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103 Cards in this Set
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cervical |
The neck section of the spine |
Part of the spine |
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thoracic |
The chest and upper back portion of the spine |
Part of the spine |
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lumbar and sacral |
The lower back of the spine |
Part of the spine |
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costo |
Ribs |
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brachio |
Upper arm bone |
Part of the arm |
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radius and ulna |
The two bones of your forearm |
Part of the arm |
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carpe |
Wrist |
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femur |
Hip bone |
Part of the legs |
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tibia and fibula |
The two Shin bones |
Part of the leg |
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tarsal |
Ankle |
Part of the leg |
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oste/o |
Bone |
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crani/o |
Skull |
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spondyl/o |
Vertebra |
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flexion |
When a joint bends |
How a joint moves |
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extension |
When a joint straightens |
How I joint moves |
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Abduction |
When a joint widens to movie part away from the body |
How a joint moves |
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adduction |
The Joint Narrows to bring Parts back to the body |
How the joint moves |
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What do tendons do |
They hold muscle to bone |
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What do ligaments do |
They hold bones together |
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Costalgia |
Rib pain |
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Metatarsalgia |
Pain in the bones of the foot |
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Ostalgia, ostealgia, osteodynia |
Bone pain |
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Spondylodynia |
Vertebra pain |
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Tibialgia |
Shin pain |
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Ankylosis |
Joint stiffness |
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Arthralgia, arthrodynia |
Joint pain |
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Cervicodynia |
Neck pain |
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Crepitation |
A crackling sound heard in joints |
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Genu valgum |
Knock-kneed |
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Genu varum |
Bow-legged |
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Bradykinesia |
Slow movement |
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Dyskinesia |
Inability to control movement |
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Dystaxia |
Poor condition |
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Dystonia |
Poor muscle tone |
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Graphospasm |
Writer's cramp |
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Myalgia |
Muscle pain |
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Myasthenia |
Muscle weakness |
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Myodynia |
Muscle pain |
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Myospasm |
Muscle spasm |
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Tenalgia |
Tendon pain |
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Arthrocentesis |
Puncture of a joint |
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Arthrogram |
Visual record a joint |
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Arthrography |
Procedure used to examine a joint |
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Arthroscope |
Instrument for looking into a joint |
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Arthroscopy |
Procedure of looking into a joint |
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Computed axial tomography CAT or CT |
Imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross-sections along an axis |
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Electromyogram |
A record of the electrical activity of a muscle |
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Electromyography |
Procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle |
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Myography |
Procedure for studying muscles |
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Osteimetry |
Procedure for measuring bone |
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Carditis |
Wrist inflammation |
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Craniomalacia |
Softening of the skull |
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Exostosis |
An abnormal growth of bone out of another bone |
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Osteodystrophy |
Poor bone development |
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Osteolysis |
Bone loss |
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Osteonecrosis |
Death of bone |
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Osteosclerosis |
Abnormal hardening of the bone |
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Polydactyly |
Having more than the normal number of fingers or toes |
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Syndactyly |
Fusion of fingers or toes |
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Tarsoptosis |
Flat feet |
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Bursolith |
A stone in a bursa |
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Effusion |
Fluid buildup |
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Hemarthrosis |
Fluid in a joint |
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Pyarthrosis |
Pus in the joint |
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Myocele |
Hernia of muscle tissue |
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Myolysis |
Loss of muscle tissue |
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Myomalacia |
Softening of the muscle |
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Myosclerosis |
Harding of a muscle |
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Myotasis |
Stretching of a muscle |
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Kyphosis |
Humpback |
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Lordosis |
Sway back |
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Scoliosis |
Crooked back |
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Ankylosing spondylitis |
A stiffening inflamation of the vertebrae |
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chondro-osteodystrophy |
Poor development of bone or cartilage |
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craniosynostosis |
The premature fusing of skull bones |
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Dactylitis |
Finger inflammation |
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osteitis |
Bone inflammation |
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osteochondritis |
Inflammation of bone or cartilage |
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osteogenesis imperfecta |
Brittle bone disease |
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osteomalacia |
Softening of the bone |
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osteomyelitis |
Inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
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osteopenia |
Reductions of bone volume |
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osteoporosis |
Decreased bone density |
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osteosarcoma |
Cancerous tumors arising out of bone cells |
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spinal stenosis |
Abnormal narrowing of spine |
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spondyloarthropathy |
Joint disease of the vertebrae |
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spondylolysis |
Loss of vertebra structure |
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septic arthritis |
Inflammation of the joints due to infection |
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osteoarthritis |
inflammation of the joints, specifically those that bear weight |
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arthrocele |
hernia of a joint |
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bursitis |
Inflammation of the bursa |
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subluxation |
Partial dislocation of the joint |
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chondroplasia |
A defect in the formation of cartilage |
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costochondritis |
Inflammation of the cartilage of the rib |
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muscular dystrophy |
Disorder characterized by poor muscle development |
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ACL |
Anterior cruciate ligament |
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MCL |
Medial callateral ligament |
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LCL |
Lateral collateral ligament |
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PCL |
Posterior cruciate ligaments |
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C1-C7 |
Cervical vertebrae |
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T1-T12 |
Thoracic vertebrae |
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L1-L5 |
Lumbar vertebrae |
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S1-S5 |
Sacral vertebrae |
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