Skeletal Systems Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
Q
RTT
A
Red top tube
2
Q
SST
A
Serum Separator tube
3
Q
BUN
A
Blood urea nitrogen
4
Q
IU/L
A
International Units /L
5
Q
TPLO
A
Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy
6
Q
OCD
A
Osteochondrites Dissecans
7
Q
FHO
A
Femoral head ostectomy
8
Q
KE
A
Kirschner-Ehmer
9
Q
RA
A
Rheumatoid Arthritis
10
Q
P3
A
Distal Phalanx
11
Q
DJD
A
DEgenerative Joint Disease
12
Q
OFA
A
Orthopedic Foundation for animals
13
Q
Osteo
A
Bone
14
Q
Chondro
A
Cartilage
15
Q
Arthr
A
Joint
16
Q
Spondyl
A
Vertebrae
17
Q
Desis
A
Surgical fixation of bone or joint
18
Q
Dia~
A
Between
19
Q
Meta
A
Beyond
20
Q
Physis
A
Grow
21
Q
Synovi.
A
Synovial membrane fluid
22
Q
Xipho
A
Sword
23
Q
Syn
A
Union
24
Q
Fossa
A
Hollow, depressed area
25
Symphysis
Where two bones join and function as one
26
Meniscus
Fibrous cartilage in joints for stability and normal movement
27
Sulcus
Groove
28
Ligament
Fibrous connective tissue that joins bone to bone
29
Tendons
Connect muscle to bone
30
Lamina
Thin flat plate
31
suture
Jagged line where bones meet and are nonmovable
32
fontanelles
soft spot on the skull that closes after birth
33
luxations
dislocation of a bone from a joint
34
condyle
round projection
35
periosteum
tissue that covers outside of the bone
36
foramen
opening or hole
37
axial skeleton
skull, spine, ribs, sternum
38
appendicular skeleton
bones of the limbs and appendages
39
discospondylitis
inflammation of intervertebral discs/vertebrae
40
tuberosity
projecting parts
41
osteoclasts
phagocytes that eat into bone
42
flexion
decrease the angle of a joint
43
process
prjection
44
cortical bone
hard, dense, strong bone
45
cancellous bone
spongy bone
46
compound fracture
broken bone that breaks the skin
47
stifle
femortibial joint
48
knee
stifle in cats and dogs, carpal joint in large animals
49
trochanter
broad and flat projections
50
abduction
move away from the midline
51
adduction
move towards the midline
52
comminuted
broken into multiple pieces
