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maxilla

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upper jawbone

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mandible

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lower jawbone

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vertebral colum

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made up of the bones called the vertebrae, or vertebra. through with the spinal cord runs, the vertebral column protects the spinal cord, supports the head, and provides points of attachment for the ribs and muscles

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cervical vertebrae (C1 to C7)

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first seven bones, forming the neck

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thoracic vertebrae (T! to T12)

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second set of 12 bones, they articulate with the 12 pair of ribs to form the outward curve of the spine

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lumbar vertebrae (l1 to L5)

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third set of five larger vertebrae which form the inward curve of the spine

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sacrum

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next five vertebrae which fuse together to make a triangular bone positioned between the two hip bones

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coccyx

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four vertebrae fused together to form the tail bone

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lamina (PL. laminae)

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part of the vertebral arch

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clavicle

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collarbone

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scapula

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shoulder blade

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acromion process

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extension of the scapula, which form the high part of the shoulder

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sternum

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breastbone

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xiphoid process

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lower portion of the sternum

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humerus

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upper arm bone

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ulna and radius

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lower arm bones

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olecranon process

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projection at the upper end of the ulna that forms the bony part of the elbow

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carpal bones

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wrist bones

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metacarpal bones

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hand bones

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phalanges

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fingers and toe bones

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ischium

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lower, rear portion, on which one sits

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ilium

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upper, wing-shaped part of each side

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pubis

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anterior portion of the pelvic bone

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acetabulum

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large socket in the pelvic bone for the head of the femur

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femur
upper leg bone
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tibia and fibula
lower leg bones
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patella (patellae)
kneecap
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tarsal bones
ankle bones
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calcaneus
heel bone
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metatarsal bones
foot bones
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articular cartilage
smooth layer of firm, fibrous tissue covering the contracting surface joints
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meniscus
crescent-shaped cartilage found in the knee
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intervertebral disk
cartilaginous pad found between the vertebrae in the spine
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pubic symphysis
cartilaginous joint at which two pubic bones come together
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synovia
fluid secreted by the synovial membrane and found in the joint cavities
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bursa (bursae)
fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint to another
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ligament
flexible, though band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches one bone to another at the joint
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tendon
band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
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aponeurosis
strong sheet of tissue that acts as a tendon to attach muscles to bone
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skeletal muscles (striated muscles)
attached to bones by tendons and make body movement possible. skeletal muscles produce action by pulling and by working in pairs, they are known as voluntary muscles
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smooth muscles (unstriated muscles)
located in internal organs such as the walls of blood vessels and the digestive tract, they are also called involuntary muscles, because they respond from impulses from the autonomic nerves.
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cardiac muscle (myocardium)
forms most of the wall of the heart, involuntary contraction produces the heartbeat.
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abduction
moving away from the midline
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adduction
moving towards the midline
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inversion
turning inward
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eversion
turning outward
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extension
movement in which the limb is placed in a straight position
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flexion
movement in which limb is bent
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pronation
movement that turns the palm down
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supination
movement that turns the palm up
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rotation
turning around it's own axis
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carp/o
carpals (wrist)
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clavic/o clavicul/o
clavicle (collarbone)
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
cranium
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femor/o
femur (upper leg)
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fibul/o
fibula (lower) (perone/o is also the root)
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humer/o
humerus (upper arm)
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ili/o
ilium
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ischi/o
ischium
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lumb/o
loin, lumbar region of the spine
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mandibul/o
mandible
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maxill/o
maxilla
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patell/o
patella (knee cap)
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pelv/o, pel/i
pelvis, pelvic bone
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phalang/o
phalanges
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pub/o
pubis
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rachi/o
spine, vertebral column
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radi/o
radius (lower arm)
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sacr/o
sacrum
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scapul/o
scapula
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
vertebrae
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stern/o
sternum
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tars/o
tarsals (ankle bone)
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tibi/o
tibia (lower leg bone)
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uln/o
ulna (lower arm)
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aponeur/o
aponeurosis
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arthr/o
joint
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burs/o
bursa *cavity)
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chondr/o
cartilage
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disk/o
intervertebral disk
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menisc/o
meniscus (crescent)
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synovi/i
synovia, synovial membrane
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendon
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ankyl/o
crooked, stiff, bent
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kenesi/o
movement, motion
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kyph/o
hump-increased convexity of the spine
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lamin/o
lamina
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lord/o
bent forward
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myel/o
bone marrow
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my/o, myos/o
muscle
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oste/o
bone
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petr/o
stone
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scoli/o
crooked, curved
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inter-
between
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supra-
above
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sym, syn
together joined
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astenia
weakness
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-clasia, -clasis, clast
break
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-desis
surgical fixation, fusion
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-physis
growth
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-schisis
split, fissure
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ankylosis
abnormal condition of stiffness
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arthritits
inflammation of the joints
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bursitis
inflammation of the bursa
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chondromalacia
softening of the cartilage
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diskitis
inflammation of a intervertebral disk
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fibromyalgia
pain across the fibrous muscles and tissues
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kyphosis
abnormal condition of a hump-humpback
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lordosis
abnormal condition of bending over
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mallillitis
inflammation of the maxilla
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menscitis
inflammation of the meniscus
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myasthenia
muscle weakness
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myeloma
tumor of bone marrow
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osteitis
inflammation of the bone
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osteoarthritis(OA)
inflammation of the bone and joint
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osteochondritis
inflammation fo the bone and cartilage
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osteofibroma
tumor of the bone and fibrous tissue
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see pages 646-647 to study
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Med Term Ch. 14 (1 decks)

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