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Periosteum |
outermost layer of bone |
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compact bone |
dense, hard layers of bone tissue under periosteum |
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cancellous (spongy) bone |
contains small spaces like a sponge; encased in compact bone |
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endosteum |
membranous lining of hollow cavity of the bone |
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diaphysis |
shaft of the long bones |
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epiphysis |
ends of the long bone |
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red marrow |
in flat bones and the ends of long bones location of blood cell formation |
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yellow marrow |
in medullary cavity of long bones |
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cervical vertebrae |
first set of 7; C1-C7 |
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thoracic vertebrae |
second set of 12; T1-T12 |
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lumbar vertebrae |
third set of 5 larger vertebrae; L1-L5 |
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articular cartilage |
smooth, firm, fibrous tissue covering joints |
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meniscus |
crescent-shaped cartilage found in knee |
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intervertebral disk |
cartilaginous pad between vertebrae |
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pubic symphysis |
cartilaginous joint where pubic bones come together |
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synovia |
lubricant in joint cavities secreted by synovial gland |
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bursa |
fluid-filled sac allowing for easy movement of one part of a joint over another |
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ligament |
bone to bone connective tissue |
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tendon |
muscle to bone connective tissue |
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aponeurosis |
strong sheet of tissue that acts as a tendon |
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abduction |
away from midline |
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adduction |
towards midline |
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inversion |
turning inward |
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eversion |
turning outward |
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extension |
increasing angle between bone and joint |
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flexion |
decreasing angle between bone and joint |
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pronation |
turning palm up |
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supination |
turning palm down |
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rotation |
turning around own axis |
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carp/o |
wrist |
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clavic/o, clavicul/o |
clavicle |
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cost/o |
rib |
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crani/o |
skull |
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femor/o |
femur |
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fibul/o |
fibula |
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ili/o |
ilium |
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humer/o |
humerous |
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lumb/o |
lower back |
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mandibul/o |
mandible |
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maxill/o |
maxilla |
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patell/o |
patella |
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pelv/i, pelv/o |
pelvis |
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phalang/o |
fingers |
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pub/o |
pubis |
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rachi/o, spondyl/o, verebr/o |
vertebrae |
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radi/o |
radius |
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sacr/o |
sacrum |
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scapul/o |
scapula |
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stern/o |
sternum |
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tars/o |
ankle |
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tibi/o |
tibia |
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uln/o |
ulna |
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aponeur/o |
aponeurosis |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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burs/o |
bursa |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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disk/o |
intervertebral disk |
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menisc/o |
meniscus |
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synovi/o |
synovial membrane |
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o |
tendon |
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ankyl/o |
stiff, bent |
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kinesi/o |
movement |
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kyph/o |
hump |
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lamin/o |
lamina |
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lord/o |
bent forward |
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my/o, myos/o |
muscle |
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myel/o |
bone marrow |
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oste/o |
bone |
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petr/o |
stone |
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scoli/oinrer |
crooked, curved |
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inter- |
between |
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supra- |
above |
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sym-, syn- |
together, joined |
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-asthenia |
weakness |
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-clasia, -clasis, -clast |
break |
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-desis |
surgical fixation |
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-physis |
growth |
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-schisis |
split, fissure |
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ankylosing spondylitis |
form of arthritis first affecting spine and adjacent structures then causing forward bend of spine |
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bunion |
abnormal prominence of joint at base of big toe |
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carpal tunnel syndrome |
common nerve entrapment disorder of the wrist |
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colles fracture |
type of wrist fracture |
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exostosis |
abnormal benign growth on surface of bone |
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fracture |
broken bone |
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gout |
excessive amounts of uric acid in blood cause sodium deposit in joints |
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herniated disk |
rupture of intervertebral disk |
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lyme disease |
infection carried by deer ticks |
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muscular dystrophy |
hereditary disease; degeneration of muscle and weakness |
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myasthenia gravis |
chronic disease of muscle weakness |
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osteoporosis |
abnormal loss of bone density |
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plantar fasciitis |
inflammation of connective tissue on sole of foot |
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rheumatoid arthritis |
chronic systemic disease; autoimmune inflammatory changes in connective tissue throughout body |
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spinal stenosis |
narrowing of spinal canal with compression of nerve roots |
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spondylolisthesis |
forward slipping of one vertebrae over another |
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arthrography |
radiographic imaging of a joint |
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arthroscopy |
visual exam of a joint |
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electromyogram |
record of electrical activity in skeletal muscle |
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chiropodist, podiatrist |
foot doctor |
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chiropractic |
treatment via manipulation of the vertebral column |
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erepitus |
cracking sound when two bones rub eachother |
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orthopedics |
branch of medicine studying treatment and abnormalities of musculoskeletal system |
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orthotics |
making and fitting orthopedic supplies |
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osteoclast |
bone cell involved in absorption and removal of bone minerals |
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osteopathy |
system of medicine; large emphasis on relationship between musculoskeletal systme and organs |
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prosthesis |
arificial body part |
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rheumatology |
study and treatment of rheumatic diseases |
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C1-C7 |
cervical vertebrae |
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CTS |
carpal tunnel syndrome |
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DO |
doctor of osteopathy |
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EMG |
electromyogram |
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fx |
fracture |
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HNP |
herniated nucleus pulposus |
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L1-L5 |
lumbar vertebrae |
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MD |
muscular dystrophy |
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MG |
myasthenia gravis |
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OA |
osteoarthritis |
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ortho |
orthopedics |
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RA |
rheumatoid arthritis |
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T1-T12 |
thoracic vertebrae |
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THA |
total hip arthroplasty |
