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med termiology terms
Chapter 6 & 7 muscular and skeletal terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ethmoid Bone | Behind nasal bone, in front of sphenoid. Forms from of the base of the skull. Part of eye orbits & nasal cavities. |
| Sphenoid Bone | "Bat Shaped" Base of skull in front of temporal bones. Base for eye orbits. Joins all other bone structures. |
| Temporal Bones | Bones behind outer ear. Contains middle and inner ear and mastoid sinuses. |
| Occipital Bone | Back of the head, base of the skull. Contains opening for spinal cord. |
| Parietal Bone | Forms top and upper sides of cranium. |
| Frontal Bone | Front of skull. Makes up forehead. Contains eyeballs and sinuses. |
| Bunion | Abnormal enlargement of joint at base of the big toe. "Hallux Valgus" |
| Diaphysis | Main shaft like portion of a long bone. Hollow, cylindrical, thick, compact bone. |
| Radius | Lateral, outside lower arm bone. Bigger bone on the thumb side. |
| Ulna | medial, inner side lower arm bone. Small bone on pinkie side. |
| Origin | Point of muscle attachment that is less movable. |
| Insertion | Point of muscle attachment that moves. |
| Foramen | Hole in the bone that allows blood vessels & nerves to pass through. |
| Humerus | Upper arm bone. |
| Carpals | Wrist bones. |
| Arthroplasty | Surgical repair of a joint. |
| Arthrocentesis | Surgical puncture of a joint to withdraw fluid. |
| Gout | Acute arthritis (inflammation) of the big toe joint. |
| Arthralgia | Joint Pain. |
| Arthro | Joint. |
| Synovial Joint | Joint that allows free movement. ie - elbow, knee, shoulder etc. |
| Open Reduction | Surgical realignment of a broken bone. May need hardware to repair. |
| Closed Reduction | Non-surgical realignment of broken bone without breaking skin. |
| Complete Fracture | Bone broken all the way through. |
| Greenstick Fracture | AKA - Incomplete fracture. Bone broken on one side and bent on the other. Does not go all the way through. |
| Open Fracture | AKA - Compound fracture. Broken bone and skin. |
| Closed Fracture | AKA - Simple fracture. Broken bone. No break in the skin. |
| Fracture | Broken bone. |
| Scoliosis | Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. |
| Fibula | Smaller bone in the lower leg. On outside ankle side. Non weight bearing. |
| Tibia | Shin bone. Larger weight bearing bone in the lower leg. |
| Femur | Thigh bone. Longest, strongest, heaviest bone in the body. |
| Scapula | Shoulder blade. Triangle shape. |
| # pairs of ribs? | 12 |
| 5 functions of the skeleton | 1. gives shape & support 2. allows movement 3. protects vital organs 4. stores minerals 5. produces blood cells |
| Cranio | Skull |
| Craniotomy | Incision into the skull |
| Osteo | Anything to do with bones. |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Chondro | Cartilage |
| Osteochondritis | Inflammation of bone cartilage. |
| Ossification | conversion of fibrous connective tissue and cartilage into bone or bony substance. |
| Ganglion | Cystic tumor on a tendon. Mainly on wrist or back of hand. |
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