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musculoskeletal system

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