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Skeletomuscular
Chapter 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| calc/o, calci/o | calcium |
| kyph/o | humpback, hunchback |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| lumb/o | loins, lower back |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| -blast | embryonic or immature cell |
| -clast | to break |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | to grow |
| -porosis | pore, passage |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| acetabul/o | acetabulum |
| calcane/o | calcaneus |
| carp/o | carpals |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | cranium |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| humer/o | humerus |
| ili/o | ilium |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| malleol/o | malleolus |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| maxill/o | maxilla |
| metacarp/o | metacarpals |
| metatars/o | metatarsals |
| olecran/o | olecranon |
| patell/o | patella |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| perone/o | fibula |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| pub/o | pubis |
| radi/o | radius |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| stern/o | sternum |
| tars/o | tarsals |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| uln/o | ulna |
| ankyl/o | stiff |
| arhtr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| rheumat/o | watery flow |
| synov/o | synovial membrane |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| -desis | to bind, tie together |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle that lines the walls of internal organs |
| my/o | muscle |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| plant/o | sole of the foot |
| rhabdomy/o | skeletal muscle connected to bones |
| -asthenia | lack of strength |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards |
| dorsi- | back |
| poly- | many, much |
| AC Joint | acromioclavicular joint |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| EMG | electromyography |
| IM | intramuscular |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
| This type of connective tissue acts as a shock absorber between the bones? | cartilage |
| Name the three types of muscle. | striated, smooth, and cardiac |
| Which type of muscle does not regenerate when damaged? | cardiac |
| What action is accomplished by curling a weight? | flexion |
| Moving your lef away form your body is called | abduction |
| Smooth muscles are also referred to as ___ muscles. | vesceral |
| ______ refers to fusion of the bones. | ankylosis |
| A _____ is the displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint. | dislocation |
| This form of arthritis is characterized by an excess of uric acid. | gouty arthritis |
| What is the neuromuscular disorder cause by bacteria found in the ground? | tetanus |
| What is the disorder of the peripheral nervous system that causes ascending paralysis? | Guillain-Barre Syndrome |
| Name the muscular disease that is characterized by aches, pains and muscle stiffness with specific tender areas? | fibromyalgia |
| What is the neuromuscular disease chatacterized by degenerative muscle fibers? | muscular dystrophy |
| What is the examination to evaluate the strength of the contractions of a muscle? | EMG |
| The repair of a fracture through surgical means is called ____. | open reduction |
| The test administered to evaluate bone density is called a _____. | DEXA scan |
| This disorder is due to a Vitamin D deficiency in children. | rickets |
| The disorder that is caused by repetitive motions of the hands and wrists is called _____. | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| ____ means inflammation of joints. | arthritis |
| A broken bone with an external wound is called a _____. | compound/open |
| The type of fracture that results in many small fragments of bone is called a ____ fracture. | comminuted |
| Fibroids of the uterus are examples of benign smooth muscle tumors called ____. | leiomyomas |
| _______ is a disorder in which the natural process of bone growth has changed. | Paget's Disease |
| A ___ is a break or injury to a ligament. | sprain |
| A ___ is a break or injury to a tendon. | strain |
| MRI | Megnetic Resonance Imaging |
| _____ is the surgical repair of a joint. | athroplasty |
| ____ is the visual ecam of a joint with an endoscope. | arthroscopy |
| The removal of a limb is called ____. | amputation |
| The removal os bone or disc material from the vertebral column is called ____. | laminectomy |
| An ____ is the removal of fluid from a joint through a surgical procedure. | arthrocentesis |