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# BAS 02 Musc-Skel
# BAS 02 Musc-Skel Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ligament | holds bone to bone |
| tendon | holds muscle to bone |
| joint | area where two bones meet and bend |
| synovial | fluid inside a joint |
| striated muscle | skeletal muscle. Striated means the fibers are connected at different areas. |
| smooth muscle | muscle that lines organs. Not as strong as skeletal. |
| cardiac muscle | muscle of the heart |
| flexion | bending at a joint |
| extension | straightening at a joint |
| abduction | move away from the midline |
| adduction | move toward the midline |
| rotation | circular motion |
| dorsiflexion | flexing foot upwards |
| supination | palms up |
| pronation | palms down |
| periosteum | skin around the bone |
| articular cartilage | protective cartilage at a joint |
| Red marrow | Cells inside of bone that develop blood cells |
| diaphysis | the shaft of a bone |
| epiphysis | the ends of a bone |
| calc/o | calcium |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| myel/o | spine or bone marrow |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| scoli/o | curved |
| my/o | muscle |
| spondyl/o | spine |
| vertebr/o | vertebra bones of the spine |
| fasci/o | covering around muscle |
| fibr/o | fibrous (tendons, ligaments, and fasica) |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle tissue |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| -clast | to break |
| -malacia | to soften |
| -porosis | porous |
| -tome | to cut |
| -stenosis | narrow |
| -trophy | growth |
| -itis | inflammation |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | towards |
| poly- | many |
| dys- | abnormal, painful |
| arhtrocentesis | removal of fluid from a joint |
| arthrography | joint Xray |
| arthroplasty | joint repair |
| arthroscopy | viewing a joint with an instrument |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Creates pictures like an Xray |
| EMG | Electromyogram - test for muscle function |
| CT | Computed Tomography - Slices of Xrays |
| biopsy | tissue removal for exam |
| osteoporosis | bone disease in which the bone is porous |
| autoimmune | immune system attacks itself |
| carpal tunnel syndrome | nerve damage at the wrist from repetative motion |
| compound fracture | complete break |
| dislocation | bone out of place |
| fracture | bone is cracked or broken |
| gout | disease of the joint |
| greenstick fracture | cracks in the bone |
| infarct | dead |
| lupus erythematosus | autoimmune disease |
| muscular dystrophy | muscle development disease |
| osteomalacia | bone softening |
| rheumatoid arthritis | autoimmune joint disease |
| simple fracture | not through the skin |
| synovitis | inflammation of the synovium |
| tendonitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| tenosynovitis | both tendon and synovium are inflammed |
| Uric Acid test | blood test for Gout |
| RF | rheumatoid factor - a blood test |
| CK, CPK, CPKiso | blood test for muscle damage |
| Xray | Imaging that produces a picture using Xray beams. |
Created by:
rjmtoss