Question | Answer |
compact bone contains | haversian canals that run parallel to the bones long axis |
spongy bone contains | trabeculae, spongy mesh works |
myelo | bone marrow or spinal cord |
rachi, rachio | vertebral or spinal column |
spondylo | vertebrae |
attaches to the axial skeleton | appendicular skeleton |
ankylo | stiff |
tropho | nutrition |
-asthenia | weakness |
-clasia | break |
-desis | binding; fusion |
axial skeleton | skull, spinal column, sternum , and ribs |
ishchium | posterior part of pelvic girdle |
plantar | concerning the sole |
articular | pertaining to a joint |
tendons | strong fibrous tissue that connect muscle to bone |
ligament | connect bone or cartilage |
hyper/tonicity | increase in muscle tone and strength |
hypo/tonicity | decreased tone or tension in any body structure, such as paralysis |
fascia | fibrous membrane that covers, supports and separates muscles |
bone densito/metry | determining bone mass |
bone scan | used in demonstrating malignant bone tumors |
myelo/suppression | inhibition of bone marrow |
the preferred site for bone marrow aspiration is | posterior iliac crest |
antinuclear antibody test | diagnose systemic lupus erythematosus |
erythrocyte sedimentation rate | rate which erythrocytes settle out in a tube of blood that has been treated to prevent clotting |
tetany | condition characterized by cramps, convulsions, twitching of the muscles, and sharp flexion of the wrists and ankle joints |
strain | damage which is usually muscular caused by excessive physical force |
sprain | traumatic injury to tendons, muscles, or ligaments around a joint |
greenstick fracture | INCOMPLETE FRACTURE, bone is bent and fractured on one side only. Seen principally in children |
impacted fracture | bone fragment firmly driven into the fractured end of another fragment |
comminuted fracture | bone is broke into many small fragments |
disuse atrophy | muscle shrinks when a limb is immobilized for a long period |
carpal tunnel syndrome | prolonged repetitive movements. Median nerve becomes compressed |
hallux valgus | deformity of the foot |
bunion | hallux valgus, deformity of the foot |
hammer toe | permanently flexed at midphalangeal joint, producing a clawlike appearance |
morton neur/oma | small painful tumor that grows in the digital nerve of the foot |
dupuytren contracture | thickening and tightening of the palmar fascia, causing the fourth or fifth finger to bend into the palm |
joint crepitus | crackling sound produced when a bone rubs against another bone or cartilage |
osteo/mye/litis | infection of bone and bone marrow, staphylococci are common causes |
cellul/itis | acute, spreading, swollen, pus forming inflammation of the deep subcutaneous tissues |
multiple myel/oma | malignant neoplasm of the one marrow that disrupts and destroys bone marrow function |
osteo/sarcoma | most common type of primary malignant bone tumor |
paget disease | aka osteitis deformans skeletal disorder characterized by excessive bone destruction |
rickets | caused by insufficient calcium for bone materialization during growing years, causes skeletal deformities |
spina bifida | congenital abnormality, defective closure of bones of the spine |
anomaly | deviation form what is regarded as normal |
kyphosis | abnormal convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine |
lordosis | abnormal concavity of the lumbar spine |
rachischisis | fissure of one or more vertebra |
-schisis | fissure |
connective tissue diseases | osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis |
gout | inborn error of uric acid metabolism. Painful swelling of joint, chills and fever |
lyme disease | infection caused by bite of an infected deer tic. Circular rash |
reduciton | pulling fracture into alignment |
vertebral plasty | plastic like substance injected on each side of the fractured vertebra to hold fragment is position while bone heals |
COX 2 inhibitors | celebrex, used to reduce inflammation of arthritis |