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musculoskeletal system

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Rounded end of a bone separated from the body of the bone by a neck   bone head  
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large process on the femur for attachment of tendons and muscle   Greater trochanter  
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Rounded process on many bones for attachment of tendons and mucles.   Tubercle  
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Rounded, knuckle-like process at the joint   Condyle  
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Shallow cavity in or on a bone   Fossa  
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Opening for blood vessels and nerves   Foramen  
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Narrow, deep, slit-like opening   Fissure  
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Hollow, cavity within a bone   Sinus  
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Cranial bone that forms the forehead and the roof of the bony sockets that contain the eyes   Frontal bone  
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Two cranial bones that from the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium   Parietal bone  
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The two bones that form the lower sides and base of the cranium   Temporal bone  
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Cranial bone that forms the back and base of the skull and joins the parietal and temporal bones, forming a suture   Occipital bone  
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Cranial bone that is bat-shaped and extends behind the eyes and forms part of the base of the skull   Sphenoid bone  
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Thin, delicate cranial bone that supports the nasal cavity and forms part of the orbits of the eyes   Ethmoid bone  
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Two slender facial bones that support the bridge of the nose   Nasal bones  
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Two small, thin facial bones located at the corner of each eye   Lacrimal bones  
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Two large facial bones that compose the massive upper jawbones   Maxillary bones  
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Lower jawbone   Mandibular bone  
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Two facial bones, one of each side of the face, that form the high portion of the cheek   Zygomatic bones  
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Thin, single, flat facial bone that forms the lower portion of the nasal septum   Vomer  
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Air cavities   Sinuses  
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First 7 bones of the vertebral column   Cervical vertibrae (C1 to C7)  
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Second set of 12 vertebrae in the vertebral column   Thoracic vertebrae (T1-T12)  
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Third set of 5 vertebrae in the vertebral column   Lumbar vertebrae (L1-L5)  
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Five separate bones that fuse in a young child and a slightly curved, triangular bone in an adult   Sacral vertebrae  
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Tailbone   Coccyx  
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Collar bone   Clavicle  
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Shoulder blade   Scapula  
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Breastbone   Sternum  
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Bones that extend from the sternum   Ribs  
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Upper Arm bone   Humerus  
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Medial lower arm bone   Ulna  
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Lateral lower arm bone   Radius  
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Wrist bones   Carpals  
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The five radiating bones in the fingers   Metacarpals  
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Finger bones   Phalanges  
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Pelvis   Pelvic Girdle  
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Upper most portion of the pelvis   Ilium  
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Posterior portion of the pelvis   ischium  
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Anterior portion of the pelvis   Pubis  
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Thigh bone   Femur  
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Kneecap   Patella  
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Larger of the two bones of the lower leg   Tibia  
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Smaller of the two bones of the lower leg   Fibula  
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Bones of the hind foot   Tarsals  
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Bones of the midfoot   Metatarsals  
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Bones of the forefoot   Phalanges of the toes  
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calc/o, calci/o   calcium  
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kyph/o   humpback, hunchback  
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lamin/o   lamina  
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lord/o   curve, swayback  
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lumb/o   loins, lower back  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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orth/o   straight  
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oste/o   bone  
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scoli/o   crooked, bent  
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spondyl/o   vertebra  
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vertebr/o   vertebra  
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-blast   embryonic or immature cell  
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-clast   to break  
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-listhesis   slipping  
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-malacia   softening  
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-physis   to grow  
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-porosis   pore, passage  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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acetabul/o   acetabulum (hip socket)  
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calcane/o   calcaneus (heel)  
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carp/o   carpals (wrist bones)  
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clavicul/o   calvicle (collar bone)  
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cost/o   ribs  
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crani/o   cranium  
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femor/o   femur  
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fibul/o   fibula  
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humer/o   humerus  
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ili/o   ilium  
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ischi/o   ischium  
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malleol/o   mandible  
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maxill/o   maxilla  
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metacarp/o   metacarpals  
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metatars/o   metatarsals  
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olecran/o   olecranon  
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patell/o   patella  
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pelv/i   pelvis  
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perone/o   fibula  
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phalang/o   phalanges  
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pub/o   pubis  
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radi/o   radius  
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scapul/o   scapula  
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stern/o   sternum  
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tars/o   tarsals  
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tibi/o   tibia  
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uln/o   ulna  
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Traumatic breaking of a bone   Fracture  
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Fracture that occurs near the wrist joint at the lower end of the radius   Colles fracture  
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Bone is splintered or crushed into several pieces   comminuted fracture  
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bone is compressed   compression fracture  
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Bone is partialy broken   greenstick fracture  
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One fragment is driven firmly into the other   Impacted fracture  
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Softening of bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral in the bone   osteomalacia  
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Decrease in bone density, thinning and weakening of bone   osteoporosis  
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ankyl/o   stiff  
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arthr/o   joint  
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articul/o   joint  
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burs/o   bursa  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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ligament/o   ligament  
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rheumat/o   watery flow  
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synov/o   synovial membrane  
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ten/o   tendon  
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tendin/o   tendon  
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-desis   to bind, tie together  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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Inflammation and painful swelling of joints causes by excessive uric acid in the body   Gouty arthritis  
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Progressive, degenerative, joint disease characterized by loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of bone   osteoarthritis (OA)  
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Chronis disease in which joints become inflamed and painful   rheumatoid arthritis (RA)  
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Compression of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist   Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)  
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A fluid-filled cyst arising from the joint capsule or a tendon in the wrist   Ganglion  
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Trauma to a join with pain, swelling, and injury to ligaments   Sprain  
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A less serious injury involving the overstretching of mucle   Strain  
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Chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving joints, skin, kidneys, nervous system, heart and lungs   systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)  
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fasci/o   fascia  
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fibr/o   fibrous  
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leiomy/o   smooth muscle that lines the walls of the internal organs  
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my/o   muscle  
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myocardi/o   heart muscle  
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myos/o   muscle  
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plant/o   sole of the foot  
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rhabdomy/o   skeletal muscle connected to bones  
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-asthenia   lack of strength  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   toward  
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dorsi-   back  
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poly-   many, much  
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CK   creatine kinase  
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ESR   erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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IM   intramuscular  
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ROM   range of motion  
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SLE   systemic lupus erythematosus  
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EMG   electromyography  
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Connective tissue bones are composed of   Osseous tissue  
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Elements of Osseous tissue   Osteocytes (bone cells), Collagen (dense connective tissue strands), Calcium salts  
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What are bones made of during fetal development   catilaginous tissue  
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Immature osteocytes that produce bony tissue that replaces cartilage during ossification   Osteoblasts  
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Large cells that digest bone tissue from the inner sides of bones and enlarge the thinner bone cavity so bones do not become overly thick and heavy   Osteoclasts  
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Minerals that bones depend on for formation   Calcium and Phosphorus  
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Vitamin needed for bone formation   Vitamin D  
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How many bones are there in the human body?   206  
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Strong bones with broad end and large surface for muscle attachment   Long Bones  
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Bone type that is found in the wrist and ankle   Short Bones  
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Bones that are found covering soft body parts   Flat Bones  
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Small, rounded bones resembling a sesame seed in shape   Seamoid Bones  
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Shaft or middle region of a long bone   Diaphysis  
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Each end of a long bone   Epiphysis  
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Flared portion of the bone   Metaphysis  
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Strong, fibrous, vascular membrane that covers the surface of long bones, except the ends of the epiphysis   periosteum  
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Covering of the ends of long bones   articular cartilage  
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Layer of hard, dense bone that lies under the perioteum in all bone and liefs chiefly around the diaphysis of long bones   Compact bone  
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Canals within the compact bone that contain blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to the bone and remove waste products such as carbon dioxide   haversian canals  
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Hollow inside of long bones   medullary cavity  
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Fat cells within the medullary cavity   yellow bone marrow  
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porous, less dense bone   Spongy (Cancellous) bone  
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Substance contained in the spaces within spongy bone   Red bone marrow  
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