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Medical Office Assis
Stack #212517
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| muscular dystrophy | Group of inherited disease characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers.with out the involvement of the nervous system |
| Polymyositis | Chronic inflammatory myopathy |
| adduction | movement toward the midline of the body |
| abduction | movement away from the midline of the body |
| dorsiflexion | Backward (upward) bending of the foot |
| extension | straightening of a flexed limb |
| fascia | fibrous membrane seperating and enveloping muscles |
| flexion | bending a joint |
| insertion of a muscle | connection of the muscle to a bone that moves |
| origin of a muscle | connection of the muscle to a stationary bone |
| plantar flexion | bending of the sole of the foot downward toward the ground |
| pronation | turning the palm backward |
| rotation | circular movement around a central point |
| skeletal muscle | muscle connected to bones;volentary or striated muscle |
| smooth muscle | muscle connected to internal organs; involentary or visceral muscle |
| striated muscle | skeletal muscle |
| supination | turning the palm foreward |
| visceral muscle | smooth muscle |
| fasci/o | fascia(forms sheaths enveloping muscles) |
| fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
| fasciectomy | removal of a fascia |
| fibromyalgia | chronic pain in fibrous connective tissue |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle that lines the walls of internal organs |
| leiomyoma | benign tumor of the smooth muscle |
| leiomyosarcoma | malignant tumor of the smooth muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| electromyography | process of recording muscle strength |
| myocardial | pt the heart muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| myositis | inflammation of a muscle |
| plant/o | sole of the foot |
| plantar flexion | pt bending of the foot downward |
| rhabdomy/o | skeletal striated muscle connected to bones |
| rhabdobmyoma | benign tumor of the skeletal muscle |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | malignant tumor of the skeletal muscle |
| -asthenia | lack of strength |
| -trophy | developement, nourishment |
| myasthenia gravis | grave muscle weakness |
| amyotropic | pt no muscle nourishment |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| dorsi- | back |
| poly- | many,much |
| abduction | process of leading away |
| adduction | process of leading toward |
| dorsiflexion | process of bending the foot upward(back) |
| diaphysis | middle region of a long bone |
| epiphysis | each end of a long bone |
| epiphiseal line | growth plate |
| metaphysis | flared portion of a long bone |
| periosteum | strong membrane that covers the surface of long bones |
| articular cartilage | smooth strong tissue covering the ends of joints |
| compact bone | (cortical ) bone, layer of hard dense bone that lied under the periosteum |
| haversian canals | small canals containing blood vessels-remove waste product such as CO2 |
| medullary cavity | contains yellow (fatty) bone marrow |
| cancellous bone | spongy or trabecular bone, porous bone |
| red bone marrow | contained within the spaces of the cancellous bone |
| cranial bones | frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoiod |
| fossa | shallow cavity in or on a bone |
| Foramen | opening for blood vessels and nerves |
| Fissure | narrow deep slit like opening |
| sinus | hollow cavity within a bone |
| facial bones | nalas,lacrimal,maxillary,mandibular,zygomatic,vomer |
| cerical vertebrae | C1-C7 |
| thoracic vertebrae | T1-T12 |
| lumbar vertebrae | L1-L5 |
| sacral vertebrae | sacrum 5 fused bones |
| coccyx | tailbone, 4 fused bones |
| clavicle | collar bone |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| sternum | breastbone |
| xiphoid process | lower portion of the sternum |
| manubrium | uppr portion of the sternum |
| ribs | 12 pairs-true,false,floating |
| humerus | upper armbone |
| ulna | medial lower arm bone |
| olecranon | elbow |
| radius | lower lateral arm bone |
| carpals | wrist bones |
| metacarpals | hand bones |
| phalanges | fingers and or toes |
| pelvic girdle | bones of the pelvis |
| ishium | posterior part of the pelvis |
| ilium | uppermost and largest part of the pelvis |
| pubis | anterior paart of the pelvis |
| pubic symphysis | 2 pubic bones joined by cartilagenous disk |
| tarsals | hindfoot |
| acetabulum | hip socket |
| calcaneous | heel |
| femur | thigh bone |
| fibula | smaller leg bone |
| malleolus | ankle |
| mandibul | lower jaw bone |
| maxilla | uppr jaw bone |
| metatarsals | midfoot bones |
| patella | kneecap |
| tibia | shin bone-larger of the 2 lower leg bones |
| vertebra(e) | individule backbone, (backbones) |
| acromion | shoulder joint |
| bone | hard dense connective tissue |
| collagen | dense connective tissue strands |
| osseous tissue | bone tissue |
| osteoblast | helps form bony tissue |
| osteoclast | phagocyte-removes unwanted bony tissue |
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