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Ch.19
Therapeutic Agents for the Musculoskeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cancellous Bone | Spongy Bone |
| Prostaglandin | A mediator responsible for the features of inflammation, such as swelling, pain, stiffness, redness, and warmth |
| Skeletal System | The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body |
| Skeletal Muscle | Muscle that is connected to the skeleton to form part of the mechanical system that moves the limbs and other parts of the body |
| Reye syndrome | A life threatening metabolic disorder in young children of uncertain cause. Aspirin use may precipitate the syndrome |
| (Bone) Resorption | Removal of osseous tissue by osteoclasts |
| Osteoclasts | "Clean-up Crew" |
| Osteoblasts | "Baby Bone Cells" |
| epi | above |
| peri | around |
| myo | muscle |
| endo | inside "inner most area |