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22 Cards in this Set
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amphiarthrosos
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slightly moveable joint
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arthritis
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inflammation of the joints
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arthroscope
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instrument for examining the interior of the knee and surgically repairing the knee
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arthroplasty
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joint replacement surgery
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bursa
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small, fluid filled sac found in an area subject to stress around bones and joints
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circumduction
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circular movement at a joint
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diaphysis
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shaft of a long bone
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diarthrosis
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freely moveable joint
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endosteum
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thin membrane that lines the marrow cavity of a bone
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epiphysis
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end of a long bone
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fontanel
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membranous area in the infant skull where bone has not yet formed. "soft-spot"
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joint
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area of junction between bones
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osteoblast
osteoclast |
cell that forms bone
cell that breaks down bone |
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osteocyte
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mature bone cell
(maintains but does not produce new bone) |
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osteon
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subunit of compact bone (haversian system=concentric rings around a central channel)
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osteopenia
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reduction in bone density
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osteoporosis
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abnormal loss ofbone tissue with tendency to fracture
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periosteum
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connective tissue membrane covering a bone
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reabsorbtion
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loss of substance (such a s that of bone or a tooth)
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skeleton
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complete bony framework of the body
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synarthrosis
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immovable joint
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synovial
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thick lubricating fluid found in joints, bursae, & tendon sheaths
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