Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
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lumbar
sacral
A
lower back
2
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axial
A
bones in the middle of the skeleton
3
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thoracic
A
chest/upper back
4
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branchio
A
upper arm
5
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radius and ulna
A
forearm bones
6
Q
carp/o
A
wrist
7
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phalanges
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fingers/toes
8
Q
femur
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thigh bone
9
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tibia and fibula
A
shin bones
10
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tarsal
A
ankle
11
Q
crani/o
A
head/skull
12
Q
oste/o
A
bones
13
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
14
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebra
15
Q
lumb/o
A
loin/lower back
16
Q
dactyl/o
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finger
17
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
18
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femor/o
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femur/thigh bone
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tibi/o
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tibia/shin bone
20
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flexion
A
joint bend
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extension
A
joint straighten
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joints
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connecting points for bones throughout body, except hyoid
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tendons
A
hold muscle to bone
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ligaments
A
connect bone to bone
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cartilage
surrounds bones and allows smooth movement among them
26
bursae
fluid sacs under some tendons to help keep bones and muscles moving smoothly
27
chondr/o
cartilage
28
burs/o
bursa
29
arthr/o
joint
30
fascia
skeletal muscle encased in thick membrane
31
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
tendon
32
muscul/o
my/o
myos/o
muscle
33
ton/o
tone/tension
34
paresis
partial paralysis
35
kinesi/o
movement/motion
36
plegia
complete paralysis
37
tax/o
arrangement/order/coordination
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hypertrophy
abnormally large
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atrophy
wasting away
40
costalgia
rib pain
41
ostealgia
osteodynia
bone pain
42
spondylodynia
vertebra pain
43
tibialgia
tibia pain
44
bradykinesia
slow movement
45
dyskinesia
inability to control movement
46
dystaxia
poor coordination
47
dystonia
poor muscle tone
48
hyperkinesia
increase in muscle movement or activity
49
hypotonia
decrease in muscle tone/tightness
50
myalgia
muscle pain
51
myasthenia
muscle weakness
52
tenalgia
tendon pain
53
arthrogram
visual record of joint
54
computed axial tomography(CAT)
imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis
55
arthralgia
arthrodynia
joint pain
56
cervicodynia
neck pain
57
arthrocentesis
puncture of a joint
58
arthroscope
instrument for looking into a joint
59
arthroscopy
procedure for looking into a joint
60
kyphosis
humped back
61
lordosis
sway back
62
scolliosis
crooked back
63
osteitis
bone inflammation
64
osteopenia
reduction in bone volume
64
osteochondritis
inflammation of bone and cartilage
65
osteomyelitis
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
66
osteomalacia
softening of the bone
67
osteoperosis
loss of bone densitity
68
spondylolisthesis
slipping or dislocation of a vertebra
69
spondylosis
vertebra condition
70
arthropathy
joint disease
71
bursitis
inflammation of the bursa
72
rheumatoid arthritis
inflammation of joints with symptoms of rheumatic fever
73
osteoarthritis
inflammation of the joint, specifically those that bear weight
74
chondroma
tumor-like growth of cartilage
74
osteochondroma
tumor made up of bone and cartilage
75
myoma
muscle tumor
76
myosarcoma
cancerous muscle tumor
77
fracture
bone break
78
osteodystrophy
poor bone development
79
spondylitis
vertebra inflammation
80
spondylomalacia
softening of the vertebra
81
tarsoptosis
flat feet
82
myolysis
loss of muscle tissue
83
spondylolysis
small stress fractures in vertebra
84
spinal stenosis
narrow of the space for the spinal cord
85
septic arthritis
arthritis caused by infection
86
osteosarcoma
osteocarcinoma
osteochondroma
tumor in bone
87
costochondritis
inflammation of rib cartilage
88
muscular dystrophy
disorder characterized by poor muscle movement
89
myopathy
muscle disease
90
myositis
muscle inflammation
90
tendinitis
tendonitis
tendon inflammation
91
orthotics
device used to relieve tension on a joint
92
osteotomy
cut into bone
92
osteoectomy
removal of bone
93
prosthesis
artificial body part
94
myodesis
attaching muscle to bone
95
arthrodesis
attaching bones in a joint
96
analgesic
drug that relieves pain
97
antiarthritic
drug that opposes joint inflammation
98
anti-inflammatory
drug that opposes inflammation
99
carpectomy
removal of wrist
100
costectomy
removal of ribs
101
craniectomy
craniotomy
removal of portion of skull
102
arthroplasty
reconstruction of joint
103
arthrotomy
incision into joint
104
chondrectomy
removal of cartilage
105
myectomy
muscle removal
106
myomectomy
muscle tumor removal
107
myoplasty
muscle reconstruction
108
myorraphy
muscle suture
109
myotomy
muscle incision
110
tenorraphy
tendon suture
