De 14 Musculoskeletal

Front 1

Abduction

Back 1

Moving away from the midline of rhe body

Hint 1

During a child Abduction the child is taken away

Front 2

Adduction

Back 2

Moving toward the midline of the body

Front 3

Ankylosing Spondylosis

Back 3

Inflammation of the vertebrae resulting in fixation

Front 4

Ankylosis

Back 4

Bony fusion and fixation of a joint

Front 5

Annulus

Back 5

Fibrous ring that encircled the nucleus pulposus

Front 6

Arthodesis

Back 6

Surgical fixation of a joint

Front 7

Arthroplasty

Back 7

Plastic repair of a joint

Front 8

Articulation

Back 8

The place of union or junction between 2 or more bones

Front 9

Atrophy

Back 9

Wasring away of tissues

Front 10

Bursa

Back 10

Soft tissue sac located between parts that move upon 1 another; often lying between bones and muscles

Front 11

Bursitis

Back 11

Inflammation of a bursa

Front 12

Calcaneus

Back 12

The heel bone

Front 13

Carpus

Back 13

The wrist

Front 14

Cartilage

Back 14

Elastic substance attached to articular bone surface, and forming certain parts of the skeleton

Front 15

Cervical

Back 15

Pertaining to the neck

Front 16

Charcot Joint

Back 16

Diseased, unstable joint due to infection, trauma, or faulty interaction. Often seen in connection with diabetic neuropathy

Front 17

Closed Reduction

Back 17

Manipulative correction of a fracture without incision

Front 18

Contracture

Back 18

The permanent shortening of a muscle, tendon, or structure so that it cannot be straightened, flexed, or extended. Scar tissue often results in contractures

Front 19

Contralateral

Back 19

Situated on the other side

Front 20

Deviation

Back 20

Radial Deviation- movement or position of the wristbaway from the median line toward the axis of the radius

Front 21

Disarticulation

Back 21

Amputation or separation at a joint

Front 22

Distal

Back 22

Farthest away from the trunk

Front 23

Effusion

Back 23

Yhe escape of fluid into a part or tissue

Front 24

Electromyography

Back 24

A testndesigned to reveal abnormalities of muscles (EMG)

Front 25

Extension

Back 25

Straightening; the opposite of flexion

Front 26

Femur

Back 26

The thigh bone

Front 27

Fibula

Back 27

The slider bone at the outer part of the lower leg

Front 28

Flexion

Back 28

Dorsiflexion- denoting a position or movement toward the back. (Wrist) a bending of the wrist in the direction of the back of the hand decreasing the anglenbetween the back of the hand and the forearm. (Foot) a bending of the ankle bringing the foot upward.

Front 29

Foramend

Back 29

The opening ina bone for transmission of vessels, nerves, etc.

Front 30

Lateral Flexion

Back 30

A movement or position away from the middle and toward the side of the body in the same plane

Front 31

Fusion

Back 31

The abnormal coherence of adjacent parts of bodies

Front 32

Hemipelvectomy

Back 32

Amputation of the lower limb through the sacroiliac joint

Front 33

Hip Diserticulation

Back 33

Amputation through the hip joint

Front 34

Humerus

Back 34

The bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow

Front 35

Intervertebral Disc

Back 35

Layer of fibrocartilage between the bodies of vertebrae composed of an annulus and a nucleus pulposus

Front 36

Kyphosis

Back 36

Hunchback; outward curvature of the thoracic spine

Front 37

Laminectomy

Back 37

The excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra for inspection and exploration of the spinal cord and its nerve roots. This procedure is often followed by the removal of an intervertebral disc and/or fusion

Front 38

Ligaments

Back 38

Fibrous, connective tissue bands uniting articular ends of bones

Front 39

Lordosis

Back 39

Hollow-back; inward curvature of lower spine

Front 40

Menisci

Back 40

Crescent-shaped discs of fibrocartilage attached to superior articular surface of the tibia

Front 41

Myelogram

Back 41

An x-ray of the spine obtained after the injection of opaque dye into the spine

Front 42

Myo

Back 42

Muscle

Front 43

Mye

Back 43

Bone marrow

Front 44

Myositis

Back 44

Inflammation of the muscle

Front 45

Nonunion

Back 45

Failure of the ends of a fractured bone to unite

Front 46

Open Reduction

Back 46

Correction of a fracture after incision into the fracture site

Front 47

Orthotics

Back 47

Mechanical devices that support or supplement weakened or abnormal joint or limb

Hint 47

Brace

Front 48

Osteoarthritis

Back 48

Chronic degenerative joint disease

Front 49

Osteophyte

Back 49

Bony outgrowth

Front 50

Osteoporosis

Back 50

A loss in bony substances producing brittleness and softness of bones

Front 51

Paravertebral

Back 51

Beside the spine

Front 52

Paresthesia

Back 52

A perverted sensation

Hint 52

Abnormal sensory findings

Front 53

Prosthesis

Back 53

An artificial part, limb, or appliance

Front 54

Proximal

Back 54

nearest, as opposed to distal

Front 55

Radius

Back 55

The bone on the outer or thumb side of the forearm

Front 56

Range of Motion

Back 56

The distance and direction through which a joint can move

Hint 56

ROM

Front 57

Sciatica

Back 57

Pain radiating from the back into the buttock and into the lower extremity along its posterior or lateral aspect; pain anywhere along the sciatic nerve

Front 58

Spondylitis

Back 58

Arthritis of the spine

Front 59

Spondylolisthesis

Back 59

Forward displacement of one vertebra ober the another

Front 60

Spondylosis

Back 60

Ankylosis of a vertebral joint; a general term for degenerative changes due to osteoarthritis

Front 61

Subluxation

Back 61

A partial dislocation of a bone or joint

Front 62

Tarzan Region

Back 62

Referring to the instep; area of the tassel bones in the foot

Front 63

Tendons

Back 63

Cords or bands which serve to attach muscles to bones

Front 64

Tibia

Back 64

Larger bone of the leg below the knee

Front 65

Ulna

Back 65

The inner and larger bone of the forearm, on the side opposite that of the thumb

Front 66

Vertebra

Back 66

One of the bones of the spinal column

Front 67

Ab-

Back 67

Away

Front 68

Anti-

Back 68

Against

Front 69

Dys-

Back 69

Difficult, abnormal

Front 70

Mal-

Back 70

Bad

Front 71

Para-

Back 71

Near/alongside/beyond/outside

Front 72

-algia

Back 72

Pain

Front 73

-cele

Back 73

Swelling/related to a cavity or space/hernia

Front 74

-desis

Back 74

Fusion

Front 75

-itis

Back 75

Inflammation

Front 76

-ostomy

Back 76

Creation of an artificial opening in an organ

Front 77

-pexy

Back 77

Fixation, to fix

Front 78

Cercical

Back 78

Neck

Front 79

Dorals

Back 79

Back

Front 80

Medial

Back 80

Center

Front 81

Proximal

Back 81

Near(est) to

Front 82

Ventral

Back 82

Front/abdominal

Front 83

Carpal

Back 83

Pertaining to the wrist

Front 84

Distal

Back 84

Far away from

Front 85

Lumbar

Back 85

Lower back

Front 86

Plantar

Back 86

Sole of the foot

Front 87

Prone

Back 87

Face down

Front 88

Supine

Back 88

Face up