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Med Term 10
Musculoskeletal
Term | Definition |
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Three types of muscles | Skeletal, Smooth, & Cardiac |
Types of Bones | Short, Irregular, Flat, Long |
Cranio- | Cranuim |
Femor- | Femur |
Patell- | Patella |
Tibi- | Tibia |
Carp- | Carpals |
Pelv- | Pelvis |
Maxill- | Maxilla |
Scapul- | Scapula |
Vertebr- | Vertebra |
Stern- | Sternum |
Cost- | Ribs |
Radi- | Raduis |
Fibul- | Fibula |
Tars- | Tarsals |
Phalang- | Phalanges |
Define: Costochondritis | Inflammation of ribs and cartilage |
Define: Act of measuring pelvis | Pelvimetry |
Define: Osteoclast | Cells that break down bone |
Define: Periostitis | Inflammation around bone |
Define: Subcostal | Pertaining to under or below ribs |
Define: Sternocostal | Pertaining to the sternum and ribs |
Define: Osteoporosis | Porous bone |
Define: Myoma | Tumor of muscle |
Define: Myorrhexis | Rupture of muscle |
Define: Ankylosis | Abnormal condition of being stiff, bent, or crooked |
Define: Chondromalacia | Softening of cartilage |
Define: Atrhroscopy | Visual examination of a joint |
List 8 common types of fractures. | Closed, open, complicated, comminuted, impacted, incomplete, Greenstick, Colles |
Define: Spondylolisthesis | Forward slipping of one vertebra onto the one below it |
Define: Talipes | Deformity of the foot and ankle, in which the foot is twisted and fixed in an abnormal position. |