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63 Cards in this Set
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articul/o |
arthr/o and ___ mean joint |
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goni/o |
combining form for angle
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spondyl/o |
combining form for vertebra |
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tars/o |
combining form for ankle |
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xiphoid process |
upper tip of the sternum |
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atlas |
first cervical vertebra |
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humerus |
long bone in the arm |
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diaphysis |
shaft |
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osteoclasts |
destroy old damaged bones |
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glen/o |
combining form for socket of a joint |
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rib cage |
thorax |
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osteoblasts |
deposit new bone tissue |
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medullary cavity |
contains yellow bone marrow that contains fatty tissue |
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an articulation |
two bone come together and form |
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xiph/o |
combining form for wedge shape |
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hinge joints |
elbow and knee |
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ball and socket joints |
shoulder and hip |
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epiphysis |
end of a long bone |
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ankylosing spondylitis |
chronic inflammation of the vertebrae that leads to fibrosis, fusion and restriction of movement at the spine |
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arthrodesis |
procedure to fuse the bones in a degenerated, unstable joint |
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alg/o |
combining form for pain |
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cleid/o |
combining form for clavicle |
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tort/i |
combining form for twisted |
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tendon |
attaches muscle to bone |
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temporalis |
move the mandible upward and backward |
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pectoralis major |
moves the arm anteriorly and medially across the chest; adduction |
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avulsion |
condition in which the muscle tears away from the tendon OR the tendon tears away from the bone |
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rhabdomyosarcoma |
cancerous tumor in a muscle |
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hyperextension-hyperflexion injury |
a soft cervical collar must be worn to support the neck; whiplash |
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vuls/o |
combining form for to tear |
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-collis |
suffix for condition of the neck |
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aponeurosis |
wide, white, fibrous sheet of connective tissue, sometimes composed of several tendons that attaches a flat muscle to a bone |
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-ceps |
suffix for head |
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cleid/o |
combining form for clavicle |
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thenar |
muscle that controls the thumb |
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perone/o |
combining form for fibula |
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torticollis |
muscle spasm on one side of the neck |
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myasthenia |
condition of muscle weakness |
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cerebellum |
receives information about muscle tone |
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herniated pulposus |
slipped disk |
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gemin/o |
combining form for a set or a group |
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ependym/o |
combining form for cellular lining |
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endorphins |
natural pain reliever |
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pia mater |
innermost layer of the meninges; thin, delicate membrane next to the brain |
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microglia |
engulf and destroy dead tissue and pathogens |
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parietal |
analyzes sensory information about touch, temperature, vibration and pain |
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ependymal |
produce cerebrospinal fluid |
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global aphasia |
inability to express thought and speak |
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the voluntary movements of the skeletal system |
The somatic nervous system controls |
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medulla oblongata |
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ventricles |
Empty spaces in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid |
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neuroglia |
support and protect neurons |
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ventricular system of the brain subarachnoid space |
Where can CSF be found? |
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contains glucose cushions and protects the brain |
Functions of CSF |
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regulates body temperature, sensations of hunger and thirst circadian rhythm |
hypothalamus |
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brainstem |
consist of the midbrain, pons and medulla immediate reflex responses, muscle tone and position of extremities |
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cerebellum |
balance, muscle tone, body position |
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thalamus |
relay station; limbic system; emotions |
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dura mater, arachnid pia |
meninges ave 3 layers: |
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parasympathetic |
always active, rest and digest |
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sympathetic |
active when body is exercising |
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dendrite axon synapse |
parts of a neuron |
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dendrite |
what receives the input information |
