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Final Exam
The Musculoskeletal System
Question | Answer |
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Cervical | Neck 1-7 vertebrae |
Thoracic | Next 12 vertebrae. Chest, cavity, curvature of the spine |
Lumbar | Last 5 vertebrae. Lower back |
cranium | The spherical structure that surrounds and protects the brain (8 bones of the head) |
coccyx | the tail bone |
clavicle | The upper and front part of the shoulder *collarbone |
scapula | back of the bone |
femur | thigh bones |
patella | knee cap |
tibia | lower weight bearing bone of lower leg *shin bone |
fibula | the slander smaller bone of the lower bed that attaches to the proximal end of the tibia |
tarsal | ankle (7) |
metatarsal | foot bones (5) |
phalanges | toe bone (14) 2 bones of the big toes & 3 on each of the other 4 toes |
humerus | upper arm |
ulna | lower arm on the little finger side |
radius | lower arm on the thumb side |
carpals | located in the wrist (8) |
metacarpals | palms on the hands (5) |
phalanges | three on each hand and 2 on the thumb (14) |
Total Hip Arthroplasty | Hip Replacement Surgery |
Myoma | Muscle tumor/swelling |
Muscular Dystrophy | Progressive crippling disease of the muscles |
Osteoma | Tumor condition / Tumor comprised of bone |
Raptured disc | "slapped disc" - usually in lower back (between vertebra) |
Torn Ligament | Tissue at a joint is stretched |
Tendonitis | Tendon Inflammation (attaches muscle to bone) |
Mandible fracture | Broken lower jaw |
Chondritis | Cartilage inflammation |
Scoliosis | Lateral curvature of spine |
Arthoplasty | (Plastic) repair of joint |
Rheumatoid Arthritis | Inflammation of the joint in 20-40 yrs old-fever, wt loss & stiffness of the joint |
Osteoarthritis | Chronic inflammation of the (wear+tear) joints in older people |
Costectomy | Surgical removal of the rib |
Osteomyelitis | Inflammation of the bone marrow |
fracture | broken bone |
Atrophy | without development (muscle disease) |
cranial | pertaining to the cranium |
Sternal puncture | insertion of a needle into the sternum to collect bone marrow |
Arthogram | X-ray of a joint |
Laminectomy | removal of the lamina-for raptured disc (vertebra) |
Arthralgia | pain in the joint |
Craniotomy | cutting into the skull (Incision) |
Dystrophy | bad or faulty development |
Orthopedic | The diagnosis & treatment of diseases of the muscles & bones or fractured to bone |
Osteoporesis | abnormal condition causing bones to become briddle |