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Unit 14 Bones and Muscles Flashcards

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crani/o

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skull

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vertebr/o

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spine; vertebral column

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spondyl/o

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spine; vertebral column

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rachi/o

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spine; vertebral column

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lumb/o

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lumbar (lower back area)

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cervical vertebrae

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C7

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thoracic vertebrae

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C12

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Lumbar vertebrae

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L5

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clavic/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder blade)

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humer/o

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humerus, upper arm bone

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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cost/o

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costals (ribs)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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alignment

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placing fractured bones into correct anatomical position

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ambulate

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able to walk

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ambulatory

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pertaining to walking

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deformity/deformed

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distortion of any part of the body

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dislocate/dislocation

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temporary displacement of a bone from its joint

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immobilize/immobilization

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making a part or limb so that it cannot be moved

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orthopod

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orthopedist

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reduce/ reduction

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restoring a fractured bone to its normal position

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symmetry

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both sides being equal

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traction

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

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CR
closed reduction
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CRIF
closed reduction internal fixation (fracture treatment)
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ORIF
open reduction internal fixation (surgical fracture treatment)
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Abduction
Moving away from the midline
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Addiction
Movement of a body part toward the median plane
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Inversion
A turning inward, inside out, or other reversal of the normal relation of a part
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Eversion ("normal" belly button)
A turning inside out (outie belly button)
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Extension
The movement my which two ends of any jointed part are drawn away from eachother
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Flexion
The act of bending or the condition of being bent
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Phalang/o
Phalanges (finger or bone toes)
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Carp/o
Carpals (bones of the wrist)
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Tars/o
Tarsals (ankle bones)
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Ilium
Part of the hip bone
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Femor/o
Femur (upper leg bone)
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Patell/o
Patella (knee cap)
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Fibul/o
Fibula (lower leg bone)
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Arthr/o
Joints
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Ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
Tendon (attaches muscle to bones)
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Burs/o
Bursa (fibrous sac that acts like a cushion to ease joint movement)
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Ligament
Connects bone to bone
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Synovial fluid
Acts as a lubricant within moveable joints
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Symphysis joint
Bones grow together with cartilage and function as one
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Sym- and syn-
With, together, joined together
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-physis
To grow
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Menisc/o
Cartilage within a joint
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Oste/o
Bone
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Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
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My/o. Myos/o
Muscle
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Myc/o
Fungus
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Ankylosis
Loss of mobility in a joint
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Ankyl/o
Stiff
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-Osis
Abnormal condition
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Inter-
Between
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Intercostal
Pertaining to between the ribs
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Supra-
Above
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Supracostal
Pertaining to above the ribs
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-clasis
To break surgically
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Osteoclasis
Surgical fix of s bone to correct deformity
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Osteodesis
Surgically fuse together bone
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-desis
Surgical fusion
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Lord/o
Bent forward
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Kyph/o
Hump, humpback
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Myoasthenia
Muscle weakness
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-asthenia
Weakness
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Osteoarthritis
Inflammation of the bone and joints
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Orth/o
Straight
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Orthopedic surgeon
Specializes in bones, joints, and muscles
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Kinesi/o
Movement or motion
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Kinesiology
Study of the movement and motion of muscles and body parts
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Fx
Fracture (broken bone)
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Disl
Dislocation
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ROM
range of motion
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OT
Occupational therapist
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PT
Physical therapist
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OA
Osteoarthritis
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Ht
Height
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Wt
Weight
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Ortho
Orthopedics
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MD
Muscular dystrophy
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D.O
Doctor of osteopathy
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NSAID
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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RA
Rheumatoid arthritis
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AKA
Above the knee amputation
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BKA
Below knee amputation

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