Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

Question

-iatry

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Process or treatment

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appendicular

Answer 3

breaking down

Answer 4

Bone Marrow, spinal cord

Answer 5

growth, nature

Answer 6

surrounding, around

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trochanter (One of two bony projections on the proximal ends of the femurs that serve as points of attachment for muscles)

Answer 8

foramen (An opening or hole)

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fossa (A Hollow or depression, especially on the surface of the end of a bone)

Answer 10

Sinus (A cavity or chanel lined with a membrane)

Answer 11

Condyle (A rounded projection at the end of a bone that anchors the ligaments and articulates with adjacent bones)

Answer 12

A narrow elongated elevation

Answer 13

Epicondyle (A projection on the surface of the bone above the condyle)

Answer 14

Tubercle (A nodule or small raised area)

Answer 15

An elevation or protuberance, larger than a tubercle

Answer 16

Skull, Cranium

Answer 17

Parietal (Bones that form the sides of the cranium)

Answer 18

Occipital (Bones that form the back of the skull)

Answer 19

Temporal (Bones on the lower two sides of the cranium)

Answer 20

Mastoid (Posterior part of the bone behind the ear)

Answer 21

Ethmoid (Roof and walls of the nasal cavity)

Answer 22

Sphenoid (Anterior to the temporal bones and the basilar part of the occipital bone)

Answer 23

Pertaining to

Answer 24

Zygoma (Cheekbone)

Answer 25

Zygoma (Cheekbone)

Answer 26

Lacrimal (Paired bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tear ducts)

Answer 27

Maxilla (Upper jaw bone)

Answer 28

Mandible (Lower jaw bone)

Answer 29

Vomer (Bone that forms the posterior/inferior part of the nasal septal wall between the nostrils)

Answer 30

Palatine (Shell shaped structures that make up the roof of the mouth)

Answer 31

Sternum (breastbone)

Answer 32

Xiphoid (Sharp point at the most inferior aspect of the sternum)

Answer 33

Thorax (Chest)

Answer 34

Lumbar (lower back)

Answer 35

Coccyx (tail bone)

Answer 36

Scapula (shoulder blades)

Answer 37

Clavicle (collarbone)

Answer 38

Humerus ( upper arm bone)

Answer 39

Radius (lower lateral arm bone parallel to the ulna)

Answer 40

Ulna (lower medial arm bone)

Answer 41

Olecranon (elbow) (a proximal projection of the ulna that forms the tip of the elbow)

Answer 42

Carpus (wrist)

Answer 43

Metacarpus, Metacarpals (Hand bone) (One of five bones that form the middle part of the hand)

Answer 44

Phalanx (One of the bones that form the fingers of the hand)

Answer 45

Digitus (finger or toe)

Answer 46

Digitus (finger or toe)

Answer 47

Ilium (Superior and widest bone of the pelvis)

Answer 48

Ischium (The lower portion of the pelvic bone)

Answer 49

Pubis (pubic bone) (The lower anterior part of the pelvic bone)

Answer 50

Femur (thigh bone, upper leg bone)

Answer 51

Patella (kneecap)

Answer 52

Tibia (shin bone, lower medial leg bone)

Answer 53

Fibula (Smaller, lower lateral leg bone)

Answer 54

Fibula (Smaller, lower lateral leg bone)

Answer 55

Malleolus (Processing the distal ends of the tibia and fibula)

Answer 56

Tarsal, tarsus (One of the seven bones of the ankle, hindfoot, and midfoot)

Answer 57

Calcaneus (heel bone)

Answer 58

Metatarsal, metatarsus (foot bone) (One of five bones between the tarsals and the phalanges)

Answer 59

Together, joined

Answer 60

Bursa, bursea (Sacs of fluid located between the bones of the joint and the tendons that hold the muscles in place)

Answer 61

Meniscus, meniscus (Crescent-shaped cartilage in the knee joint that additionally cushions the joint)

Answer 62

Skeletal muscle

Answer 63

Smooth muscle

Answer 64

Heart muscle

Answer 65

Noun ending

Answer 66

Plural noun ending

Answer 67

Breastbone

Answer 68

Collarbone, clavicle

Answer 69

Stretching

Answer 70

Process of

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Turning the palm upward

Answer 72

Turning the palm downward

Answer 73

Lowering the foot; pointing the toes away from the shin

Answer 74

Process of decreasing the angle of a joint

Answer 75

Process of stretching out; increasing the angle of a joint

Answer 76

Process of carrying away from the midline

Answer 77

Process of carrying toward the midline

Answer 78

Process of bending back

Answer 79

Process of

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Process of a bone turning on it's axis (like a wheel)

Answer 81

Pertaining to

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Pertaining to

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Condition of development

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Bad, abnormal

Answer 85

Process of nourishment, development

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Disorder of the development of cartilage at the epiphyses of the long bones and skull, resulting in dwarfism.

Answer 87

Group of disorders characterized as an inherited progressive atrophy of skeletal muscle without neural development.

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Many, much

Answer 89

Noun ending

Answer 90

Condition of more than five fingers or toes on each hand or foot

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Congenital malformation of the bony spinal canal without involvement of the spinal cord

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Condition of the joining of the fingers or toes, giving them a webbed appearance

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Deformity resulting in an abnormal twisting of the foot. Also called clubfoot.

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Prolonged congenital or acquired condition that manifests itself as a contraction of the muscles of the neck. Also called wryneck.

Answer 95

Inflammation

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misshappen

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Misshaped bone resulting from excessive breakdown and formation of bone tissue. Also known as Pager disease

Answer 98

Deficiency

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Inflammation and/or infection of the bone and bone marrow

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Softening of bone caused by loss of minerals from the bony matrix as a result of vitamin D deficiency. When osteomalacia occurs in childhood it's called rickets.

Answer 101

Loss of bone mass, which results in the bones being fragile and at risk for fractures.

Answer 102

A less severe bone mass loss than osteoporosis

Answer 103

Sac, bladder

Answer 104

Growth, nature

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Noun ending

Answer 106

Stiffening

Answer 107

Round back

Answer 108

Abnormal condition

Answer 109

Condition of strength

Answer 110

Striated muscle

Answer 111

Breakdown, destruction

Answer 112

Tumor, mass

Answer 113

Connective tissue cancer

Answer 114

Process of recording

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Process of viewing

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Electricity

Answer 117

Record, recording

Answer 118

Radiograph (Imaging technique using electromagnetic radiation for recording internal structures)

Answer 119

Process of measuring

Answer 120

Resembling

Answer 121

Surgical puncture

Answer 122

Surgical repair

Answer 123

Intentional breaking

Answer 124

First cervical through seventh cervical vertebrae

Answer 125

Closed reduction

Answer 126

closed reduction external fixation

Answer 127

computed tomography

Answer 128

carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 129

dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

Answer 130

distal interphalangeal

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degenerative joint disease

Answer 132

external fixation

Answer 133

electromyography

Answer 134

Internal fixation

Answer 135

first lumbar through fifth lumbar vertebrae

Answer 136

muscular dystrophy

Answer 137

magnetic resonance imaging

Answer 138

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Answer 139

Osteoarthritis

Answer 140

open reduction

Answer 141

open reduction internal fixation

Answer 142

proximal interphalangeal

Answer 143

rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 144

rheumatoid factor

Answer 145

range of motion

Answer 146

first sacral through fifth sacral segments

Answer 147

systemic lupus erythematosus

Answer 148

first thoracic through twelfth thoracic vertebrae

Answer 149

total hip replacement

Answer 150

total knee replacement

Answer 151

Immoveable joints held together by fibrous cartilaginous tissue. (e.g., suture lines of the skull) No ROM

Answer 152

Joints joined together by cartilage that are slightly moveable. (e.g., vertebrae of the spine or the public bones) Limited ROM

Answer 153

Joints that have free movement; ball and socket and hinge joints. (e.g., hip, knees)

Answer 154

Traumatic injury to a joint involving the ligaments. Swelling, pain, and discoloration may be present.

Answer 155

Overuse or overstretching of a muscle or tendon.

Answer 156

A bone completely out of it's place in a joint

Answer 157

Bone is partially out of a joint

Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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