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Chapter 5
Skeletal and muscular systems
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01/30/2012

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a-
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without, absence of
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an-
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without, absence of
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brady-
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slow
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dia-
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around, passing through
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dys-
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bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
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end-, endo-
Definition
within
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epi-
Definition
upon, over, above, on top
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hyper-
Definition
excessive, abnormally high, above
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para-
Definition
near, alongside, departure from normal
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peri-
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around
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poly-
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many
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quadri-
Definition
four
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sym-
Definition
together, joined
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syn-
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together, joined
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ankyl/o
Definition
fused, not straight
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arthr/o
Definition
joint
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burs/o
Definition
purse or sac, bursa
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carcin/o
Definition
cancer
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carp/o
Definition
wrist
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cartil/o
Definition
gristle, cartilage
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cel/o
Definition
hernia, protrusion
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chir/o
Definition
hand
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chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
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condyl/o
Definition
knuckle of a joint
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cost/o
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rib
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cran/o, carni/o
Definition
skull, cranium
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disk/o
Definition
flat shape, intervertebral disk
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duct/o
Definition
lead, move
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electr/o
Definition
electricity
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fasci/o
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fascia
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femor/o
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thigh, femor
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fibr/o
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fiber
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fibul/o
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clasp or buckle, fibula
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flex/o
Definition
bend
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ili/o
Definition
flank, hip, groin
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ischi/o
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haunch, hip joint, ischium
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kinesi/o
Definition
motion
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kyph/o
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hump
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lamin/o
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thin, lamina
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later/o
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side
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lord/o
Definition
bent forward
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maxill/o
Definition
upper jaw bone
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menisc/o, menisci/o
Definition
crescent-shaped moon, meniscus
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myel/o, myelon/o
Definition
bone marrow (also means spinal cord, medulla, and myelin sheath)
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my/o, myos/o
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muscle
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necr/o
Definition
death
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neur/o
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sinew or cord (usually applied to nerves, but in muscular system it refers to fascia)
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orth/o
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straight, normal
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oste/o
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bone
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pariet/o
Definition
wall
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patell/o
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small pan, patella
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ped/o
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child
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petr/o
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stone
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phalang/o
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row of soldiers, phalanx
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physis/o
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growth
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pod/o
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foot
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por/o
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small hole
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pub/o
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grown up, pubis
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rachi/o
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spine, vertebral column
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radi/o
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spoke of a wheel, radius
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rheumat/o
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discharge
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sacr/o
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sacred, sacrum
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scoli/o
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curved
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scop/o
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to view
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skelet/o
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dried up, skeleton
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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stern/o
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chest sternum
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synov/o
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binding of eggs, synovial
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tars/o
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flat surface, tarsum
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tax/o, taxi/o
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reaction to a stimulus
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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to stretch out, tendon
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vers/o
Definition
turn
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vertebr/o
Definition
joint, vertebra
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-algia
Definition
pain
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-asthenia
Definition
weakness
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-blast
Definition
germ, bud, developing cell
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-cele
Definition
hernia, swelling, protrusion
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-centesis
Definition
a surgical puncture to aspirate fluids
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-clasia, -clasis, -clast
Definition
break apart
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-clonus
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in motion
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-desis
Definition
surgical fixation, fusion
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-drome
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run, runnning
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-dynia
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pain
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-gram
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a record
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-iatry
Definition
treatment, specialty
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-iatrist
Definition
one who practices
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-ist
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one who practices
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-lith
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stone
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-oid
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resembling
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-otomy, -tomy
Definition
cutting into, incision
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-path
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disease
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-pathy
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disease
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-physis
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growth
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-plasia
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shape, formation
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-plegia
Definition
paralysis (major)
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-practic
Definition
one who practices
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-practor
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one who practices
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-ptosis
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falling down, drooping
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-rrhaphy
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suturing
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-s
Definition
plural
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-schisis
Definition
split, fissure
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-syndesis
Definition
surgical fixation, fusion
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-tic
Definition
pertaining to
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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-um
Definition
peratining to
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-y
Definition
process of
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bursa
Definition
a small fluid sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints
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carpals
Definition
the small bones of the wrist
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metacarpals
Definition
the small, narrow bones of the hands
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cranium
Definition
part of the skull, bones that surround the brain
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adduction
Definition
movement toward body midline
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abduction
Definition
movement away from the body midline
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fascia
Definition
a tough, fibrous connective tissue
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circumduction
Definition
turning the distal end of a bone in a circle
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femur
Definition
the bone of the upper leg or thigh
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fibrous joint
Definition
a joint where the material btwn bones consist of fibrous connective tissue that allows very little or no movement btwn them
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fibula
Definition
the smaller of the two bones of the lower leg
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flexion
Definition
decreasing the angle btwn bones (bending a joint)
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dorsiflexion
Definition
bending the foot or toes upward
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plantar flexion
Definition
bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes downward toward the ground
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ilium
Definition
the upper, wing-shaped bone of the pelvic girdle
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ischium
Definition
the inferior bone of the pelvic girdle
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meniscus
Definition
a cresent shaped cartilage that helps stabilize joint movements: plural form menisci
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aponeurosis
Definition
a flattened tendon, functions as a fascia that joins muscles together or jons muscle to bone
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endosteum
Definition
thin layer of connective tissue that lines the marrow cavity
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osteoblast
Definition
a bone cell that is mobile and secretes bone matrix
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osteoclast
Definition
a bone cell that dissolves bone matrix
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osteocyte
Definition
a bone cell that is stationary, locked w/in bone matrix
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periosteum
Definition
a thin layer of fibrous connective tissue that forms the outermost layer of a bone
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parietal bones
Definition
part of the skull, two bones at the top of the head
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phalanges of fingers
Definition
the small, narrow bones of the fingers
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phlaanges of toes
Definition
the small, narrow bones of the toes
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diaphysis
Definition
the long narrow shaft portion of long bones
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epiphysis
Definition
the end of a long bone
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pubis
Definition
the anterior part of the pelvic girdle
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symphysis pubis
Definition
a cartilaginous joint that is the point of fusion for two pubic bones
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radius
Definition
the bone of the forearm that is in line with the thumb
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sacrum
Definition
4 vertebrae that fuse in early childhood into a single bone that forms the dorsal wall of the pelvis
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axial skeleton
Definition
bones of the skull, vertebral column, and bones of the thoracic cage
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skeletal muscle
Definition
the muscle tissue that forms the muscles attached to bones
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sternum
Definition
breastplate
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synovial fluid
Definition
provides lubrication and shock-absorbing cushion in synovial joints
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metatarsus
Definition
the bones of the foot
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tendon
Definition
a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone
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tarsus
Definition
the bones of the ankle
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extension
Definition
increasing the angle between bones
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eversion
Definition
turning a body part outward
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inversion
Definition
turnig body part inward
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arthralgia
Definition
pain in a joint
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ataxia
Definition
inability to coordinate muscles while executing a voluntary movement
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atrophy
Definition
lacking development, or wasting
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bradykinesia
Definition
abnormally slow development
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drykinesia
Definition
difficulty in movement
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dystrophy
Definition
deformities that arise during development
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hypertrophy
Definition
excessive development
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myalgia
Definition
muscle tenderness or pain
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rigor
Definition
a state of rigidity of muscle during which the muscle is unable to contract
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spasm
Definition
an abnormal, sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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tenodynia
Definition
pain in tendon
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tremor
Definition
involuntary shaking of limbs
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achondroplasia
Definition
abnormal, slow growthof long bones
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ankylosis
Definition
abnormal condition of joint stiffness
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arthritis
Definition
inflammation and degeneration of a joint
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arthrochondritis
Definition
inflammation of cartilages w/in joints
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bunion
Definition
abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe
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bursitis
Definition
inflammation of a bursa
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bursolith
Definition
a calcium deposit (or stone) w/in a bursa
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carpal tunnel syndrome
Definition
repetitive stress injury in which the median nerve of the wrist generates pain impulses due to inflammation of the synovial sheath
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carpoptosis
Definition
drooping of the wrist
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chondromalacia
Definition
deterioration or softening of cartilage
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cramps
Definition
prolonged, involuntary muscle contractions
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cranioschisis
Definition
a fissure of the skull present at birth
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diskitis
Definition
inflammation of an intervertebral disc
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Duschenne's muscular dystrophy
Definition
at birth condition that results in progressive muscular weakness and deterioration
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epicondylitis
Definition
inflammation of the cartilages of the elbow
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fracture
Definition
break in a bone
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gout
Definition
abnormal deposition of uric acid crystals in joints, causes localized pain
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herniated disk
Definition
a rupture of an intervertebral disk, results in protrusion of tissue against spinal nerves or spinal cord generating pain
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kyphosis
Definition
deformity of the spine charaterized by presence of a hump; also known as hunchback
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lateral epicondylitis
Definition
inflammation of thee lateral tendon of the elbow
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lordosis
Definition
deformity of the spine characterized by an anterior curve of the lumbar area
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Marfan's syndrome
Definition
inherited condition that resukts in excessive cartilage formation at the growth plates, forming long legs and arms
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maxillitis
Definition
inflammation of the maxilla
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meniscitis
Definition
inflammation of the meniscus
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myasthenia gravis
Definition
weakness in the muscles
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myeloma
Definition
a tumor composed of bone marrow cells
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myoclonus
Definition
a spasm or twitching of a muscle or muscle group
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myocele
Definition
protrusion of a muscle through its fascia
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myositis
Definition
inflammation of muscle tissue
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osteitis
Definition
inflammation of a bone
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osteitis deformans
Definition
viral infection of the bones that causes deformitites of the skeleton results from the accleration of bone loss (Paget's Disease)
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osteoarthritis
Definition
age-related deterioration of joints that is accompanied by erosion of cartilage and painful inflammation
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osteochondritis
Definition
inflammation of bone and associated cartilage
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osteofibroma
Definition
benign tumor of bone
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osteogenesis imperfecta
Definition
inherited condition that reults in impaired growth and fragile bones
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osteomalacia
Definition
gradual and painful softening of bones
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osteomyelitis
Definition
painful bone infection caused by bacteria
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osteonecrosis
Definition
death of bone tissue
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osteopetrosis
Definition
excessive formation of dense bone
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osteoporosis
Definition
abnormal loss of bone density
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osteosarcoma
Definition
primary cancer of bone
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paraplegia
Definition
paralysis of both legs and lower part of the nody
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paresis
Definition
partial motor paralysis
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polymypsitis
Definition
inflammation of many muscles simultaneously
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quadriplegia
Definition
paralysis of all four appendages
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rheumatoid arthritis
Definition
gradual joint deterioration that is caused by an autoimmune respone (attack by bodies WBCs)
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scoliosis
Definition
abnormal lateral curvature of spine
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spinal cord injury
Definition
trauma to the spinal cord which often results in paralysis
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spondylarthritis
Definition
inflammation of the intervertebral joints
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sprain
Definition
an injury that results from stretching a ligament beyond its normal range tearing its collagen fibers
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