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skeletel system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AKA | above knee amputation |
| BKA | below knee amputation |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| Fx | fracture |
| LS | lumbosacral |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| PROM | passive range of motion |
| RA | rhematoid arthritis |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
| ROM | range of motion |
| THR | Total hip replacement |
| TKA | total knee arthroplasty |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
| Tx | traction |
| appendicular skeleton | forms the extremities and is composed of the shoulder girdle, arm bones, pelvic girdle, and leg bones |
| axial skeleton | forms the main trunk of the body and is composed of the skull, spinal column, ribs, and breastbone |
| carpals | wrist |
| clavicles | collarbones |
| cranium | the spherical structure that surrounds and protects the brain |
| diaphysis | the long shaft |
| endosteum | a membrane that lines the medullary canal and keeps the yellow marrow intact; also produces some bone growth |
| epiphysis | the two extremities |
| femur | thigh |
| fibula | lower leg |
| fontanels | spaces "soft spots: that allow for the enlargement of the skull as brain growth occurs |
| foramina | openings in the bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone |
| humerus | bones of each in upper arm |
| joints | areas where two or more bones join together |
| ligaments | connective tissue banda that help hold long bones together at joints |
| medullary canal | a cavity in the diaphysis |
| metacarpals | five bones in palm of hand |
| metatarsals | five bones instep of foot |
| os coxae | two hip bones that the pelvic girdle is made of |
| patella | knee cap |
| periosteum | tough membrane that covers the outside of the bone and contains blood vessels, lymph vessels, and osteoblast |
| phalanges | 14 bones |
| radius | bone on thumb side |
| red marrow | found in certain bones such as vertebrae, ribs, sternum, and cranium |
| ribs | 12 pairs of costae |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| sinuses | air spaces in the bones of the skull that act a resonating chambers for the voices |
| skeletal system | organs that work to provide framework, protection, levers, production of blood cells and storage;206 bones |
| sternum | breastbone |
| sutures | areas where the cranial bones have joined ogether |
| tarsals | seven bones in ankle |
| tibia | bone lower leg |
| ulna | larer bone of lower bone |
| vertebrae | 26 bones in the spinal column that protect the spinal cord and povide supor for heads and trunk |
| yellow marrow | mainly fat cells |
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