerated curve in lumbar region
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What is scoliosis?
Sideways curvature of spine in any region
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What does OA stand for?
Osteoarthritis
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What does RA stand for?
Rheumatoid arthritis
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What does SERM stand for?
Selective estrogen receptor modulator
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What is the olecranon?
The elbow
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What does OI stand for?
Osteogenesis imperfecta
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What is an osteoma?
new piece of bone growing as a benign tumor
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What is subluxation?
Partial dislocation
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What does valgus mean?
Bent outward (think knees)
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What does varus mean?
Bent inward
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What does ACL stand for?
Anterior cruciate ligament
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What does AE stand for?
Above the elbow
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What does AK stand for?
Above the knee
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What does ASF stand for?
Anterior spinal fusion
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What does BE stand for?
Below the elbow
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What does BK stand for?
Below the knee
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What does BMD stand for?
Bone mineral density
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What does C stand for?
Cervical vertebrae
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What does Co stand for?
Coccyx
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What does DEXA stand for?
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
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What does DIP stand for?
Distal interphalangeal joint
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What does DJD stand for?
Degenerative joint disease
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What does Fx stand for?
Fracture
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What does HNP stand for?
Herniated nucleus pulposus
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What does IM stand for?
Intramedullary and intramuscular
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What does L stand for?
Lumbar vertebra
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What does MCP stand for?
Metacarpophalangeal joint
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What does MTP stand for?
Metatarsophalangeal joint
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What does NSAIDs stand for?
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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What does ORIF stand for?
Open reduction internal fixation
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What does ortho or ORTH refer to?
Orthopedics
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What does PCL stand for?
Posterior cruciate ligament
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What does PIP stand for?
Proximal interphalangeal joint
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What does PSF stand for?
Posterior spinal fusion
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What does S stand for?
Sacrum
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What does T stand for?
Thoracic vertebra
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What does THA stand for?
Total hip arthroplasty
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What does THP stand for?
Total hip precautions
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What does THR stand for?
Total hip replacement
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What does TKA stand for?
Total knee arthroplasty
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What does Tx stand for?
Traction, also treatment and transfer

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