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Chapter 10 Musculoskeletal
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Undergraduate 3
11/15/2009

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APPENDAGE
Definition
any body part attached to a main structure
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ARTICULATION
Definition
place of union between two or more bones; also called a joint
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HEMATOPOIESIS
Definition
production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow
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ADDUCTION
Definition
moves closer to the midline
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ABDUCTION
Definition
MOVES AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE
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FLEXION
Definition
DECREASES THE ANGLE OF A JOINT
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EXTENSION
Definition
INCREASES THE ANGLE OF A JOINT
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ROTATION
Definition
MOVES A BONE AROUND ITS OWN AXIS
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PRONATION
Definition
TURNS THE PALM DOWN
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SUPINATION
Definition
TURNS THE PALM UP
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INVERSION
Definition
MOVES THE SOLE OF THE FOOT INWARD
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EVERSION
Definition
MOVES THE SOLE OF THE FOOT OUTWARD
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DORSIFLEXION
Definition
ELEVATES THE FOOT
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PLANTAR FLEXION
Definition
LOWERS THE FOOT (POINTS THE TOES)
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ANKYL/O
Definition
STIFFNESS/BENT;CROOKED
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ARTHRO
Definition
JOINT
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KYPHO
Definition
HUMPBACK
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LAMINO
Definition
LAMINA (PART OF VERTEBRAL ARCH)
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LORDO
Definition
CURVE, SWAYBACK
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MYELO
Definition
BONE MARROW, SPINAL CORD
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ORTHO
Definition
STRAIGHT
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OSTEO
Definition
BONE
Term
PEDO
PEDI
Definition
FOOT; CHILD
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SCOLIO
Definition
CROOKED, BENT
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THORACO
Definition
CHEST
Term
ACROMIO
Definition
ACROMION (PROJECTION OF THE SCAPULA)
Term
BRACHIO
Definition
ARM
Term
CALCANEO
Definition
CALCANEUM (HEEL BONE)
Term
CEPHALO
Definition
HEAD
Term
CARPO
Definition
WRIST (WRIST BONE)
Term
CERVICO
Definition
NECK; CERVIX UTERI (NECK OF UTERUS)
Term
CLAVICULO
Definition
CLAVICLE (COLLAR BONE)
Term
COSTO
Definition
RIBS
Term
CRANIO
Definition
CRANIUM (SKULL)
Term
DACTYLO
Definition
FINGERS, TOES
Term
FEMORO
Definition
FEMUR (THIGH BONE)
Term
FIBULO
Definition
FIBULA (SMALLER BONE OF LOWER LEG)
Term
HUMERO
Definition
HUMERUS (UPPER ARM BONE)
Term
ILIO
Definition
ILIUM (LATERAL, FLARING PORTION OF HIP BONE)
Term
ISCHIO
Definition
ISCHIUM (LOWER PORTION OF HIP BONE)
Term
LUMBO
Definition
LOINS (LOWER BACK)
Term
METACARPO
Definition
METACARPUS (HAND BONES)
Term
METATARSO
Definition
METATARSUS (FOOT BONES)
Term
PATELLO
Definition
PATELLA (KNEE CAP)
Term
PELVI
PELVO
Definition
PELVIS
Term
PHALANGO
Definition
PHALANGES (BONES OF THE FINGERS AND TOES)
Term
PODO
Definition
FOOT
Term
PUBO
Definition
PELVIS BONE (ANTERIOR PART OF PELVIC BONE)
Term
RADIO
Definition
RADIATION, XRAY; RADIUS (LOWER ARM BONE ON THUMB SIDE)
Term
SPONDYLO
VERTEBRO
Definition
VERTEBRAE (BACK BONE)
Term
STERNO
Definition
STERNUM (BREASTBONE)
Term
TIBIO
Definition
TIBIA (LARGER BONE OF LOWER LEG)
Term
LEIOMYO
Definition
SMOOTH MUSCLE
Term
MUSCULO
MYO
Definition
MUSCLE
Term
RHABDO
Definition
ROD SHAPED (STRIATED)
Term
RHABDOMYO
Definition
ROD SHAPED (STRIATED) MUSCLE
Term
CHONDRO
Definition
CARTILAGE
Term
FASCIO
Definition
BAND, FASCIA (FIBROUS MEMBRANE SUPPORTING AND SEPARATING MUSCLES)
Term
FIBRO
Definition
FIBER, FIBROUS TISSUE
Term
SYNOVO
Definition
SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE, SYNOVIAL FLUID
Term
TENO
TENDO
TENDINO
Definition
TENDON
Term
-ASTHENIA
Definition
WEAKNESS, DEBILITY
Term
-BLAST
Definition
EMBRYONIC CELL
Term
-CLASIA
Definition
TO BREAK; SURGICAL FRACTURE
Term
-CLAST
Definition
TO BREAK
Term
-DESIS
Definition
BINDING, FIXATION OF A BONE OR JOINT
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-MALACIA
Definition
SOFTENING
Term
-PHYSIS
Definition
GROWTH
Term
-POROSIS
Definition
POROUS
Term
-SCOPY
Definition
VISUAL EXAMINATION
Term
A-
Definition
WITHOUT, NOT
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DYS-
Definition
BAD; PAINFUL; DIFFICULT
Term
SUB-
Definition
UNDER, BELOW
Term
SUPRA-
Definition
ABOVE, EXCESSIVE, SUPERIOR
Term
SYN-
Definition
UNION, TOGETHER, JOINED
Term
CLOSED (SIMPLE) FRACTURE
Definition
BONE IS BROKEN BUT NO EXTERNAL WOUND EXISTS
Term
OPEN (COMPOUND) FRACTURE
Definition
BROKEN BONE AND AN EXTERNAL WOUND THAT LEADS TO THE SITE OF FRACTURE, FRAGMENTS OF BONE USUALLY PROTRUDE THROUGH SKIN
Term
COMPLICATED FRACTURE
Definition
BROKEN BONE HAS INJURED AN INTERNAL ORGAN
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COMMINUTED FRACTURE
Definition
BONE HAS BROKEN OR SPLINTERED INTO PIECES
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IMPACTED FRACTURE
Definition
BONE IS BROKEN AND ONE END IS WEDGED INTO THE INTERIOR OF ANOTHER BONE
Term
INCOMPLETE FRACTURE
Definition
LINE OF FRACTURE DOES NOT COMPLETELY TRANSVERSE THE ENTIRE BONE
Term
GREENSTICK FRACTURE
Definition
WHEN THE BROKEN BONE DOES NOT EXTEND THROUGH THE ENTIRE THICKNESS OF THE BONE; THAT IS ONE SIDE OF THE BONE IS BROKEN AND ONE SIDE OF THE BONE IS BENT, COMMONLY SEEN IN KIDS
Term
COLLES FRACTURE
Definition
BREAK AT THE LOWER END OF THE RADIUS, OCCURS JUST ABOVE WRIST
Term
HAIRLINE FRACTURE
Definition
MINOR FRACTURE IN WHICH ALL PORTIONS OF THE BONE ARE IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT, DOES NOT EXTEND ENTIRELY THROUGH THE BONE
Term
NECROSIS
Definition
DEATH/DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE
Term
SCOLIOSIS
Definition
ABNORMAL LATERAL CURVATURE OF THE SPINE, EITHER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT
Term
KYPHOSIS
Definition
ABNORMAL CURVATURE OF THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SPINE, COMMONLY CALLED HUMPBACK OR HUNCHBACK
Term
LORDOSIS
Definition
ABNORMAL, INWARD CURAVATURE OF A PORTION OF THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SPINE
Term
SARCOMA
Definition
BONE MALIGNANCY (CANCER)
Term
ANKYLOSIS
Definition
STIFFENING AND IMMOBILITY OF A JOINT AS A RESULT OF DISEASE, TRAUMA, SURGERY, OR ABNORMAL BONE FUSION
Term
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS)
Definition
PAINFUL CONDITION RESULTING FROM COMPRESSION OF THE MEDIAN NERVE WITHIN THE CARPAL TUNNEL (WRIST CANAL THROUGH WHICH THE FLEXOR TENDONS AND THE MEDIAN NERVE PASS)
Term
CLAUDICATION
Definition
LAMENESS, LIMPING
Term
CONTRACTURE
Definition
FIBROSIS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE IN THE SKIN, FASCIA, MUSCLE, OR JOINT CAPSULE THAT PREVENT NORMAL MOBILITY OF THE RELATED TISSUE OF JOINT
Term
CREPITATION
Definition
DRY, GRATING SOUND OR SENSATION CAUSED BY BONE ENDS RUBBING TOGETHER, INDICATING A FRACTURE OR JOINT DESTRUCTION
Term
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
Definition
USE OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TO RECORD THE STRENGTH OF MUSCLE CONTRACTION
Term
EXACERBATION
Definition
INCREASE IN SENSITIVITY OF A DISEASE OR ANY OF ITS SYMPTOMS
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