Skeletal Terms

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Appendicular

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Pertaining to a limb or appendage

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Arthralgia

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Pain in the joint

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Arthroplasty

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Surgical repair of the joint

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Articulation

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Connection between bones; a joint

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Axial

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Pertaining to midline

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Bursa

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Fibrous sac lined with a synovial membrane and contains synovial fluid. Cushions areas subject to friction during movement.

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Bursitis

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Inflammation of bursa

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Cartilage

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Creates a smooth surface for motion within the joints and protects the ends of the bones

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Compound fracture

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Broken bone pierces the skin, chance of infection

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Condyle

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Rounded projection at the end of the bone that anchors the ligaments and articulates with adjacent bones

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Costal

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Pertaining to the ribs

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Diaphysis

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Shaft of the bone

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Diarthroses

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Joints that have full movement

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Dislocation

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Bone is completely out of place in the joint

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Epiphysis

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Ends of the bone

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Flat bone

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A bone with a thin, flattened shape

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Fontanel

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Soft spot of the skull. Cartilage has not yet hardened into bone between skull bones

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Foramen

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Opening of bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass

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Fracture

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Broken bone

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Gout

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Joint inflammation caused by uric acid crystal deposits in joint space, attack is usually extremely painful. First attack affects big toe.

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Hematopoesis

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The formation of blood in the living body

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Herniated disk

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An abnormal protrusion of a spinal disk between vertebrae, most often in lumbar region of the spine, painful due to pressure on spinal nerves

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Irregular bone

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Peculiar or complex form, such as vertebrae

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Kyphosis

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Outward curvature of the thoracic spine

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Ligaments

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Fibrous tissues connect bone to bone

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Long bone

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Longer than they are wide, limbs, such as femur

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Lordosis

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Concave curvature of the spine

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Lumbago

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Lower back pain

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Osteoarthritis

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Most common form of arthritis, usually occurring after middle age, chronic breakdown of cartilage in joints leading to pain, stiffness, and swelling

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Osteoblasts

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Cells that build bone

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Osteoclasts

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Cells that break down bone

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Osteocytes

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Mature bone cells, involved with maintenance of the bone

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Osteomyelitis

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Infection of the bone, usually caused by a bloodborne pathogen that infects bone and/or bone marrow

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Osteoporosis

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Bone becomes porous, breaks more easily, common in women after menopause

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Periosteum

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Tough membrane covering the bone

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Prosthesis

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Substitute for diseased or missing part of the body

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Chronic autoimmune disease, inflammation of joints, marked deformities, manifestations of systemic affliction

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Scoliosis

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Lateral curvature of the spine

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Sequestrum

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Dead bone tissue occurring within diseased or injured bone, typically in chronic osteomyelitis

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Short bone

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Dimensions are roughly equal, layer of cortical substance enclosing spongy substance and marrow

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Subluxation

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Partial dislocation

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Symphysis

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Cartilaginous joint. Where two bones joint and are held firmly together, function as one bone

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Synovial membrane

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Lines synovial joints, secrete synovial fluids

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Synovial fluid

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Lubricant that allows for smooth joint movements