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Skeletal/Muscular
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tendon | tissue which connects muscle to bone |
| ligament | tisue which connects bone to bone |
| abduction | motion away from midline of the body |
| adduction | motion toward the midline of the body |
| joint | point of juncture of two or more bones |
| synovial fluid | lubricating fluid of joints |
| greenstick fracture | incomplete break, bone is partially broken and partially bent |
| spiral fracture | bone twist resulting in one or more breaks |
| impacted fracture | broken bones ends jam into each other |
| simple fracture | bone is broken, no external wound, also known as a closed fracture |
| compound or open fracture | bone is broken, skin and soft tissue torn, increases chance of infection |
| comminuted fracture | bone fragments or splinters into more than two pieces |
| dislocation | displacement of bone from its normal position in a joint; ligaments may be torn and stretched |
| subluxation | dislocation that pops back into place |
| arthritis | inflammation of bones at joints |
| kyphosis | increase in the curvature of the spine resulting in a hunchbacked appearance |
| lordosis | exaggerated inward curvature in the lumbar region of the spinal column |
| scoliosis | side-to-side curvature of the spine |
| sprain | injury to ligaments |
| strain | injury to tendons or muscles |
| muscular dystrophy | progressive wasting and weakness of muscles |
| paralysis | muscles do not contract because nerves controlling them are diseased or injured |
| muscle atrophy | decrease in muscle size due to disuse |
| hypertrophy | increase in muscle size resulting from increased use |
| spasm | sudden, violent and involuntary contraction of a muscle |
| superior | upper, or above something |
| inferior | lower, or below something |
| anterior | front, in front of |
| posterior | After, behind, following, toward the rear |
| medial | Toward the mid-line, middle |
| lateral | toward the side of the body |
| proximal | toward or near the trunk of the body, near the point of attachment to the body |
| distal | Away from, farther from the origin or attachment to the body |
| internal | inside the body |
| superficial | toward the surface |
| midsagittal plane | Divides body into equal right & left halves |
| frontal plane | Divides body into front & back portions |
| transverse plane | Divides body into upper & lower portions |
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