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49 Cards in this Set
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diaphysis |
shaft of a long bone |
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tarsal |
7 short bones that make up ankel |
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manubrium |
upper part of sternum |
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synovial joint |
moveable, ball and socket, hip joint |
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pubis |
bones located just below urinary bladder |
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foramen |
hole in bones through which blood vessels pass |
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articular cartilage |
bone to bone connection |
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acetabulum |
hip socket |
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phalanges |
bones of fingers and toes |
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process |
normal projection of bone for attachment of ms and tendons |
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sternum |
breast bone |
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zygomatic |
cheek bones |
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clavicle |
collarbone |
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patella |
kneecap |
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olecranon process |
point of elbow |
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arthrolysis |
surgical loosening of ankylosed joint |
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fibrous dysplasia |
bone disorder of unknown cause that destroys normal bone and replaces it with fibrous tissue |
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allogenic |
bone marrow from a donor |
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osteoarthritis |
wear and tear arthritis |
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lumbago |
lower back pain |
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osteoclasis |
surgical fracture of bone to correct deformity |
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ankylosis spondylitis |
form of RA that primarily causes inflammation of joints between vertebrae |
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osteorrhaphy |
surgical suturing or wiring together of bones |
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crepitation |
grating sounds heard when end of broken bone move together |
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closed reduction |
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fracture |
broken bone |
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rheumatoid arthritis |
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osteonecrosis |
death of bone tissue due to insufficient blood supply |
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kyphosis |
abnormal curvature of the spine at top |
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spina bifida |
congenital defect where the spinal canal doesn't form around the spine |
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myeloma |
type of cancer occurs in blood making cell found in red bone marrow |
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callus |
bulging deposit that forms around area , the area of the break during a healing of a fractor |
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craniotomy |
used to gain access to brain relieve intracranial pressure |
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sublaxation |
partial displacement of bone from joint |
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arthrodesis |
surgical ankylosis |
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arthroplasty |
surgical placement of artificial joint |
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hallux valgus |
bunion |
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hemarthritis |
blood within a joint |
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osteochondroma |
benign bony projection covered with cartilage |
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osteomalacia |
adults rickets, abnormal softening of bones |
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periostitis |
inflammation of the periosteum |
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spondylolisthesis |
forward slipping movement of the body of one of the lower lumbar vertebrae |
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osteopenia |
thinner than average bone density, not yet osteoporosis |
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costochondritis |
inflammation of the cartilage that connects ribs to sternum |
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greenstick fracture |
bent and partially broken |
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osteomyelitis |
inflammation of the bone or bone marrow |
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secondary bone cancer |
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orthotic |
compensate for impaired function |
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autologous |
harvested bone marrow |
