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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 colum

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spondyl/o

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spine vertebral colum

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rachi/o

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spine vertebral colum

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lumb/o

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lower back area

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lumbar

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lower back area

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C-1 , C-2

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cervical vertebrae

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T-1, T-2

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Thoracic vertebrae

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L-1, L-2

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Lumbar vertebrae

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alignment

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placing fractured bones into correct anatomical posisiton

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clavic/o

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collar bone

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clavicle

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collar bone

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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

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distortion of any part of the body

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scapul/o

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shoulder blade

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scapula

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shoulder blade

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deformed

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distortion of any part of the body

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dislocate

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temporary displacement of a bone from its joint

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humer/o

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upper arm bone

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humerus

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upper arm bone

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dislocation

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temporary displacement of a bone from its joint

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immobilize

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making a part or limb so that it cannot be moved

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immobilization

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making a part or limp so that it cannot be moved

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stern/o
breastbone
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sternum
breastbone
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orthopodd
orthopedist
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reduce
restoring a fractured bone to its normal position
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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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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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cost/o
ribs
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costals
ribs
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rotation
to move in one direction
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supation
to rotate forward
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chondr/o
cartilage
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phalang/o
fingers or toes
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phalanges
fingers or toes
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pronation
to rotate backwards
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abduction
to be taken away
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carp/o
bones of the wrist
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carpals
bones of the wrist
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flexion
place on the sagittal plane
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extension
straightening
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eversion
opposite movement
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inversion
reversal of something
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adduction
movement to the midsaggital plane
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tars/o
ankle bones
52
tarsals
ankle bones
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ilium
part of the hip bone
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femur
upper leg bone
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femor/o
upper leg bone
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patell/o
knee cap
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patella
Knee cap
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fibul/o
lower leg bone
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fibula
lower leg bone
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arthr/o
joint
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ten/o
tendon
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tend/o
tendon
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tendin/o
tendon
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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 joints
bones grow together with cartilage and functions as one
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sym and syn
with and together
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-physis
to grow
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menisc/o
cartilage within the joint | meniscus
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oste/o
bones
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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my/o
muscle
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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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intercostal
between the ribs
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inter-
between
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supracostal
above the ribs
81
supra-
above
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osteoclasis
surgical breaking a bone to correct deformity
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-clasis
to break surgically
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osteodesis
surgical fuse bones together
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-desis
surgical fusion
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lord/o
bent forward
87
kyph/o
humpback
88
myoasthenia
muscle weakness
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-asthenia
weakness
90
osteoarthritis
inflammation of the joints and bones
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kinesiology
the study of movement and the motion of muscles and body parts
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kinesi/o
movement or motion
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Fx
fracture or broken bone
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disl
dislocation
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ROM
range or motion
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OT
occupational therapy
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PT
physical therapy
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OA
osteoarthritis
99
Ht or ht
height
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Wt or wt
weight
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Ortho
orthopedics
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MD
muscular dystrophy
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D.O.
Doctor of Osteopathy
104
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
105
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
106
AKA
above the knee amputation
107
BKA
below the knee amputation

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