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Skeletal System and Muscles & Joints

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Articular cartilage   show
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Articular joint   show
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show abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe  
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Bursa   show
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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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Joint cavity   show
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*Kyphosis   show
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Ligaments   show
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show feeling of weakness  
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Needle aspiration   show
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show increased reaction of the skin to exposure to sunlight  
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Sciatica   show
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show incomplete dislocation  
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show an immovable joint  
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show a thick lubricating fluid located in synovial joints  
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Synovial membrane   show
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show sticky;gelatinous  
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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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show Vertebrae or bones of the neck, C1 through C7  
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Compact bone   show
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show Knucklelike projection at the end of the bone  
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Crest   show
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Diaphysis   show
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show A layer of cartilage that separates the disphysis from the epiphysis of a bone; also known as the epiphyseal plane  
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Epiphysis   show
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False ribs   show
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Fissure   show
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Flat bones   show
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Floating ribs   show
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Fontanelle or fontanel   show
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show Hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass  
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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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show A flat, circular platelike structure of cartilage that serves as a cushion (or shock absorber) between the vertebrae  
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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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show The vertebrae of the lower back, L1 through L5.  
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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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Osteoblasts   show
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show Large cells that absorb or digest old bone tissue  
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show Mature bone cells  
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Periosteum   show
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show The soft, semifluid substance located in the small spaces of cancellous bone that is the source of blood cell production  
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show The process of removing or digesting old bone tissue  
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show Irregular bones imbedded in tendons near a joint, as in the kneecap  
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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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show An opening or hollow space in a bone; a cavity within a bone  
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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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Trocehanter   show
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show The first seven pairs of ribs, which connect to the vertebrae in the back and to the sternum in the front.  
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show a small rounded process of a bone  
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Tuberosity   show
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Vertebral Foramen   show
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show Located in the disphysis of long bones, yellow marrow consists of fatty tissue and is inactive in the formation of blood cells  
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Acetabul/o   show
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show embryonic stage of development  
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show calcium  
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show heel bone  
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show wrist  
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-clast, -clastic   show
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clavicul/o   show
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show coccyx  
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show ribs  
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crani/o   show
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*femor/o   show
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fibul/o   show
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show to produce  
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show humerus  
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*ili/o   show
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*ischi/o   show
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*kyph/o   show
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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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*malac/o   show
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*-malacia   show
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*mandibul/o   show
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*mastoid/o   show
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show upper jaw  
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*metacarp/o   show
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show foot bones  
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show spinal cord or bone marrow  
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show elbow  
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orth/o   show
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oste/o   show
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*patell/o, patell/a   show
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pelv/i   show
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phalang/o   show
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show growth, growing  
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por/o   show
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*-porosis   show
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*pub/o   show
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rach/i   show
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*radi/o   show
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*scapula/o   show
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show crooked, bent  
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show vertebra  
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sten/o   show
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show sternum  
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*tars/o   show
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show temples of the head  
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show vertebra  
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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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*Osteomalacia   show
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show Is a local or generalized infection of the bone and bone marrow, resulting from a bacterial infection that has spread to the bone tissue through the blood.  
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Ewing’s sarcoma   show
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show Is a malignant tumor arising from bone. Also known as osteosarcoma, it is the most common malignant bone tumor – with common sites being the distal femur, the proximal tibia, and the proximal humerus.  
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show Is the most common benign bone tumor. The femur and the tibia are most frequently involved.  
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show A nonmetabolic disease of the bone, characterized by excessive bone destruction and unorganized bone formation by the osteoblasts. The bone is weak and prone to fractures.After symptoms are present, takes on a mosaic pattern seen with X-Ray or bone scan  
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Spinal stenosis   show
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show clubfoot  
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show a) Kyphosis,outward curvature of a portion of the spine or hunchback b) Lordosis,inward curvature of a portion of the spine, commonly known as swayback c) Scoliosis, lateral curvature of a portion of the spine, to the left or right.  
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show simple fracture,break in bone, no open wound in skin  
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show compound fracture, break in bone with open wound in skin  
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show break extends through entire thickness of bone  
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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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show occurs at the lower end of the radius, within 1” of connecting with the wrist bones.  
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*Hairline fracture   show
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*Pathological fracture   show
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*Occult fracture   show
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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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show process of removing a small sample of bone marrow from a selected site with a needle to examine specimen under microscope  
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show measures bone density by computer measuring amount of radiation absorbed by the bones  
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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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show fracture  
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show lumbar vertebra 1,2,3, …  
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MCP   show
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show metatarsophalangeal(joint)  
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PIP   show
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show sacrum  
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T1,T2,T3,...   show
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*THA   show
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*THR   show
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*TKA   show
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*TKR   show
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*TMJ   show
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show located in the fleshy part of the cheek  
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Temporal muscle   show
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Masseter   show
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show extends from the sternum upward along the side of the neck to the mastoid process.  
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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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show covers shoulder joint. Used for intramuscular injections.  
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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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Gluteus medius   show
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show 4 of the 5 muscles that is the anterior part of the thigh (works together to extend the thigh)  
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show responsible for flexing the leg on the thigh and extending the thigh  
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Gastrocnemius   show
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Tibialis anterior   show
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Arthralgia   show
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Atrophy   show
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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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Contracture   show
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Fascia   show
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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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show point of attachment of a muscle to a bone that is less movable  
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Pelvic girdle weakness   show
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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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*Smooth muscle   show
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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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show muscles that operate under conscious control  
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show two,double  
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show cheek  
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show back  
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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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show inflammation  
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*leiomy/o   show
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*my/o   show
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pector/o   show
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rhabdomy/o   show
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show three  
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troph/o   show
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*muscular dystrophy   show
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show chronic, progressive disease, muscle weakness of hips and arms and degeneration  
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show tear in muscles that forma “cuff” over the upper end of the arm or head of the humerous.  
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Strains   show
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Muscle biopsy   show
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show process of recording strength of the contraction of a muscle when it is stimulated by electric current  
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show intramuscular  
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show muscular dystrophy  
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*DTR   show
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EMG   show
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Fibrous joint   show
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Cartilaginous joint   show
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show bones have a space between them called join cavity which is lined with a synovial membrane. Bones of this joint are held together by ligaments.  
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Hinge joint   show
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show allows movements in many directions around a central point  
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show is a bending motion  
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Extension   show
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show movement of a bone away from the midline of the body  
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show movement of a bone toward the midline of the body  
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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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Dorsiflexion   show
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show of the foot increases the angle between the leg and the top of the foot  
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Circumduction   show
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show stiff  
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*Arthr/o   show
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Articul/o   show
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show bursa  
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*-centesis   show
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show binding or surgical fusion  
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-gram   show
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-graphy   show
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show inflammation  
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ligament/o   show
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oste/o   show
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-plasty   show
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-scopy   show
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ten/o,tendin/o,tend/o   show
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adhesive capsulitis   show
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show inflammation of joints  
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show type of arthritis that affects the vertebral column and causes deformities of the spine  
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show an abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe  
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dislocation   show
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ganglion   show
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*gout   show
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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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show chronic inflammatory connectivetissue disease affecting the skin,joints,nervous system,kidneys,lungs,and other organs. Most obvious symptom is “butterfly rash”  
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Arthrocentesis   show
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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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Arthroplasty   show
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Arthroscopy   show
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Rheumatoid factor   show
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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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show erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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HNP   show
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show left lower extremity  
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show metacarpophalangeal (joint)  
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show osteoarthritis  
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show proximal interphalangeal (joint)  
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*RA   show
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show rheumatoid factor  
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show right lower extremity  
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RUE   show
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show systemic lupus erythematosus  
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*humerus   show
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show one of 2 lower arm bones, joins humerus above and wrist bones below  
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show 2nd of 2 lower arm bones jons humerus above and wrist bones below. on little finger side of arm  
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*carpals   show
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show join the carpals with the fingers(phalanges)  
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show bones of fingers  
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*ischium   show
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*femur   show
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show knee bone, or kneecap  
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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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*metatarsals   show
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show upper curved edge of the ilium  
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*ilium   show
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show formed by the hip bones; ilium,ischium,pubis  
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show anterior, front part of the hip bones  
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show point of connection of the 2 pubic bones  
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show largest of the tarsal bones(ankle), the heel bone  
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show joins the tibia and fibula, to form the ankle joint  
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functions of skeletal system   show
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