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The Musculoskeletal
The Musculoskeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Areas Of Long Bones | Epiphysis-Ends Of Bones Diaphysis-Middle of bone: also called shaft Metaphysis-Neck: Connects the diaphysis with the epiphysis |
| Skeleton | Framework for your body |
| Axial | Center |
| Appendicular | Arms and Legs |
| Oste/o | Osteopathy, Periosteum |
| Crani/o | Craniometer, Craniomalacia |
| Cervic/o | Cervical Spine, Cervicitis |
| Spondyl/o | Spondylitis |
| Lumb/o | Lumbar, Lumbodynia |
| Brachi/o | Brachiocephalic, Brachialgia |
| Dacty/o | Adactyly, Dactylagia |
| Carp/o | Carpectomy, Metacarpal |
| Cost/o | Costectomy, Intercostal |
| Femor/o | Femoral Artery |
| Tibi/o | Tibialgia |
| Tars/o | Tarsitis, Tarsalgia |
| Chondr/o | Chondritis, Chondromalacia |
| Arthr/o | Arthritis, Arthroscopic Surgery |
| Burs/o | Bursitis, Bursectomy |
| Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o | Tenodynia, Tendolysis, Tendinitis |
| Muscul/o, My/o, Myos/o | Musculoskeletal System, Myopathy, Myositis |
| Fasci/o | Fasciotomy, Fasciitis |
| Motion | Muscles allow you to move -Kinesi/o |
| Create and maintain posture by having a constant pressure or tone -Ton/o | |
| The nervous system sends signals to the muscle to contract (move or create tone). ——Tax/o | |
| Disorders of movement: -Paresis, Plegia | |
| Ton/o | Dystonia, Tonograph |
| Kinesi/o | Kinesiology, Hyperkinesia, Kinetic Energy |
| Tax/o | Ataxia, Hypotaxia |
| Genuine Valgum , Genuine Varum | Conditions of abnormal knees |
| Spinal Curvatures | Scoliosis, Lordosis , Kyphosis |
| Bones Fractures | Transverse, Oblique, Spiral, Angulated, Displaced, Angulated & Displaced |
| Correcting Bone Fractures | Closed reduction, Open Reduction, External Fixation, Internal Fixation |
| Miscellaneous Devices | Orthotics, Prosthesis |
| The Ligaments Of The Knee | The anterior/ posterior ligaments are cruciates -ACL, PCL |
| The media/ lateral ligaments are collaterals -MCL, LCL | |
| Abbreviations Of Treatments | EMG |
| Abbreviations Of Conditions | CTS, MD, OA, RA |
| Abbreviations That Describe The Patient’s Activity Level | FROM, ROM |
| Abbreviations Of Treatments | NSAID, ORIF, PT, RICE, THR, TKR, WB, WBAT |
| Fx | Procedures can be abbreviated by their first letter followed by an x |
| Subluxation | Miscellaneous joint condition |
| Reheumatoid Arthritis, Septic Arthritis | Conditions related to joint inflammation |
| Crepitus | Changes in joints |
| Effusion | Conditions of joints |
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