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Chabner, Language of Medicine 8th Edition, Chpt 15 Musculoskeletal System

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1) Spongy, porous bone tissue is also called   cancellous bone  
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2) Outward extension of the shoulder bone is the   acromion  
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3) An opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave is a   foramen  
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4) The projection of the temporal bone is the   mastoid process  
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5) Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone is called a   condyle  
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6) Mandible, vomer, maxilla, and zygomatic are all bones of the   face  
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7) Occipital, sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and ethmoid are all bones of the   cranium  
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8) The shaft of a long bone is called a(an)   diaphysis  
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12) lateral curvature of the spinal column   scoliosis  
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13) Vitamin D deficiency leads to softening of bone, which is called...?   osteomalacia  
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14) pertaining to the upper arm bone   humeral  
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15) The shoulder bone is the ...?   scapula  
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17) Inflammation of bone and bone marrow   osteomyelitis  
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18) clubfoot   talipes (not tailpipes)  
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19) A splintered or crushed bone   comminuted fracture  
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20) surgical repair of a joint   arthroplasty  
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21) Condition of stiffening and immobility of a joint   ankylosis  
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22) Chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilage   Osteoarthritis  
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23) Inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation   gouty arthritis  
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24) Malignant tumor of smooth muscle   leiomyosarcoma  
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25) Wasting away (no development) of muscle   atrophy  
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26) Name That Bone! -- Forms the forehead   Frontal Bone  
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27) Name That Bone! -- Cheek bone   Zygomatic Bone  
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28) Name That Bone! -- Upper jaw bone   Maxilla  
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29) Name That Bone! -- forms the back and base of the skull   Occipital bone  
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30) Name That Bone! -- Lower jaw bone   Mandible  
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31) Name That Bone! -- forms the roof and upper side of the skull   Parietal bone  
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32) Name That Bone! -- two paired bones at th corner of each eye   Lacrimal bone  
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33) Name That Bone! -- Bone near the ear; connected to the lower jaw   Temporal bone  
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34) Name That Condition! -- Lateral curve of the spine   scoliosis  
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35) Formation of bone marrow   myelopoiesis  
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36) Name That Condition! -- Abnormal anterior curvature of the spine   Lordosis  
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37) Benign tumors arising from the bone surface   Exostoses  
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38) Name That Condition! -- humpback   Kyphosis  
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39) Name That Condition! -- Clubfoot   talipes (not tailpipes)  
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40) Name That Condition! -- subluxation of a vertebra   spondylolisthesis  
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9) Poor formation of bone   osteodystrophy  
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10) slipping or subluxation of a vertebra   spondylolisthesis  
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11) operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disk   laminectomy  
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16) The smaller of the two lower legs bones is the   fibula  
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41) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- An inherited condition in which bones of the arms and legs fail to grow normally because of a defect in cartliage and bone formation   achondroplasia  
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42) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- Cystic mass arising from a tendon in the wrist   Ganglion  
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43) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- Inflammation of joints caused by accumulation of Uric Acid   Gouty Arthritis  
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44) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- Degenerative joint disease; chronic inflammation of bones and joings   Osteoarthritis  
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45) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- Chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, especially of the spine   Ankylosing Spondylitis  
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46) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- Compression of the median nerve in the wrist   Carpal Tunnel Syndrome  
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47) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- Abnormal swelling of a metatarsophalangeal joint   bunion  
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48) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- Tick-borne bacterium causes this type of arthritis   Lyme Disease  
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49) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- Chronic joint disease with inflamed and painful joints; marked by swollen and thickened synovial membranes   rheumatoid arthritis  
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50) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- Chronic inflammatory disease affecting skin (red rash on face), kidneys, heart, and lungs as well as joints.   Systemic LUPUS Erythematosus  
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51) Name that Abnormal Condition! -- Displacement of a bone from its joint   dislocation  
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52) Bending a limb   flexion  
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53) movement away from the midline   abduction  
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54) movement toward the midline   adduction  
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55) circular movement around an axis   rotation  
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56) straightening out a limb   extension  
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57) Turning the palm backward   pronation  
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