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HIT 104
chapters 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wrist | carpal |
| knee | patella |
| upper arm | humerus |
| upper leg | femur |
| shin | tibia |
| ankle | tarsal |
| forearm | ulna |
| hip | pelvis |
| collar bone | clavicle |
| shoulder | scapula |
| joint | arthro |
| the shaft of a long bone | diaphysis |
| the end of a long bone | epiphysis |
| inflammation of bursa | bursitis |
| Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint | ankylosis |
| Abnormal condition of vertebrae | spondylosis |
| bone softening | osteomalacia |
| Condition of increased porosity of bone with loss of bony tissue and decrease in bone mass. | osteoporosis |
| inflammation of the bone and bone marrow. | osteomyelitis |
| twisted out of shape or position | talipes |
| enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big toe | bunion |
| inflammation and painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body | gouty arthritis |
| chronic joint condition with inflammation and pain | rheumatoid |
| progressive, degenerative joint disease with loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of bone. | osteoarthritis |
| curving forward of the thoracic spine | kyphosis |
| abnormal curving of the spine | scoliosis |
| inward curve of the lumbar spine | lordorsis |
| displacement of a bone from its joint | dislocation |
| abnormality in the bone nourishment | osteodystrophy |
| is caused by disease of bones | traumatic fracture |
| incomplete fracture (not broken all the way through) | greenstick |
| (open) the bone is broken and the fragment of bone protrudes through an open wound in the skin | compound fracture |
| (closed) bone is broken but there is no open wound in the skin. | simple fracture |
| bone is splintered and crushed into several pieces | comminuted |
| one fragment is driven firmly into the other | impacted |
| bone collapses | compression |
| fracture in the wrist | colles |
| visual examination of the joint | arthroscopy |
| removal of the lamina | laminectomy |
| stiffening of a joint | arthrodesis |
| lining up the bone to its normal position | open/closed reduction |
| surgical repair of the joint | arthroplasty |
| turning the palm downward | pronation |
| turning the palm upward | supination |
| straightening of a flexed limb | extension |
| bending a limb | flexion |
| movement toward the midline of the body | adduction |
| movement away from the midline of the body | abduction |
| circular movement around a central point | rotation |
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