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MT Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| List four functions of the skeleton | support and shape the body protect tissues and organs stores calcium, phosphorus, and lipids produces certain blood cells with red bone marrow |
| List four functions of the skeletal muscles | produce body movement, maintain posture and body position, support soft tissues, maintain body heat |
| What specialty is most involved with the study and treatment of the musculoskeletal system? | orthopedics |
| ankyl/o | crooked or stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage (gristle) |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| femor/o | femur |
| oste/o | bone |
| myos/o | muscle |
| kyph/o | humped-back |
| scoli/o | twisted |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped or striated (skeletal) |
| Osteitis | inflammation of the bone |
| scoliosis | a condition of having a twisted spine |
| Spondylitis | inflammation of the vertebrae |
| Lumbodynia | pain in the lower back |
| What bones are below the ribs and spine? | pelvis |
| Dactylalgia | pain of the fingers or toes |
| Ankylosis | a stiffened joint |
| Chondroma | a tumor that arise from cartilage |
| bone | specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes (bone cells) and forms the skeleton |
| sesamoid bones | round bones found near joints (like the patella) |
| bone marrow | soft connective tissue within the medullary cavity of bones |
| intervertebral disk | a flat, plate-like structure composed of an outer fibrous part (annulus fibrosus) that surrounds a central gelatinous mass (nucleus pulposus) between the vertebrae that reduces friction |
| ligament | flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone |
| cardiac muscle | muscle of the heart |
| smooth muscle | involuntary muscle found in internal organs |
| synovial fluid | joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane |
| body planes | reference planes used to indicate the location or direction of body parts |
| transverse plane | the horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions, which is also called horizontal plane |
| anterior | the front of the body; also called ventral |
| posterior | the back of the body; also called dorsa |
| lateral | toward the side |
| axis | the imaginary line that runs through the center of the body or a body part |
| osteoplasty | repair of bone |
| computed tomography | a specialized imaging modality that uses an x-ray scanner and a computer to produce cross-sectional images |
| spondylolisthesis | forward slipping of the lumbar vertebra |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | a malignant skeletal muscle tumor |
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