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Skeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acr/o | Extremities |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Kyph/o | Humpback |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Ped/o | Feet; child |
| Pyret/o | Fever |
| Sacr/o | Sacrum |
| Tars/o | Ankle |
| A-; An- | Not; without |
| Inter- | Between |
| Meta- | Change; beyond |
| Non- | Not |
| Sub- | Below; under |
| Supra- | Above |
| -al, -ic | Pertaining to |
| -ation | process; condition |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal; excision |
| -penia | Deficiency |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -scope | Instrument used to view |
| ATT PHYS | Attending physician |
| CRIF | Closed reduction and internal fixation |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DJD | Degenerative joint disease |
| PRN | As needed |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Axial Skeleton | Skull; Thoracic cage; Vertebral column |
| Appendicular Skeleton | Shoulder girdle; Upper extremities (arms and hands); pelvic girdle; lower extremities (Legs and feet) |
| Compact Bone | AKA Cortical bone; Dense, hard, and strong; lies under periosteum; Contains medullary cavity (Which houses yellow bone marrow) |
| Spongy Bone | AKA Trabecular/Cancellous bone; porous and dense; mostly in epiphyses of long bone; where red bone marrow is |
| Bone Process | A process is a bulging bony outgrowth of a larger bone. |
| Bone Depression | A dip in the bone structure |
| Skull | Composed of the cranial (8 Bones) and facial bones (14 Bones) |
| Fontanels | Soft spaces (soft spots), present at birth, that allow for the enlargement of the skull as brain growth occurs |
| Vertebrae | Divided into 5 sections: 1) cervical, 2) thoracic, 3) lumbar, 4) sacral, and 5) coccyx |
| Intervertebral Disks | Pads of cartilage tissue that separate the vertebrae |
| Pectoral/Shoulder Girdle | Is made up of: 2 clavicles (collarbones) and 2 scapulas (shoulder bones) |
| Pelvic Girdle | Made up of 2 coxae (coxal, or hip bones) |
| Patella | Kneecaps |
| Fibula | Small bone next to Tibia |
| Joints | Areas where two or more bones join together |
| Compound/Open Fracture | Open (compound): The broken bone breaks the skin. |
| Closed/Complete Fracture | Broken bone does not pierce the skin Stable (closed): The ends of the broken bones line up. |
| Bursitis | infection of bursa (a fluid-filled sac that cushions certain joints and tendons |
| Arthritis | inflammation of a joint. |
| Amphiarthroses | slightly movable; ie- ribs and thoracic vertebrae |
| Synarthroses | immovable; ie sutures |
| Synovial joints | contain fluid filled sacs |
| Diarthroses | freely movable; ie- elbow |
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Megan Nguyen
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