Skeletal System Flashcards
(43 cards)
0
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What are the main structures of the skeletal system?
A
Bone, joints, cartilage
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What is the main function of the skeletal system?
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Forms the framework that supports and protects the body
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Brachi/o
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Arm
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Calcane/o
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Long/lateral tarsal bone forming the point of the hock
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Carp/o
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Carpus
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Chondr/o
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Cartilage
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Cephal/o
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Head
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Cervic/o
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Neck
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Cost/o
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Ribs
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Condyl/o
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Rounded bone projections
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Crani/o
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Skull
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Dactyl/o
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Digit
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Dolich/o
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Long
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Femor/o
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Femur
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Fibul/o
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Fibula
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Humer/o
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Humerus
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Ili/o
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Pair of largest blade-shaped bones in the pelvis
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Ischi/o
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Caudal pair of bones in the pelvis
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Metacarp/o
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Metacarpus
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Myel/o
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Marrow
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Orth/o
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Straight, normal, correct
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Oste/o
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Bone
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Patell/o
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Kneecap
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Ped/o
Pod/o
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Foot
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Pelv/o
Pelvis
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Phalang/o
Bones of the digit
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Pub/o
Pubis
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Spondyl/o
| Vertebr/o
Vertebrae
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Thorac/o
Chest
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Tibi/o
Tibia
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Amputation
Removal of all or part of the body
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Brachycephalic
Having a short, wide head
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Dolichocephalic
Having a long, narrow head
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Crepitation
Cracking sound/sensation when broken bones move together
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Closed reduction
Manipulative reduction of fracture without any incision
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Exacerbation
Increase in severity of disease or clinical signs
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Fracture
Broken bone
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Luxation
Dislocation/displacement of a bone from its joint
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Open reduction
Reduction of fracture after an incision is made
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Osteoporosis
Pathological bone loss that is still structurally normal
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Subluxation
Partial dislocation/displacement of a bone from its joint
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Sprain
Wrenching or twisting of a joint with partial ligament rupture
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Strain
To over exercise/stretch/exertion
