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Chapter 3 CNHP 2010

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TermDefinition
patell/o knee cap
lord/o bent or curved
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o tendon
uln/o ulna
ton/o tone/tension
appendicular skeleton one of two major bone groups in body made up of the shoulder gridle, pelvis and limbs.
axial skeleton the skull, spine, chest, and hyoid bone.
compact bone seen on the outer layer of bones, its a tightly solid bone covering.
spongy bone, cancellous bone mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity
short bones square-shaped bones found in wrists and ankles.
irregular bones vertebrae and face
sesamoid bones round bones found near joints like the knee ( patella).
medullary cavity hollow part of bone that has bone marrow.
fracture line line of the break in a broken bone.
open fracture broken bone with an open wound, aka: compound fracture
chrondromalacia the softening of cartilage.
degenerative joint disease wearing away of the articular cartilage within the joints, aka: osteoarthritis.
osteoarthritis (OA) most common form of arthritis due to aging, aka: degenerative arthritis and degenerative joint disease .
ankylosis stiff joint condition
spastic uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles
rigor, rigidity stiffness; stiff muscle
hypertrophy increase in the size of tissue like muscle
flaccid flabby muscle tone
exostosis projection from a bone that develops from cartilage
crepitation grating sound made by the movement of a joint or by broken bones, aka: crepitus
atrophy shrinking of muscle size
goniometer used to measure joint angles
range of motion (ROM) total motion possible in a joint, described by the terms related to body movements
supination turning of the the palmar surface or plantar surface upward or forward.
pronantion turning of the palmar surface or plantar surface downward or backward.
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