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Chapter 4

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Term
Definition
Arthr/o   joint  
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Chondr/o   cartilage  
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Cost/o   rib  
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Myel/o   bone marrow; spinal cord  
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Oste/o   bone  
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-blast   immature  
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Cartilage   flexible connective tissue  
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Osteoblasts   immature bone cells  
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Osteocytes   mature bone cells  
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Skull   has two types of bones (cranial & facial bones)  
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Axial skeleton   skull, vertebral column, rib cage, & sternum  
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Appendicular skeleton   arms, legs, pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle  
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Arthrocentesis   puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint  
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Arthritis   joint inflammation  
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Arthrotomy   cutting in to the joint  
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Arthroscopy   visual examination of inside a joint  
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Intracranial   within the cranium  
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Craniotomy   cutting into the cranium  
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Myeloma   bone marrow tumor  
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Costochondritis   inflammation of rib cartilage  
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Osteopathy   bone disease  
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Osteoporosis   porous bones which break easily  
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Intervertebral   between the vertebrae  
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long   longer than wide  
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Diaphysis   Narrow part of the bone; the long part of the bone  
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Compact bone   solid  
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Spongy bone   has holes; looks spongy  
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Medullary   hollow part down the bone middle of the bone; has red or yellow bone marrow  
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Short bones   about as wide as they are long  
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Flat bones   plate shaped (ex: sternum, scapula)  
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Irregular   ex: vertebrae  
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Condyle   rounded, articulated surface (part of a joint)  
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Foramen   hole through a bone  
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Fossa   shallow depression  
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Ball and joint socket   shoulder and hip are the two found in humans (is a synovial joint)  
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Synovial joint   most common type of joint and has synovial fluid  
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Synovial membrane   makes synovial fluid  
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Synovial fluid   fluid inside synovial joint  
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Orthopedics   bone & muscle doctor  
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Podiatrist   foot doctor  
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Carpal tunnel syndrome   compression of a nerve as it goes through wrist  
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NSAID   nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs  
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corticosteriods   steroids  
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Anti-inflammatory agents   corticosteriods & nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)  
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Fibr/o   fiber  
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My/o   muscles  
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Myocardi/o   heart muscle  
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-trophy   development  
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Skeletal muscles   attaches to the bone; voluntary  
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Tendon   attaches skeletal muscle to bone  
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Smooth muscle   found in internal organs; involuntary  
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Cardiac muscle   muscle of the heart; also called myocardium  
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Origin   where muscle attaches to the immovable bone  
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Insertion   where muscle attaches to movable bone  
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Muscle action   what a muscle does  
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Abduction   movement away from midline of body  
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Adduction   movement toward the midline of body  
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flexion   bending  
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Extension   straightening out  
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Dorsiflexion of foot   action that moves foot off accelerator  
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Plantar flexion of foot   action that pushes foot down on accelerator  
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Eversion of foot   turning foot outward with toes still forward  
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Inversion of foot   turning foot inward with toes still forward  
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Supination of hand   turning palms up (radius and ulna parallel)  
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Pronation of hand   turning palms down (radius and ulna crossed)  
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Elevation   to raise a body part up  
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Depression   to lower a body part  
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Opposition   touching palmar surface of thumb to palmar surface of other fingers  
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Myopathy   disease of muscle  
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Polymyositis   inflammation of many muscles  
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Tendinitis   inflammation of a muscle  
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Atrophy   loss growth  
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Dystrophy   poor growth  
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Hypertrophy   excessive growth or development  
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Pseudohypertrophy   looks like excessive growth but isn't (false growth)  
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