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The following activity is for the "key terms" in chapter 6 of your textbook.

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Anaerobic   living without oxygen  
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Bone mass density (BMD)   a measure of bone density or weight. A thinning bone results in a lower bone density  
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Calcaneal   the heel area of the foot  
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Computerized axial tomography (CAT or CT)   imaging by a cross sectional plane of the body; also called computerized tomography  
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Densitometry   measure of bone thickness  
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Diskectomy   surgery to remove a vertebral disk  
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Dowager’s hump   abnormal curvature in the upper thoracic spine  
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Dual energy X   ray absorptiometry  
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Electromyography   a diagnostic test in which a small needle is inserted into muscle tissue and the electrical activity is recorded  
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Fascia   a thick fibrous connective tissue  
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Interphalangeal   referring to joints between finger bones  
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Laminectomy   surgery to cut away part of the vertebra to open the area around the spinal nerve  
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)   a diagnostic radiologic test using nuclear magnetic resonance technology  
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Meniscus   semilunar articular cartilage found inside the knee joint  
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Metacarpophalangeal   referring to the metacarpus and the phalanges; specifically the articulations between them  
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Metatarsophalangeal   referring to the metatarsus and the phalanges; specifically the articulations between them  
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Mineralization   a process that causes the characteristic hardness of bones  
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Myelogram   an X  
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ORIF (open reduction, internal fixation)   surgical opening over a fracture site and internally fixing the fracture with plates, screws or pins  
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Osteomyelitis   inflammation or infection of the marrow of the bone  
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Radiologic   relating to medical imaging using X  
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RICE   acronym for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation, the activities to manage soft tissue trauma like those often associated with sports injuries  
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Sciatica   pain along the sciatic nerve, often radiating down the leg and caused by pressure on the spinal nerve  
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Spasms   uncontrolled muscle contractions  
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Tetany   hyperirritability of muscles causing a spasm like condition; ;usually the result of a lack of calcium  
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Tophi   small whitish nodules of uric acid  
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Articular fracture   one that involves a joint surface  
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Avulsion fracture   one where there is a separation of a small bone fragment from the bone where a tendon or ligament is attached  
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Closed or simple fracture   a fracture that does not break through the skin  
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Colles’ fracture   a fracture of the lower end of the radius with displacement of the fragment  
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Comminuted fracture   one in which there are more than 2 ends or fragments  
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Complete fracture   the fracture is completely through the bone  
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Compound (open) fracture   a fracture involving the bone puncturing through the skin or an object puncturing the skin making an opening through the skin to the fracture site  
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Compression fracture   one in which the bone appears to be mashed down  
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Displaced fracture   one in which the fragments are out of position  
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Extracapsular fracture   a fracture outside or not involving the joint capsule  
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Femoral neck fracture   a fracture involving the neck of the femur  
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Greenstick fracture   a common incomplete fracture that occurs in children; it appears to have broken partially like a sap filled green stick  
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Impacted fracture   one that has a bone end forced over the other end  
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Incomplete fracture   the bone is fractured but not in two  
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Interochanteric fracture   one that is in the trochanteric area of the femur  
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Intracapsular fracture   a fracture inside the joint capsule  
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Longitudinal fracture   one that runs the full length of the bone  
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Nondisplaced fracture   one in which the fragments are still in the correct position  
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Oblique fracture   a fracture that runs in a transverse pattern  
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Open (compound) fracture   a fracture involving the bone puncturing through the skin or an object puncturing the skin making an opening through the skin to the fracture site  
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Pathologic fracture   a fracture caused by weakness from another disease  
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Pott’s fracture   fracture of the lower part of the fibula and tibia with outward displacement of the foot  
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Simple (closed) fracture   a fracture that does not break through the skin  
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Spiral fracture   a fracture that twists around the bone  
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Stellate fracture   a fracture that forms a star like pattern  
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Stress fracture   related to too much weight or pressure  
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Subcapital fracture   a fracture below the head of the femur  
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Transverse fracture   one that runs across or at a 90 degree angle  
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