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49 Cards in this Set
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Kyph/o
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humpback
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Lord/o
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swayback
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Scoli/o
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curved
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Myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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Oste/o
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bone
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Chondr/o
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cartilage
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Spondyl/o
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Vertebra
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Pelv/i
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Pelvis
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Arthr/o
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joint
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Crani/o
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skull
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Cervic/o
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neck
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Mandibul/o
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mandible; lower jaw
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid; aspiration
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-clast
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breakdown
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-desis
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surgical fusion; binding
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-malacia
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softening
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-pathy
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disease process
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-plasty
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surgical repair; reconstruction
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-itis
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inflammationa
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-porousis
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porous
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-tomy
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incision
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-scopy
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process of visual examination
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-algia
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pain
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surgical repair of the skull
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cranioplasty
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Surgical binding together of a joint
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arthrodesis
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These cell breakdown old bones.
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osteoclast
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softening of a bone
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osteomalacia
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Immature bone cell
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osteoblast
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Inflammation of vertebrae
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sponylitis
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Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
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Osteomyelitis
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Inflammation of a joint
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arthristis
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pertaining to the neck
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cervical
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loss of bone density
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osteoporosis
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abnormal leteral curvature of the spine
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scoliosis
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process to visually examining the joint cavity
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arthroscopy
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pain in the joint
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arthraglia
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axiel skeleton made up of
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Spinal column, Skull & rib cage.
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appendicular
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extremities, shoulders and pelvis
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Bone is composed of
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20% water
main minerals, organic matter & collagen |
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6 functions of the skeletal system:
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provides the framework to support the body
prtects the bodies vital organs, serves as points of attachment for the skeletal muscle, give the body its shape, forms RBC, WBC & plateletts, stores most the bodies calcium supply. |
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Veterbral column consist of
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c1-c7 cervical vertebrae
t1-t12 thoracic vertabrae L1-L5 Lumbar vertabrae coccyx, intervertrbral disk, vetrebral body |
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how is the long constructed?
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long bone has a hollow haft called diaphysis with ends called epiphysis. The ends contain yellow marrow.
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How do long bones grow?
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cartilage in the epiphysis becomes growth lates which permit new tissue & bone growth. At maturity growth stops & cartilage is replaced by bone.
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Name 3 kinds of synovial joints:
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ball and socket joint (hip)
pivot joint (elbow) hinge joint (elbow, fingers, knee cap) |
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7 types of fractures:
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Greenstick-crack under pressure
Simple; closed-complete break w/o breaking skin Compounded- complete break w/ pentreation of the skin impacted- broken ends are jammed together communited-more than one fracture depressed-piece of fractured bone is driven inward. spiral-twisting break that wraps around the bone. colles-wrist joint break |
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Kyphosis-
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a bowing of the back usually at the thoracic level. (humpback)
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Carpal Tunnel syndrome-
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decreased sensitivy in the first two fingers and thumb, often with atrophy of the thumb muscle on the palm side.
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Gout-
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common form of arthritis. a metabolic disease resulting in severe joint pain due to deposits of urates.
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acetatabulm
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socket where the head of the femur fits.
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