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CNHP
Chapter 3
| question/term | answer/definition |
|---|---|
| what makes up the body framework? | bones, ligaments, cartilages |
| appendicular skeleton | limbs, pectoral and pelvic girdles |
| axial skeleton | skull, thorax (chest), hyoid bone, vertebral column |
| function of the skeleton | -supports and shapes the body -protects tissues and organs -stores calcium, phosphorus, and lipids -produces certain blood cells within the red bone marrow |
| what are the three types of muscle tissue? | skeletal, smooth and cardiac |
| function of skeletal muscles | -produce body movement -maintain posture and body position -support soft tissues -maintain body heat |
| ankyl/o | crooked or stiff |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cost/o | rib |
| cartilage= | gristle |
| fasci/o | fascia (a band) |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| kyph/o | humped-back |
| dactyl/o | digit (finger or toe) |
| lei/o | smooth |
| lord/o | bent |
| lumb/o | loin (lower back) |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| pelvis= | basin |
| rhabd/o | rod shaped or striated (skeletal) |
| scoli/o | twisted |
| sternum= | breastbone |
| spondyl/o, vertebr/o | vertebra |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| ton/o | tone or tension |
| definition of bone | specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes |
| compact bone | tightly solid bone tissue that forms the exterior of bones |
| spongy bone | mesh like bone tissue found in the interior of bones and surrounding the medullary cavity aka cancellous bone |
| long bones | elongated bones of the arms and legs |
| short bones | square shaped bones of the wrists and ankles |
| flat bones | thin, flattened bones of the ribs, shoulder blades (scapulae), pelvis and skull |
| irregular bones | bones of the vertebrae and face |
| sesamoid bones | round bones found near joints |
| epiphysis | wide ends of long bones |
| physis= | growth |
| diaphysis | shaft of a long bone -contains the medullary cavity which is filled with bone marrow |
| metaphysis | growth zone between the epiphysis and diaphysis during development of a long bone |
| endosteum | membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone |
| bone marrow is what type of tissue? | soft connective tissue |
| periosteum | fibrous, vascular membrane that covers the bone |
| articular cartilage | gristle like substance on bones where they articulate (join) |
| body planes | coronal- front+ back sagittal- left+ right axial- upper + lower |
| AKA | above knee amputation |
| AP | anterior-posterior |
| CAT | computed axial tomography |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| CT | computed tomography |
| IMP | impression |
| ORIF | open reduction, internal fixation |
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