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Skeletal System and Muscles & Joints

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Articular cartilage   show
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show the point at which two bones come together  
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Bunion   show
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show a small sac that contains synovial fluid for lubricating the area around the joint where friction is most likely to occur  
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show the manual forcing of a joint back into its original position without making an incision;also called closed reduction  
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show clicking or crackling sounds heard upon joint movement  
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Ganglionectomy   show
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show space between two connecting bones  
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show humpback  
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show connective tissue bands that join bone to bone  
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show feeling of weakness  
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show insertion of a needle into a cavity for the purpose of withdrawing fluid  
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Photosensitivity   show
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Sciatica   show
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Subluxation   show
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show an immovable joint  
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Synovial fluid   show
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Synovial membrane   show
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Viscous   show
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Bone depressions   show
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Bone markings   show
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show Projections or outgrowths of bones  
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show Spongy bone, not as dense as compact bone  
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Cervical vertebrae   show
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show Hard outer shell of the bone  
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show Knucklelike projection at the end of the bone  
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show Distinct border or ridge, as in iliac crest  
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Diaphysis   show
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Epiphyseal line   show
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Epiphysis   show
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show Rib pairs 8 through 10, which connect to the vertebrae in the back but not to the sternum in the front because they join the seventh rib in the front  
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show A groove or depression in a bone; a sulcus  
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Flat bones   show
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show Rib pairs 11 and 12, which connect to the vertebrae in the back but are free of any attachment in the front  
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show Space between the bones of an infant’s cranium; “soft spot”  
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Foramen   show
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Fossa   show
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Haversian canals   show
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show The normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow  
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show spaces between the ribs  
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Invertebral disc   show
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show Bones that are longer than they are wide and with distinctive shaped ends, such as the femur  
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Lumbar vertebrae   show
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Medullary cavity   show
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show The conversion of cartilage and fibrous connective tissue to bone; the formation of bone  
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show Immature bone cells that actively produce bony tissue  
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show Large cells that absorb or digest old bone tissue  
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Osteocytes   show
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Periosteum   show
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Red bone marrow   show
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Resorption   show
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Sesamoid bones   show
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show Bones that are about as long as they are wide and somewhat box-shaped, such as the wrist bone  
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Sinus   show
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show A sharp projection from the surface of a bone, similar to a crest.  
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show An abnormal condition characterized by a narrowing or restriction of an opening or passageway in a body structure  
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show A grieve or depression in a bone; a fissure  
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show Immovable joints, such as those of the cranium  
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show The 12 vertebrae of the chest, T1 through T12  
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Trabeculae   show
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show Large bony process located below the neck of the femur.  
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True ribs   show
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show a small rounded process of a bone  
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Tuberosity   show
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show A large opening in the center of each vertebra that serves as a passageway for the spinal cord  
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Yellow marrow   show
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show acetabulum  
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-blast, blast/o   show
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show calcium  
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calcane/o   show
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*carp/o   show
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show to break  
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clavicul/o   show
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coccyg/o   show
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show ribs  
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crani/o   show
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*femor/o   show
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show fibula  
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show to produce  
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*humer/o   show
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*ili/o   show
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*ischi/o   show
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show humpback; pertaining to a hump  
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lamin/o   show
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show swayback; bent  
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lumb/o   show
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show softening  
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show softening  
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*mandibul/o   show
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*mastoid/o   show
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*maxill/o   show
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*metacarp/o   show
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*metatars/o   show
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show spinal cord or bone marrow  
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show elbow  
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show straight  
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show bone  
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show kneecap  
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show pelvis  
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show fingers, toes  
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show growth, growing  
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por/o   show
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show porous; lessening in density  
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*pub/o   show
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show spinal column  
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*radi/o   show
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*scapula/o   show
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*scoli/o   show
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show vertebra  
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sten/o   show
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stern/o   show
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show ankle bones  
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tempor/o   show
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vertebr/o   show
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show Osteoporosis literally means porous bones; that is, bones that were once strong become fragile due to loss of bone density  
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show disease in which bones become abnormally soft due to a deficiency of calcium and phosphorous in the blood. This disease results in fractures and noticeable deformities of the weight-bearing bones.  
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Osteomyelitis   show
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show Is a malignant tumor of the bones common to young adults, particular adolescent boys  
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Osteogenic sarcoma   show
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Osteochondroma   show
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Paget’s disease   show
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Spinal stenosis   show
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Talipes equinovarus   show
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*Abnormal curvatures of the spine   show
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show simple fracture,break in bone, no open wound in skin  
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*Open fracture   show
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*Complete fracture   show
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*Incomplete fracture   show
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show caused by bone surfaces being forced against each other;as in the compression of one vertebra against another. Often associated w/osteoporosis  
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*Impacted fracture   show
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show when the force is so great that it splinters or crushes a segment of the bone.  
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*Colles’ fracture   show
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show stress fracture,minor in which the bone continues to be in perfect alignment. Appears in X-ray as a very thin hairline between the 2 segments.  
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*Pathological fracture   show
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show a hidden fracture, cannot be detected by X-ray until some weeks after injury  
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show aligning the bone fragments through manual manipulation or traction, without incision.  
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*Open reduction of fracture   show
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Bone scan   show
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Bone marrow aspiration   show
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*Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry(DEXA)   show
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C1,C2,C3…   show
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show dual energy X-ray absorptiometry  
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DIP   show
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*Fx   show
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show lumbar vertebra 1,2,3, …  
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show metacarpophalangeal(joint)  
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MTP   show
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show proximal interphalangeal(joint)  
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show sacrum  
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show thoracic vertebra 1,2,3,etc.  
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show total hip arthroplasty  
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show total hip replacement  
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*TKA   show
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show total knee replacement  
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show temporomandibular joint  
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Buccinators   show
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show located above and near the ear  
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show located at the angle of the jaw, raises the mandible and closes the jaw.  
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Sternocleidomastoid   show
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Trapezius   show
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Latissimus dorsi   show
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show major muscle, large,fan-shaped muscle that crosses the upper part of the front of the chest. Forms anteriour border of the axilla(armpit)  
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*Deltoid   show
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*Biceps brachii   show
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show muscle has 3 heads, originate from the scapula and the humerus and insert onto the olecranon process of the ulna  
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*Gluteous maximus   show
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show smaller muscle located above the upper outer quadrant of the gluteus maximus muscle  
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Quadriceps femoris   show
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show responsible for flexing the leg on the thigh and extending the thigh  
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show main muscle of the calf. Attaches to the calcaneus(heel bone) by way of the Achilles tendon  
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Tibialis anterior   show
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Arthralgia   show
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show wasting away; literally “without development”  
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show forms the wall of the heart, type of involuntary muscle  
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Contract/contraction   show
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show abnormal bending of a joint into a fixed position  
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show thin sheets of fibrous connective tissue that penetrate and cover the entire muscle, holding the fibers together  
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show point of attachment of a muscle to a bone it moves  
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*Involuntary muscle   show
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Muscle fiber   show
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Origin   show
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show weakness of the muscles of the pelvic girdle (the muscles that extend the hip and the knee)  
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show a form of muscular dystrophy that is characterized by progressive weakness and muscle fiber degeneration without evidence of nerve involvement or degeneration of nerve tissue; also known as Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy  
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*Skeletal muscle   show
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show muscles found in the walls of hollow organs and tubes such as the stomach, intestines, repiratory passageways, and blood vessels; known as visceral muscles  
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show have a striped appearance when viewed under a microscope(skeletal and cardiac muscles are examples)  
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Tendon   show
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show trunk  
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*Visceral muscle   show
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*Voluntary muscle   show
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*Bi-   show
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show cheek  
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Dors/o   show
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Dys-   show
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Electr/o   show
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show band of fibrous tissue  
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show fiber  
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show process of recording  
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-itis   show
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*leiomy/o   show
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show muscle  
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show pertaining to the chest  
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show striated muscle;skeletal muscle  
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show three  
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show development  
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show a group of genetically transmitted disorders characterized by progressive symmetrical wasting of skeletal muscles  
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show chronic, progressive disease, muscle weakness of hips and arms and degeneration  
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rotator cuff tear   show
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show an injury to the body of the muscle or attachment of the tendon from overstretching,overextension or misuse  
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Muscle biopsy   show
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Electromyography   show
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show intramuscular  
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show muscular dystrophy  
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show deep tendon reflexes  
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show electromyography  
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show immovable joint, where surfaces of bones fit loosely together and are held together by fibrous connective tissue  
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show bones are connected by cartilage, allows for limited movement  
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*Synovial joint   show
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Hinge joint   show
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Ball and socket joint   show
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Flexion   show
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show a straightening motion  
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Abduction   show
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Adduction   show
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show movement that involves the turning of a bone on its own axis  
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Supination   show
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Pronation   show
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show of the foot narrows the angle between the leg and the top of the foot  
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Plantar flexion   show
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show is the movement of an extremity around in a circular motion  
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show stiff  
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*Arthr/o   show
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show joint  
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Burs/o   show
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show surgical puncture  
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show binding or surgical fusion  
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-gram   show
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show process of recording  
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show inflammation  
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show ligament  
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show bone  
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show surgical repair  
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-scopy   show
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show tendon  
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show a shoulder condition characterized by stiffness of the shoulder, limited shoulder movement and pain(frozen shoulder)  
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*arthritis   show
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show type of arthritis that affects the vertebral column and causes deformities of the spine  
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bunion   show
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dislocation   show
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ganglion   show
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show a form of acute arthritis that is characterized by inflammation of the first metatarsal joint of the great toe  
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show the rupture of the cen tral portion, or nucleus, of the disk through the disk wall and into the spinal canal  
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Lyme disease   show
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*Osteoarthritis   show
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*Rheumatoid arthritis   show
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Sprains   show
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*Systemic lupus erythematosus   show
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show surgical puncture of a joint with a needle for withdrawing fluid for analysis  
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Arthrogram   show
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show process of X-raying the inside of a joint, after a contrast medium has been injected into the joint  
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show surgical reconstruction of a joint  
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Arthroscopy   show
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show blood test that measures the presence of unusual antibodies that develop in a number of connective tissue diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis  
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show a blood test that measures the rate at which erythrocytes settle to the bottom of a test tube filled with unclotted blood  
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show distal interphalangeal (joint)  
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*ESR (sed rate)   show
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show herniated nucleus pulposus  
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show left lower extremity  
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MCP   show
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*OA   show
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PIP   show
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show rheumatoid arthritis  
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*RF   show
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show right lower extremity  
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RUE   show
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*SLE   show
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show upper arm bone, joins the radius and ulna below  
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*radius   show
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*ulna   show
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*carpals   show
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*metacarpals   show
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*phalanges   show
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show lowest part of the hip bones, bony part that rests on chair  
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*femur   show
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*patella   show
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*tibia   show
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show along side the tibia, more slender then the tibia  
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*tarsals   show
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show bones of the foot  
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*Illiac crest   show
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*ilium   show
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*pelvis   show
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show anterior, front part of the hip bones  
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*symphysis pubis   show
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*calcaneus bone   show
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*talus bone   show
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show 1)Serves as supporting framework of body2)Protects vital internal organs3)Important role in movement = provides points of attachment for muscles4)Reservoir for storing minerals5)Red bone marrow is responsible for blood cell formation (hematopoiesis)  
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