Question | Answer |
AKA | above-knee amputation |
BKA | below-knee amputation |
DJD | degenerative joint disease |
Fx | fracture |
LS | lumbosacral |
ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
PROM | passive range of motion |
RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
RF | rheumatoid factor |
ROM | range of motion |
THR | total hip replacement |
TKA | total knee arthroplasty |
TKR | total knee replacement |
TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
TX,Tx | traction |
Appendicular Skeleton | the bones that form the limbs or extremities of the body. |
Axial Skeleton | the bones of the skull,rib cage,and spinal column;the bones that form the trunk of the body. |
Carpals | bones of the wrist. |
Clavicles | collarbones. |
Cranium | part of the skull; the eight bones of the head that enclose the brain. |
Diaphysis | the shaft, or middle section, of a longbone. |
Endosteum | membrane lining the medullary canal of a bone. |
Epiphysis | the end or head at the extremity of a long bone. |
Femur | thigh bone of the leg; the longest and strongest bone in the body. |
Fibula | outer and smaller bone of the lower leg. |
Fontanels | spaces or "soft spots," that allow for the enlargement of the skull as brain growth occurs. |
Foramina | a passage or opening; a hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass. |
Humerus | long bone of the upper arm. |
Joints | articulation, or areas where two bones meet or join. |
Ligaments | fibrous tissues that connect bone to bone. |
Medullary Canal | inner, or central, portion of a long bone. |
Metacarpals | bones of the hand between the wrist and each finger. |
Metatarsals | bones of the foot between the instep and each toe. |
Os Coxae | coxal, or hip, bones, which join with the sacrum on the dorsal part of the body. |
Patella | the kneecap. |
Periosteum | fibrous membrane that covers the bones except at joint areas. |
Phalanges | bones of the finger and toes. |
Radius | long bine of the forearm, between the wrist and elbow. |
Red Marrow | soft tissue in the epiphyses of long bones. |
Ribs | also called costae; twelve pains of narrow, curved bones that surround the thoracic cavity. |
Scapula | shoulder blade or bone. |
Sinuses | cavities or air spaces in a bone. |
Skeletal System | made of organs called bones. |
Sternum | breastbone. |
Sutures | surgical stitches used to join edges of an incision or wound; also, an area where bones join or fuse together. |
Tarsals | one of the seven bones that form the instep of the foot. |
Tibia | inner and larger bone of the lower leg, between the wrist and elbow. |
Ulna | long bone in the forearm, between the wrist and elbow. |
Vertebrae | bones of the spinal column. |
Yellow Marrow | soft tissue in the diaphyses of long bones. |