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25 Cards in this Set
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What is the Upper Lateral Regions called?
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Hypochondria
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Where is the mediastinum located?
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The thoracic cavity
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What is a diaphysis?
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The shaft of a long bone
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What is cancellous bone?
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Spongy, porous bone tissue in the inner part of a bone
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What is foramen?
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Opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter or leave
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What does condyle mean?
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Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near the joint
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What bone is the tail bone made of?
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Coccyx
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Diaphram?
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Muscle seperating the abdominal and thoracic cavaties
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What does supine mean?
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Lying on the back
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What part of the cell allows material to pass in and out of?
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Cell membrane
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Where in the cell are proteins made
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
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What part of the cell does catabolism occur?
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Mitochondria
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What is metabolism?
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The whole chemical process in a cell.
Anabolism + Catabolism = Metabolism |
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What is a comminuted fracture?
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Bone is splintered or crushed into several pieces
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What is osteo malacia?
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Softening of the bone. Happens when Vitamin D is defficient; known as rickets in children
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What is Kyphosis?
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Abnormal posterior curve of the thoracic spine, aka Hump Back
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What is Lordosis?
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Abnormal anterior curve of the Lumbar spine
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Ankylosing Spondylitis?
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Chronic, progressive arthritis w/ stiffing of the joints, primarily of the spine
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Gouty Arthritis?
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Inflammation and painful swelling of the joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body
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Osteoarthritis? (OA)
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Progressive, degenerate joint disease characterized by loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of bone at articular surfaces
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Rheumatoid Arthritis? (RA)
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Chronic disease in which joints become inflammed and painful. It is believed to be caused by an autoimmune reaction
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? (CTS)
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Compression (by a wrist ligament) of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist(the carpal tunnel)
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Dislocation?
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Displacement of a bone from its joint
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Ganglion?
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A fluid-filled cyst
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What organs are located in the Upper Right Quadrant of the body?
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Liver right lobe(main one), gallbladder, part of the pancreas, and parts of the small and large intestines
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