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Chp 5 Medterm - Words

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Subjects: bursa carpals

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	a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement	bursa burs
	the small bones of the wrist	carpals carp
	the small, narrow bones of the hand	metacarpals carp
	a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones	cartilaginous joint cartil
	part of the skull, the bones that surround the brain	cranium crani
	movement away from the body midline	abduction duct
	movement toward the body midline	adduction duct
	a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement	bursa burs
	turning the distal end of a bone in a circle	circumduction duct
	the small bones of the wrist	carpals carp
	a tough, fibrous connective tissue	fascia fasci
	the small, narrow bones of the hand	metacarpals carp
	a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement	bursa burs
	the bone of the upper leg or thigh	femur femur
	a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones	cartilaginous joint cartil
	the small bones of the wrist	carpals carp
	a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement	bursa burs
	part of the skull, the bones that surround the brain	cranium crani
	the small, narrow bones of the hand	metacarpals carp
	the small bones of the wrist	carpals carp
	a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones	cartilaginous joint cartil
	movement away from the body midline	abduction duct
	the small, narrow bones of the hand	metacarpals carp
	part of the skull, the bones that surround the brain	cranium crani
	movement toward the body midline	adduction duct
	a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones	cartilaginous joint cartil
	turning the distal end of a bone in a circle	circumduction duct
	movement away from the body midline	abduction duct
	part of the skull, the bones that surround the brain	cranium crani
	a tough, fibrous connective tissue	fascia fasci
	movement toward the body midline	adduction duct
	movement away from the body midline	abduction duct
	a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement	bursa burs
	turning the distal end of a bone in a circle	circumduction duct
	the bone of the upper leg or thigh	femur femur
	movement toward the body midline	adduction duct
	the small bones of the wrist	carpals carp
	a tough, fibrous connective tissue	fascia fasci
	turning the distal end of a bone in a circle	circumduction duct
	the small, narrow bones of the hand	metacarpals carp
	the bone of the upper leg or thigh	femur femur
	a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement	bursa burs
	a tough, fibrous connective tissue	fascia fasci
	a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones	cartilaginous joint cartil
	the small bones of the wrist	carpals carp
	part of the skull, the bones that surround the brain	cranium crani
	the bone of the upper leg or thigh	femur femur
	the small, narrow bones of the hand	metacarpals carp
	movement away from the body midline	abduction duct
	a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones	cartilaginous joint cartil
	movement toward the body midline	adduction duct
	part of the skull, the bones that surround the brain	cranium crani
	turning the distal end of a bone in a circle	circumduction duct
	movement away from the body midline	abduction duct
	a tough, fibrous connective tissue	fascia fasci
	a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement	bursa burs
	a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement	bursa burs
	movement toward the body midline	adduction duct
	the bone of the upper leg or thigh	femur femur
	the small bones of the wrist	carpals carp
	the small bones of the wrist	carpals carp
	turning the distal end of a bone in a circle	circumduction duct
	the small, narrow bones of the hand	metacarpals carp
	the small, narrow bones of the hand	metacarpals carp
	a tough, fibrous connective tissue	fascia fasci
	a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones	cartilaginous joint cartil
	a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones	cartilaginous joint cartil
	the bone of the upper leg or thigh	femur femur
	part of the skull, the bones that surround the brain	cranium crani
	part of the skull, the bones that surround the brain	cranium crani
	movement away from the body midline	abduction duct
	movement away from the body midline	abduction duct
	movement toward the body midline	adduction duct
	movement toward the body midline	adduction duct
	turning the distal end of a bone in a circle	circumduction duct
	turning the distal end of a bone in a circle	circumduction duct
	a tough, fibrous connective tissue	fascia fasci
	a tough, fibrous connective tissue	fascia fasci
	the bone of the upper leg or thigh	femur femur
	the bone of the upper leg or thigh	femur femur
	a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement	bursa burs
	the small bones of the wrist	carpals carp
	the small, narrow bones of the hand	metacarpals carp
	a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones	cartilaginous joint cartil
	part of the skull, the bones that surround the brain	cranium crani
	movement away from the body midline	abduction duct
	movement toward the body midline	adduction duct
	turning the distal end of a bone in a circle	circumduction duct
	a tough, fibrous connective tissue	fascia fasci
	the bone of the upper leg or thigh	femur femur
	a joint where the material between bones consists of fibrous connective tissue that allows very little or no movement between them	fibrous joint fibr
	the smaller of the two bones of the lower leg	fibula fibul
	bending the foot or toes upward	dorsiflexion flex
	decreasing the angle between bones (bending a joint)	flexion flex
	bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes downward toward the ground	plantar flexion flex
	the upper, wing-shaped bone of the pelvic girdle	ilium ili
	the inferior bone of the pelvic girdle	ischium ischi
	a crescent-shaped cartilage that helps to stablilize joint movements; plural form is menisci	meniscus menisc
	a flattened tendon; it functions as a fascia that joins muscles together or joins muscle to bone	aponeurosis neur
	a thin layer of connective tissue that lines the marrow cavity	endosteum oste
	a bone cell that is mobile and secretes bone matrix	osteoblast oste
	a bone cell that dissolves bone matrix	osteoclast osteo
	a bone cell that is stationary, locked within bone matrix	osteocyte oste
	a thin layer of fibrous connective tissue that forms the outermost layer of a bone	periosteum oste
	part of the skull, two bones at the top of the head	parietal bones pariet
	the bone that forms the kneecap	patella patell
	the small, narrow shaft portion of long bones	diaphysis physis
	the end of a long bone	epiphysis physis
	the end of a long bone	epiphysis
	physis	the anterior part of the pelvic girlde
	the bone that forms the kneecap	patella patell
	the small, narrow bones of the toes	phalanges of the toes phalang
	the small, narrow bones of the finger; singular form is phalanx (FA lanks)	phalanges of the fingers phalang
	the long, narrow shaft portion of long bones	diaphysis physis
	the end of a long bone	epiphysis physis
	the anterior part of the pelvic girdle	pubis pub
	a cartilaginous joint that is the point of fusion for two pubic bones	symphysis pubis
	the bone of the forearm (lower arm) that is in line with the thumb	radius radi
	four vertebrae that fuse in early childhood into a single bone that forms the dorsal wall of the pelvis	sacrum sacr
	a division of the skeleton that includes the bones of the appendages and pectoral and pelvic girdles	appendicular skeleton skelet
	a division of the skeleton that includes the bones that are located along or near the central vertical axis of the body; it includes the bones of the skull, vertebral column, and the bones of the thoracic cage	axial skeleton skelet
	the muscle tissue that forms the muscles attched to bones	skeletal muscle skelet
	the breastplate	sternum stern
	a joint that contains synovial fluid within a sac of connective tissue, allowing for the most movement between bones in comparison to fibrous joints and cartilaginous joints	synovial joint synovi
	the fluid produced by the synovial membrane, which provides lubrication and a shock-absorbing cushion in synovial joints	synovial fluid synovi
	the bones of the foot; also called the metatarsal bones	metatarsus tars
	the bones of the ankle; also called the tarsal bones	tarsus tars
	a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone	tendon tend
	increasing the angle between bones (straightening a joint, stretching out a tendon)	extension ten
	turning a body part outward	eversion vers
	a division of the skeleton that includes the bones that are located along or near the central vertical axis of the body; it includes the bones of the skull, vertebral column, and the bones of the thoracic cage	axial skeleton skelet
	the muscle tissue that forms the muscles attched to bones	skeletal muscle skelet
	the breastplate	sternum stern
	a joint that contains synovial fluid within a sac of connective tissue, allowing for the most movement between bones in comparison to fibrous joints and cartilaginous joints	synovial joint synovi
	the fluid produced by the synovial membrane, which provides lubrication and a shock-absorbing cushion in synovial joints	synovial fluid synovi
	the bones of the foot; also called the metatarsal bones	metatarsus tars
	the bones of the ankle; also called the tarsal bones	tarsus tars
	a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone	tendon tend
	increasing the angle between bones (straightening a joint, stretching out a tendon)	extension ten
	turning a body part outward	eversion vers
	the bone of the forearm (lower arm) that is in line with the thumb	radius radi
	four vertebrae that fuse in early childhood into a single bone that forms the dorsal wall of the pelvis	sacrum sacr
	a division of the skeleton that includes the bones of the appendages and pectoral and pelvic girdles	appendicular skeleton
	a division of the skeleton that includes the bones that are located along or near the central vertical axis of the body; it includes the bones of the skull, vertebral column, and the bones of the thoracic cage	axial skeleton skelet
	the muscle tissue that forms the muscles attached to bones	skeletal muscle skelet
	the bone of the forearm (lower arm)that is in line with the thumb	radius radi
	four vertebrae that fuse in early childhood into a single bone that forms the dorsal wall of the pelvis	sacrum sacr
	a division of the skeleton that includes the bones of the appendages and pectoral and pelvic girdles	appendicular skeleton skelet
	a division of the skeleton that includes the bones that are located along or near the central vertical axis of the body; it includes the bones of the skull, vertebral column, and the bones of the thoracic cage	axial skeleton skelet
	the muscle tissue that forms the muscles attached to bones	skeletal muscle skelet
	the breastplate	sternum stern
	a joint that contains synovial fluid within a sac of connective tissue, allowing for the most movement between bones in comparison to fibrous joints and cartilaginous joints	synovial joint synovi
	the fluid produced by the synovial membrane, which provides lubrication adn a shock-absorbing cushion in synovial joints	synovial fluid synovi
	the bones of the foot; also called the metatarsal bones	metatarsus tars
	the bones of the ankle; also called the tarsal bones	tarsus tars
	a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone	tendon tend
	increasing the angle between bones (straightening a joint, stretching out a tendon)	extension
	turning a body part outward	eversion vers
	turning a body part inward	inversion vers
	the first seven bones of the vertebral column, numbered C1 to C7 from superior to inferior	cervical vertebrae vertebr
	fibrocartilaginous disc located between vertebrae	intervertebral disc vertebr
	five vertebrae of the lower spine, numbered L1 to L5	lumbar vertebrae vertebr
	12 vertebrae of the thorax, numbered T1 to T12; each one articulates witha pair of ribs	thoracic vertebrae vertebr
	the spinal column; 33-34 vertebrae in a linear formation	vertebral column vertebr
	pain in a joint	arthralgia arthr algia
	an inability to coordinate muscles while executing a voluntary movement	ataxia a- without, absence of tax - reaction to a stimulus -ia condition of
	lacking development, or wasting	atrophy a- without, absence of -trophy - nourishment, development
	abnormally slow movement	bradykinesia brady- slow kinesi- motion -a singular
	difficulty in movement	dyskinesia dys- bad, abnormal, painful, difficult kinesi - motion -a singular
	deformities that arise during development	dystrophy dys- bad, abnormal, painful, difficult trophy- nourishment, development
	excessive development	hypertrophy hyper- excessive, abnormally hihg, above trophy - nourishment, development
	muscle tenderness or pain	myalgia my- muscle algia- pain
	a state of rigidity of muscle during which the muscle is unable to contract	rigor
	an abnormal, suden involuntary muscle contraction (tonic spasm), or series of alternating muscle contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm); one who is affected by spasm is spastic	spasm
	pain in a tendon	tenodynia ten- tendon dynia - pain
	involuntary shaking of the limbs	tremor
	abnormal, slow growth of long bones; results in unusually short, stocky limbs	achondroplasia a- without, absence of chondro - cartilage -plasia- shape, formation
	abnormal condition of joint stiffness	ankylosis ankyl - fused, not straight osis- condition of
	inflammation and degeneration of a joint; the two primary types, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, are described later in this section	arthritis arthr- joint itis- inflammation
	pain in a tendon	tenodynia ten- tendon dynia - pain
	involuntary shaking of the limbs	tremor
	abnormal, slow growth of long bones; results in unusually short, stocky limbs	achondroplasia a- without, absence of chondro - cartilage -plasia- shape, formation
	abnormal condition of joint stiffness	ankylosis ankyl - fused, not straight osis- condition of
	inflammation and degeneration of a joint; the two primary types, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, are described later in this section	arthritis arthr- joint itis- inflammation
	pain in a tendon	tenodynia ten- tendon dynia - pain
	involuntary shaking of the limbs	tremor
	abnormal, slow growth of long bones; results in unusually short, stocky limbs	achondroplasia a- without, absence of chondr- cartilage plasia- shape, formation
	abnormal condition of joint stiffenss	ankylosis ankyl- fused, not straight osis- condition of
	inflammation and degeneration of a joint; the two primary types, rheumatoid arthritis and oseoarthritis, are described later in this section	arthritis arthr- joint itis- inflammation
	inflammation of cartilages within joints	arthrochondritis arthr- joint chondr- cartilage itis- inflammation
	abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe	bunion
	inflammation of a bursa	bursitis burs- purse or sac, bursa lith- stone
	repetitive stress injury in which the median nerve of the wrist generates pain impulses due to inflammation of the synovial sheath; abbreviated CTS	carpal tunnel syndrome carp- wrist al- pertaining to syn- together, joined drome- run, running
	a calcium deposit (or stone) within a bursa	bursolith burs- puse or sac, bursa lith - stone
	drooping of the wrist; also called wrist drop	carpoptosis wrist- carp ptosis- falling down, drooping
	deterioration or softening of cartilage	chondromalacia chondr- cartilage malacia- softening
	prolonged, involuntary muscular contractions	cramps
	a fissure of the skull present at birth	cranioschisis crani- skull, cranium schisis- split, fissure
	inflammation of an intervertebral disk	diskitis disk- flat shape, intervertebral disk itis- inflammation
	a congenital (at birth condition tht results in progressive muscular weakness and deterioration; abbreviated DMD	Duchenne's muscular dystrophy dys - bad, abnormal, pain, difficult trophy - nourishment, development
	inflammation of the cartilages of the elbow	epicondylitis epi- above condyl - knuckle of a joint itis- inflammation
	a break in a bone	fracture
	abnormal depostion of uric acid crystals in the joints (usually the big toe joints); causes localized pain; also called gouty arthritis	gout
	a rupture of an intervertebral disk; results in the protrusion of tissue against spinal nerves or the spinal cord, which generates pain	herniated disk
	a deformity of the spine characterized by the presence of a hump; also called hunchback	kyphosis kyph - hump osis - condition of
	inflammation of the lateral tendon of the elbow; also called tennis elbow	lateral epicondylitis later- side epi- above condyl- knuckle of a joint itis- inflammation
	a deformity of the spine characterized by an anterior curve of the lumbar area	lordosis lord - bent forward osis- condition of
	inherited condition that results in excessive cartilage formation at the growth plates, forming long arms and legs	Marfan's syndrome syn- together, joined drome - run, running
	inflammation of the maxilla	maxillitis maxil- upper jaw bone itis- inflammation
	inflammation of a meniscus	meniscitis menisc- crescent shaped moon itis- inflammation
	weakness in the muscles	myasthenia gravis my- muscle asthenia - weakness
	a tumor composed of bone marrow cells	myeloma myel- bone marrow oma- swelling, tumor
	a spasm or twitching of a muscle or muscle group	myoclonus my- muscle clonus - in motion
	protrusion of a muscle through its fascia	myocele my- muscle cele- protrusion, hernia, swelling
	inflammation of muscle tissue	myositis
	inflammation of a bone	osteitis
	viral infection of bone that causes deformities of the skeleton and results from the acceleration of bone loss; also called Paget's disease	osteitis deformans oste- bone itis - inflammation
	a form of arthritis characterized by an age-related deterioration of joints that is accompanied by erosion of cartilage and painful inflammation; OA	osteoarthritis osteo- bone arthr- joint itis- inflammation
	inflammation of bone and associated cartilage	osteochondritis oset- bone chondr- cartilage itis- inflammation
	a benign tumor of bone, in which the tumor contains fibrous connective tissue that surrounds bone	osteofibroma oste- bone fibr- fiber oma- swelling, tumor
	an inherited condition that results in impaired growth and fragile bones; leads to progressive skeletal deformation and frequent fractures	osteogenesis imperfecta oste- bone genesis- origin, cause
	a gradual and painful softening of bones	osteomalacia ose- bone malacia- softening
	a painful bone infection caused by bacteria; characterized by inflammation of the rewd bone marrow	osteomyelitis oste- bone myel- bone marrow itis- inflammation
	death of bone tissue	osteonecrosis oste- bone necr- death osis- condition of
	excessive formation of dense bone, which crowds out marrow cavities and leads to cutting off the blood supply ot bone; also known as marble bone	osteopetrosis oste- bone petr- stone osis- condition of
	excessive formation of dense bone, which crowds out marrow cavities and leads to cutting off the blood supply ot bone; also known as marble bone	osteopetrosis oste- bone petr- stone osis- condition of
	abnormal loss of bone density	osteoporosis oste- bone por- small hole osis- condition of
	abnormal loss of bone density	osteoporosis oste- bone por- small hole osis- condition of
	primary cancer of bone	osteosarcoma oste-bone sarc- sacred oma- swelling, tumor
	primary cancer of bone	osteosarcoma oste-bone sarc- sacred oma- swelling, tumor
	viral infection of bone that deform sthe skelton due to the acceleration of bone loss; also called osteitis deformans	Paget's disease
	viral infection of bone that deform sthe skelton due to the acceleration of bone loss; also called osteitis deformans	Paget's disease
	paralysis (loss of sensation adn voluntary muscle movement) of both legs and lower part of the body	paraplegia para- near, alongside, departure from normal plegia- paralysis
	paralysis (loss of sensation adn voluntary muscle movement) of both legs and lower part of the body	paraplegia para- near, alongside, departure from normal plegia- paralysis
	loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement	paralysis
	partial motor paralysis	paresis
	inflammation of many muscles simultaneously	polymyositis
	paralysis of all four appendages	quadriplegia quadri- four plegia- paralysis
	a form of arthritis characterized by progresive, gradual joint deterioriation that is caused by an auto immune response (attack by the body's own white blood cells); abbreviated RA	rheumatoid arthritis
	ma to the spinal cord, which often results in paralysis; SCI	spinal cord injury
	an injury that results from stretching a ligament beyond its normal range, tearing its collagen fibers	sprain (not strain) p.165
	an injury that results from stretching amuscle beyond its normal rnage, tearing muscle tissue	strain (not sprain) p.165
	surgical connection of adjacent vertebrae, usually as atreatment for a herniated disk; also called spondylosyndesis	spinal fusion
	surgically connecting adfacent vertebrae; commonly called spinal fusion	spondylosyndesis

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