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bones   framework, support and protect organs  
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joints   work w muscle to movement  
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red bone marrow   blood cell formation, in spongey bone  
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frontal   forehead  
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parietal   roof/side  
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occipital   skull, back  
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temporal   skull, side/base  
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external auditory meatus   ear canal  
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parietal   "pertaining to wall"  
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sphenoid   base of cranium  
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ethmoid   roof of mouth  
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orbit   eye  
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auditory ossicles   three small bones linked together that connect the eardrum to the inner ear  
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nasal   face, nose  
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zygomatic   skull, cheek  
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maxillary   face, upper jaw  
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palatine   roof of mouth, behind ethmoid  
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lacrimal   inner angle of eye  
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inferior conchae   inner nose, scroll like  
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vomer   base of nasal septum  
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mandible   jaw  
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costals   rib  
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true rib   first 7, connect to sternum  
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false rib   3, connecting to cartilage to sternum  
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floating rib   2 do not connect to sternum  
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sternum   flat, breast  
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clavicle   shoulder  
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scapular   shoulder  
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humerus   arm  
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radius   small, thumb side  
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ulna   under, forearm  
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carpals   8, wrist bones  
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metacarpals   palm  
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phalanges   toes/finger  
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vertebrae   body, foreman  
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cervical   neck, 7  
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thoracic   ribs, 12  
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thoracic   ribs 12  
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Lumbar   low back, 5  
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sacrum   5, fused  
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coccyx   4, fused, tailbone  
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pelvis   hip  
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pubic symphysis   cartilaginous joint, fuses 2 pubes together  
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acetabulum   hip socket  
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femur   thigh  
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patella   kneecap  
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popliteal   behind knee  
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cruciate ligaments   knee, ligaments  
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fibula   lateral  
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tibia   medial, larger  
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tarsal   ankle, 7  
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metatarsal   foot, 5  
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calcaneus   heel  
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closed/complete fracture   no wound  
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open, compound fracture   wound  
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comminuted fracture   bone splintered/ crushed  
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incomplete fracture   not broken all the way through  
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greenstick fracture   bending/incomplete fracture  
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buckle fracture   compression injury, bone buckles  
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oblique fracture   at an angle  
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pathologic fracture   weakened bone breaks under pressure  
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spiral fracture   steve  
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stress fracture   overuse  
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transverse   perpendicular  
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radiography   xray  
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arthroscopy   visual exam  
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bone marrow biopsy   diagnostic test after abnormal blood test results  
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bone marrow aspiration   needle removal of red bone marrow  
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magnetic resonance image   MRI  
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bone density test   ultrasound  
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bisphosphonates   medications, slows bone density loss  
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hormone replacement   osteoporosis treatment, mostly menopause women  
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stem cell treatment   into blood of cancer patient  
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allogeneic   donor matched blood cells  
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autologous   red bone morrow from self  
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anky/o   stiff, bent  
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arthr/o   joint  
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burs-   bursa, sac  
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kyph/o   hump  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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cost/o   rib  
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crain/o   skull  
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-desis   to bind, tie together  
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-lysis   loosening  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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oste/o   bone  
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spondyl/o   vertebra  
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muscle function   move, digest, circulate  
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muscle fiber   long slender cells bound by connective tissue  
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tendons   narrow bands, non elastic, attach muscle to bone  
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fascia   band of connective tissue controlling muscle, flexible  
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aponeirosis   connects tissue together or to bones  
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skeletal muscle   attached to bone, movement, voluntary, striated  
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smooth muscle   control fluid, organs, involuntary, unstriated, visceral  
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myocardial tissue   heart, striated in appearance, acts like smooth  
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fasciitis   inflammation of fascia  
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fibromyalgia   debilitating, chronic, fatigue/muscle, joint/bone pain  
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tenosynovitis   inflammation of tendon sheath  
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tendinosis   pain from overuse/untreated injury  
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chronic fatigue syndrome   unknown cause, similiar to fibromyalgia, not better w rest, worse w activity  
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deep tendon reflex   knee jerk  
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ROM   goniomerter  
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electromyogram   EMG picture  
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electromyography   EMG, muscle activity w nerve stim  
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muscle biopsy   chunk of muscle removed  
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antispasmodic   supress smooth muscle activity  
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cortisone   relive pain and inflammation  
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anabolic   replace muscle loss  
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muscle relaxant   relax certain muscles  
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neuromuscular blocking drugs   temporary paralysis  
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viscosupplementation   hyluronic into knee, arthritis relief  
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-cele   hernia  
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fasci/o   fascia  
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bi-   2  
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-ia   abnormal condition  
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kine/o   movement  
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my/o   muscle  
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-rrehxis   rupture of, bursting  
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taxo/o   coordination  
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ten/o   tendon  
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tend/o   tendon  
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ton/o   tone  
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axial skeleton   skull, vertebra, ribs, protects nervous system  
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appendicular skeleton   4 limb and pelvis, protects digestion, excretion, reproduction  
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periosteum   fibrous outer covering of bones  
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cortical bone   compact, protective outer layer, 75% of bone matter  
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cancellous bone   spongey, weaker, contains bone marrow  
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long bones   femur humerus  
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short   wrist, ankle  
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medullary cavity   long bone, surrounded by compact bone  
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endosteum   tissue lining medullary cavity  
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yellow bone marrow   fat storage  
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diaphysis   shaft of long bone  
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epiphysis   wide end of long bones  
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foramen   hole  
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process   projection on bone, attachment for muscle or tendon  
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