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MSK Vocab & Descriptors Flashcards

1
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Number of Axial bones

A

80 of them

Head, facial, hyoid, auditory, trunk, costals, sternum

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Number of Appendicular bones

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126 of them

Arms, shoulders, wrists, hands, legs, pelvis, ankles, feet

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3
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Osteoblast

A

forms the tissue and minerals that give bones strength

found within the bone

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Osteoclast

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absorbs and removes unwanted tissue

large cell formed in the marrow

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Osteoclast

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helps maintain bone as living tissue

found within the bone

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6
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Sesamoid Bones

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a bone formed after birth in a tendon where it passes over a joint

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7
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Superior or cephalad

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towards the head

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inferior or caudal

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towards the foot

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adduction

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towards the midline

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abduction

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away from the midline

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11
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What is this movement

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radial deviation

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12
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what is this movement

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ulnar deviation

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13
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Describe dorsiflexion

A

pointing toes upward

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14
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Describe plantar flexion

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pointing toes down

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15
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Volar

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refers to the palmar aspect of the forearm and hand only

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16
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Fracture Descriptors: displacement

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bone is translated

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Fracture Descriptors: angulation

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long bone is angled

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18
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Fracture Descriptors: apposition

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bone ends are touching

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Fracture Descriptors: shortening

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bone is displaced and translated longitudinally

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Fracture Descriptors: overriding

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bone is displaced and translated longitudinally

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Fracture Descriptors: long bones

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proximal third, middle third, distal third

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Fracture Descriptors: varus

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like riding a horse (applies to long bones)

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23
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Fracture Descriptors: valgus

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knock knee (applies to long bones)

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24
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Fracture Descriptors: apex volar

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angulation towards the palm (Colle’s)

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Fracture Descriptors: apex dorsal

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angulation towards the back of the hand/dorsum (Smith’s)

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Fracture Descriptors: Greenstick fracture

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pediatric fracture where bones bend but don’t break, or one cortex breaks but the other does not

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27
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What is this fracture and how would you describe it

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Distal radius fracture/Colles fracture

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28
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What is this fracture and how would you describe it

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Both bone forearm fracture

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29
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What is this fracture and how would you describe it

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Greenstick fracture

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30
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What is this fracture and how would you describe it

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both bone forearm fracture

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31
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What is this fracture and how would you describe it

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Femur fracture

32
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what is this fracture

A

open fracture

33
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what is this fracture

A

open fracture

34
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synarthrosis

A

no movement

35
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amphiarthrosis

A

slightly movable (distal radio ulnar joint, symphysis pubis)

36
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diarthrosis

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freely movable

37
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synovial

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enclosed by joint capsule and lined with synovial membrane - freely movable

38
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Joint definition: capsule

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collagenous structure that surrounds the joint like a sleeve, protects cartilage while allowing movement of joint

39
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Joint definition: synovial membrane

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lines articular cavity, secretes synovial fluid

40
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Joint definition: synovial fluid

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serous fluid that lubricates the joint

41
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Joint definition: bursa

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fluid filled sack that develops in the spaces between tendons, ligaments, and bones

promotes ease of motion and prevents friction

42
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Joint definition: meniscus

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fibrocartilage structure between articular cartilage that provides stability and cushion

adherent to the synovial membrane

43
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ligament

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connects bone to bone

44
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tendon

A

connects muscle to bone

45
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tenosynovium

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sheath surrounding a tendon that enhances movement or gliding of the tendon

46
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sprain

A

injury of a ligament

47
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strain

A

injury of a tendon or muscle

48
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Ortho treatment: traction

A

sustained mechanical pull to improve a dislocation or fracture by gross realignment, preservation of nerve and blood supply (often used in femur fractures)

49
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Surgical: arthrodesis

A

surgical fixation of a joint

50
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Surgical: arthrotomy

A

surgical procedure to open and explore a joint

51
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Surgical: external fixation

A
52
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Surgical: internal fixation

A

metal screws and pins surgically inserted inside the bone to hold bone fragments in place to allow alignment and healing

53
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Surgical: arthroplasty

A

joint replacement

54
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Surgical: osteotomy

A

surgical procedure in which bones are cut and reoriented with the goal of improving extremity function - often used in correction of malunion of fractures

55
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AROM

A

patient moves

56
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PROM

A

patient relaxed and is moved by provider

57
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arthritis

A

joint inflammation resulting in pain, swelling, stiffness, and limited movement

58
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arthroscope

A

camera for a joint

59
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arthrotomy

A

opening a joint capsule

60
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genu

A

knee

61
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hallux

A

big toe

62
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insidious

A

onset out of nowhere

63
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kyphosis

A

posterior convex curvature of the spine

64
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lordosis

A

anterior convex curvature of the spine

65
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mal-union or mal-alignment

A

when a broken bone heals in a poor alignment or deformed state

66
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MOI

A

mechanism of injury

67
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osteomyelitis

A

infection of the bone

68
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osteophyte

A

outgrowth of the bone which forms around joints, deforming the joint and limiting their movements

69
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osteoporosis

A

loss of bone density

70
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pes

A

foot

71
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planus

A

flattening of the arch of the foot

72
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RICE

A

rest, ice, compression, elevation

73
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scoliosis

A

lateral curvature of the spine

74
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subluxation

A

partial dislocation

75
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what is this an example of

A

valgus

76
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what is this an example of

A

varus

77
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contusion

A

direct impact or bruising (can be to muscle or bone)

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