Unit 14 Flashcards by Erin LeRoy

crani/o

skull

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vertebr/o

spine

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spondyl/o

spine

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rachi/o

spine

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lumb/o

lumbar

lower back area

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Cervical vertebrae

C-1, C-2….C-7

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Thoracic vertebrae

T-1, T-2…T-12

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Lumbar vertebrae

L-1, L-2…L-5

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clavic/o

clavicle

collar bone

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scapul/o

scapula

shoulder blade

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humer/o

humerus

upper arm bone

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stern/o

sternum

breastbone

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cost/o

costals

ribs

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chondr/o

cartilage

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alignment

placing fractured bones into correct anatomical position

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ambulate

able to walk

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ambulatory

pertaining to walking

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deformity/deformed

distortion of any part of the body

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dislocate/dislocation

temporary displacement of a bone from its joint

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immobilize/immobilization

making a part or limb so that it cannot be moved

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orthopod

orthopedist

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reduce/reduction

restoring a fractured bone to its normal position

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symmetry

both sides being equal

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traction

pulling force on a limb to return bone or joint to normal position

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closed reduction

CRIF

closed reduction internal fixation (fracture treatment)

ORIF

open reduction internal fixation (surgical fracture treatment)

D.O.

Doctor of Osteopathy

NSAID

non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

rheumatoid arthritis

AKA

above knee amputation

BKA

below knee amputation

phalang/o

phalanges | fingers or toe bones

carp/o

carpals | bones of the wrist

tars/o

tarsals | ankle bones

ilium

part of the hip bone

femor/o

femur | upper leg bone

patell/o

patella | knee cap

fibul/o

fibula | lower leg bone

arthr/o

joints

ten/o

tendon

tend/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

bursa, burs/o

fibrous sac that acts like a cushion to ease joint movement

ligament

connects bone to bone

synovial fluid

acts as a lubricant within movable joints

symphysis joint

bones grow together with cartilage and function as one

menisc/o

cartilage within a joint

oste/o

bone

myel/o

bone marrow or spinal cord

my/o

muscle

myos/o

muscle

ankylosis

loss of mobility in a joint

osteoclasis

surgical Fx a bone to correct a deformity

osteodesis

fusion, surgically fuse together a bone

lord/o

bent forward

kyph/o

hump, humpback

myoasthenia

muscle weakness

osteoarthritis

inflammation of the bones and joints

orthopedic surgeon

specialized in bones, joints, and muscles

kinesiology

study of the movement of muscles and body parts

fracture

disl

dislocation

ROM

range of motion

occupational therapy

physical therapy

osteoarthritis

height

weight

Ortho

orthopedics

muscular dystrophy

abduction

moving away from the midline

adduction

moving toward the midline

inversion

turning inward

eversion

turning outward

extension

moving a limb to a straight position

flexion

bending a limb

pronation

turning the palm down

supination

turning palm up

rotation

turning around on its own axis