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71 Cards in this Set
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Axial Skeleton
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Skull, vertebre, rib cage
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Appendicular Skeleton
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Bones that make up extremities and girdles
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# of bones in Adult
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~200
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Joints
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Articulations
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Cartilage
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Protect bone surface
-Articular, menisci, bursa |
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Ligaments
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Connect bone to bone
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Tendons
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Connect muscle to bone
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Hematopoiesis
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Formation of blood cells
-in red bone marrow |
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Functions
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Mineral storage- Calcium & Phosphate reserves
Framework/Attachment Support for weight and movement Protection |
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Osteoclasts
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Break down bone
-parathyroid hormone |
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Osteoblasts
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Build bone
-calcitonin |
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Yellow Bone Marrow
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Fat Storage
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Long Bones - Extremities
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Ends = epiphysis
Middle = diaphysis Epiphyseal Plate = where mitosis occurs, growth plate |
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Muscular System - Muscle cells
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Capable of contracting
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3 Types of Muscle Tissue
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1.Skeletal - voluntary
2.Smooth - involuntary 3.Cardiac - heart |
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Oste/o
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Bone
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Osteomalacia
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Softening of the bone
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My/o
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Muscle
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Myodynia
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Muscle pain
-myalgia -fibromyalgia |
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Leiomyo
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Smooth muscle
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Rhabdomyo
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Skeletal muscle
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Chondr/o
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Cartilage
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Costochondritis
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Inflammation of rib cartilage
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Myel/o
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Bone marrow or spinal cord
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Multiple myeloma
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A cancer of certain white blood cells (plasma cells)
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Arthritis
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Inflammation of joint(s)
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Spondyl/o
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Vertebra
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Ankylosing spondylitis
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Inflammation of vertebra causing fusion
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Vertebr/o
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Vertebra
-vertebra column |
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Osteoarthritis
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1.most common
2.older aged individuals 3.previous injury to joint |
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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1.Autoimmune
2.Cartilage is attacked |
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Gout (gouty arthritis)
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1.Uric acid deposition
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Osteoporosis
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Decrease in density of bones
-common after menopause in females -prevention can occur at age 1-20 -Vit D and calcium -weight bearing exercise throughout life |
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Arthroscopy
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Using an arthroscope to take a look inside and repair a joint.
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Arthroplasty
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Surgical repair (usually replacement) of a joint.
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5 Special Senses
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1.Gustation - taste
2.Olfaction - smell 3.Vison 4. Equilibrium 5.Hearing |
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Ophthalmoscope
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Eye viewing instrument
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Optic Chiasm
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-Where peripheral optic nerves cross the brian
-Pituitary tumors result in tunnel vision, lose peripheral vision |
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Blephar/o
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eyelids
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Belpharospasm
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Involuntary contraction of eyelid
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Conjunctiv/o
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Conjunctiva, thin covering over sclera
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Conjunctivitis
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"pinkeye" inflammation of conjunctiva
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Puplli/o
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pupil
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Pupillary inequality
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anisocoria
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Dipl/o
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two
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Diplopia
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double vision
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Ocul/o
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eye
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Intraocular
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within the eye
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Lacrimation
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tear production
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Myopia
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near sightedness
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Hyperopia
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Far sightedness
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Cataract
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clouding of the lens
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Glaucoma
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Increased intraocular pressure in the anterior eye chamber due to buildup of aqueous humor
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Macular Degeneration
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Breakdown of the macula, resulting in central vision loss
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Ophthalm/o
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eye
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Ophthalmologist
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MD
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Salping/o
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Eustachian tubes/uterine tubes
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Salpingitis
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inflammation of the auditory tubes
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Ot/o
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ear
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Otorrhea
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discharge from the ear
-swimmer's ear |
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Otitis Media
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inflammation of middle ear
-common in children with URI/usually viral |
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Otoscope
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instrument used to look inside ears
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Otalgia
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Pain in the ear
-otodynia |
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Presbycusis
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Hearing impairment associated with age
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Tinnitus
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Ringing in the ears
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Vertigo
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Sensation of movement or spinning
-due to damage or infection of inner ear |
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Mryring/o
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tympanic membrane
-tympan/o |
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Myringotomy
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Incision into eardrom with tube placement to equalize air pressure and prevent infections
(PE = pressure equalizing) |
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Sensorineural Hearing loss
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caused by damage to hair in ears
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Conductive hearing loss
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-less common than sensorineural
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