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Flashcards by angeline martin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by angeline martin
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| Question | Answer |
| Compact Bone | Dense Bone |
| Sphenoid Bone | base of the scull; bat shaped; joins all other cranial bones |
| appendage | Any body part attached to the trunk specifically arms and legs |
| articulation | Joint- place of union between two or more bones |
| cancellous | Spongy bone |
| cruciate ligaments | Ligaments that form an "X" at femur located in the thigh |
| hematopoiesis | Blood formation |
| Foreamen | Hole |
| phosphorus | A mineral along with calcium that builds strong bones and teeth |
| oss or os | bone |
| cleid/o | clavicle |
| meta | After, beyond; change |
| -kinesis/o | movement |
| Geni/o Ment/o | chin |
| phosph/o | Phosphorus (salt from calcium) |
| Myos/o My/o muscul/o | muscle |
| Sarco | Connective tissue & skeletal muscle |
| Trophy | development and nourishment |
| -Cep | head- cap head |
| -gen | genesis= origin, forming or producing |
| ad | toward |
| ab | away |
| Ganglia/o | Ganglion, knot or knot like mass |
| ankyl/o | Stiffness, bent or crooked |
| Arthur/o | joint |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| Lamina/o | Part of verticals arch |
| Lord/o | Curve, seatback (example horse) |
| myel/o | Bone marrow cell Spinal cord |
| Orth/o | straight |
| Oste/o | bone |
| Ped/o Ped/i | Foot |
| scolio | Crooked , bent (related to spine) |
| thoraco | chest |
| acromi/o | point of shoulder blade |
| Brach/o | arm |
| calcane/o | calcaneum - heel bone |
| Carp/o | Corpus (wrist bone) |
| CAP Cephal/o CEP | Head |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| clavicul/o | Clavicle, collar bone |
| Cost/o | ribs |
| cran/i | cranium |
| Dactyl/o | Finger; toes |
| Femur/o | Femur (thigh bone) |
| Fibul/o | Fibula (smaller outside leg bone) Bottom leg |
| Humer/o | humerus -Upper arm bone |
| ili/o | Ileum (lateral flaring, portion of the hip bone |
| ischi/o | ischium (lower portion of the hip bone) |
| lumb/o | loins- lower back |
| metacarp/o | Hand bone; after wrist |
| metatarsals/o | metatarsals- foot bone |
| Patell/o | Patella (kneecap) |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| Phalang/o | phalanges ; AKA digits (bones of the fingers and toes) |
| Pod/o | foot |
| Pub/o | Pelvis bone- anterior part of pelvis- pubic bone |
| Radi/o | Radius, thumb side |
| Spindly/o Vertebr/o | Vertebrae, backbone |
| Stern/o | sternum |
| Tibia/o | Tibia - Large bone in the lower leg |
| leiomy/o | Smooth muscle (visceral) |
| muscul/o My/o | muscle |
| rhabd/o | Rod shaped striated |
| rhabdomy/o | Rod shaped striated muscle |
| Chandra/o | cartilage |
| Fascia/o | Fibrous band made out of collegen |
| Fiber/o | fibrous tissue |
| synov/o | synovial membrane or fluid |
| Ten/o Tend/o Tending/o | Tendon (fibrous structure attaches muscle with bones) |
| -asthenia | Weakness, debility |
| -blast | Embryonic cell |
| -clasia -clast | To break, surgical fracture |
| -desis | Binding fixation (of a bone or joint) |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | growth |
| -porosis | porous |
| -sarcoma | Malignant tumor of connective tissue |
| -scopy | Visual examination |
| a | Without or not |
| dys | Bad, painful, difficult |
| sub | Under, below |
| supra | Above, excessive, superior |
| syn | Union, together, joined |
| anklyosis | Abnormal condition- stiffening of joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery or abnormal bone fusion |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) | Bump below big toe- deforming |
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | Wrist- tunnel -painful wrist due to nerve tissue issue |
| contracture | Connective tissue-scar that changes function |
| crepitation | Popping or cracking |
| exacerbation | Increase in severity |
| Ganglion cyst | Knot-like mass |
| hemarthrosis | Abnormal condition of - Effusion of blood into a joint cavity |
| osteophytes | Bone spurs |
| Joint effusion | Increased fluid in synovial cavity of joint |
| Herniated disk | Rupture of vertebral disk's center- moved out of normal place causes to pinch nerves |
| hypotenia | Loss of muscular tone - condition of decrease in tension |
| Multiple myeloma | Cancer in plasma cells |
| Phantom limb | Amputated but still has sensation of limb |
| rickets | Softening of the bone due to vitamin d deficiency |
| sequestrum | Separated necrose bone from surrounding tissue |
| spondylolisthesis | Slipping of backbone |
| spondylosis | Abnormal condition of vertebrae- degeneration neck, chest and lumbar |
| sprain | ligament injured or torn |
| strain | Trauma or forcible stretch to a muscle or tendon |
| subluxation | under, below; separation partial or complete of two bones at joint |
| Taglines equinovarus | Angling inward, club foot |
| electromyography | Use of electrical stimulation to diagnose muscles, nerve cells that control them (motor neurons) |
| Reduction | procedure that restores a bone to its normal positon |
| Reduction (Closed) | fractured bones are realigned by manipulation rather than surgery (no surgery) |
| Reduction (open) | fractured bones are placed in their proper position during (surgery) |
| Bone immobilization | restrict movement, stabilize and facilitate the healing process of a fracture |
| Bone immobilization (casting) | solid, stiff dressing formed with plaster of Paris |
| Bone immobilization (splinting) | orthopedic device to the injured body part |
| Bone immobilization (traction) | application of weights and pulleys to align or immobilize a fracture |
| amputation | Partial or complete removal of an extremity due to disease |
| arthrocentesis | Puncture of a joint space using a needle to remove accumulated fluid |
| arthroclasia | Surgical breaking of an ankylosed joint to provide movement |
| arthroscopy | invasive visual examination of a joint and its structures using a specialized scope that projects images on a monitor |
| Bone grafting | Implantation or transplantation of bone tissue from another part of the body or from another person |
| bursectomy | Excision of bursa |
| laminectomy | Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra |
| Prosthesis fitting | Replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute |
| Revision surgery | Surgery repeated to correct problems of a previously unsuccessful surgery, worn prosthesis |
| Revision surgery (bone) | correct misalignment of bones, broken prosthesis |
| sequestrectomy | Excision of a sequestrum |
| synovectomy | Excision of a synovial membrane |
| Total hip replacement | Surgical procedure to replace a hip joint damaged by a degenerative disease, commonly arthritis |
| arthrography | process of recording a joint cavity, especially the knee or shoulder, to outline the contour of the joint |
| Bone density test | Used to detect demineralization from osteoporosis- also called DEXA |
| discography | process of recording intervertebral disk structures with injection of a contrast medium |
| lumbosacral spinal radiography | process of recording five lumbar vertebrae and he fused sacral vertebrae |
| myelography | Process if recording bone marrow and spinal cord |
| Bone scintigraphy (bone scan) | test to detect bone disorders such as arthritis, fracture, cancers |
| Calcium supplements | Treat and prevent hypocalcemia |
| Gold salts | Treat rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting activity within the immune system |
| Non steroidal Anti inflammatory drugs NSAIDS | Decrease pain and suppress inflammation |
| salicylates | relieve moderate to mild pain and reduce inflammation |
| Muscle relaxants | relieve muscle spasms and stiffness |
| C1 C2 | Cervical verebra |
| DJD | Degenerative joint disease |
| Fx | fracture |
| IM | Intramuscular, infection, mononucleus |
| L1 L2 | Lumbar vertebra |
| LS | Lumbosacral spine |
| NSAIDS | Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs |
| ORTH | orthopedics |
| P | Phosphorus pulse |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis, right atrium |
| ROM | Range of motion |
| Bursa | A sac or saclike bodily cavity, containing a lubricating fluid, located between a tendon and a bone or at points of friction between moving structures. |
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