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LOM Ch 15 Musculoskeletal System Set 18
Language of Medicine 9th Edition Davi-Ellen Chabner Musculoskeletal System
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herniation of an intervertebral disk
Definition
abnormal protrusion of an intervertebral disk into the spinal canal or spinal nerves
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slipped disk
Definition
another name for herniation of an intervertebral disk
Term
sciatica
Definition
pain radiating down the leg
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laminectomy
Definition
removal of the lamina
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diskectomy
Definition
removal of all or a portion of a disk
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spinal fusion
Definition
fusion of two or more vertebrae
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chemonucleolysis
Definition
injection of a disk dissolving enzyme into the center of a herniated disk in an effort to relieve pressure onthe compressed nerve or spinal cord
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chymopapain
Definition
a disk-dissolving enzyme
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Lyme disease
Definition
disorder marked by arthritis, myalgia, and malaise--caused by the bacterium carried by a tick
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sprain
Definition
trauma to a joint without rupture
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strain
Definition
injury involving the overstretching of muscle
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herniated nucleus pulposus
Definition
What does HNP stand for?
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herniated nucleus pulposus
Definition
another name for a slipped disk
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systemic lupus erythematosus
Definition
What does SLE stand for?
Term
systemic lupus erythematosus
Definition
chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving joints, skin, kidneys, CNS, heart, and lungs
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butterfly rash
Definition
a rash that affects nose and cheeks, usually due to lupus
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striated muscle
Definition
makes up voluntary or skeletal muscles that move all bones and control facial and eye movements
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fascia
Definition
fibrous tissue that envelops and separates muscles
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smooth muscle
Definition
makes up involuntary or visceral muscles that move internal organs
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cardiac muscle
Definition

involuntary muscle that looks striated but is smooth and responsible for heart movement

 

Term
orbicularis oculi
Definition
muscle that closes eyelids and wrinkles forehead
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sternocleidomastoid
Definition
muscle that turns head
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pectoralis major
Definition
muscle that adducts, flexes, and rotates shouder inward
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biceps brachii
Definition
muscle that flexes forearm and supinates forearm
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triceps brachii
Definition
muscle that extends forearm and adducts arm
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occipitofrontalis
Definition
muscle that raises eyelids and draws scalp backward
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temporalis
Definition
muscle that closes jaw
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masseter
Definition
muscle that closes jaw for chewing
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deltoid
Definition
muscle that abducts shoulder
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gluteus maximus
Definition
muscle that extends, abducts, and rotates thigh externally
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