Medical Terminology- Chapter 4

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How many bones does a full grown adult have?

206

How many bones does a human have at birth?

300

Dactyl

Finger or toe

What are phalanges?

Fingers and toes

RICE

Rest, ice, compression, elevation

RA

Rheumatoid arthritis

What is the costo?

Ribs

Fracture

A bone break

What is medical tonic water?

A form of carbonated soda in which quinine, a drug used to treat malaria, has been dissolved

Electromyogram

A record of the electrical activity in a muscle

What is a bursae?

A sac of fluid under the tendon that keeps muscles and bones moving smoothly

Osteosclerosis

Abnormal hardening of a bone

Exostosis

An abnormal growth of bone out of another bone

Tarsal

Ankle

Tax/o

Arrangement, order, coordination

During what span of time does the osteocytes proceed to replace cartilage with actual bone?

Before someone is born until after puberty

What penetrates the cartilage?

Blood vessels

Oste/o

Bone

Osteolysis

Bone loss

Upper arm

Brachio

What are the four sections of the spine?

Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral

Osteonecrosis

Death of a bone

DTR

Deep tendon reflex

EMG

Electromyogram

What is the technical term for growth plate?

Epiphyseal plate

What is it called when a joint straightens?

Extension

TRUE OR FALSE: All joints allow movement.

False

TRUE OR FALSE: Many bones harden from the outside inwards.

False

Tarsoptosis

Flat feet

What is it called when a joint bends?

Flexion

FROM

Full range of motion

Syndactyly

Fusion of fingers or toes

Polydactyly

Having more than the normal fingers and toes

What bone are the toe bones connected to?

Heel bone

What is the only bone in the human body that is not connected to another?

Hyoid bone

Arthroscope

Instrument for looking into a joint

What it is called when the joint narrows to bring parts back towards the body?

Joint adduction

What is the connection point of bones called?

Joints

What holds bone to bone?

Ligaments

Centesis

Puncture

Arthrocentesis

Puncture of a joint

What are the two bones in your forearm?

Radius and ulna

Kinesi/o

Movement, motion

NSAID

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

ORIF

Open reduction internal fixation

OA

Osteoarthritis

What is another name for bone cells?

Osteocytes

What is the most common musculoskeletal complaint?

Pain

PT

Physical therapy

Osteodystrophy

Poor bone development

Electromyography

Procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle

Myography

Procedure for studying muscles

Arthroscopy

Procedure of looking into a joint

ROM

Range of motion

Fibula and tibia

Shin bones

What is fascia?

Skeletal muscle encased in a thick membrane

What are vertebrae?

Smaller bones that connect together to make up the spine

What types of muscle moves involuntarily?

Smooth and cardiac

What types of muscle are not actually a part of the musculoskeletal system?

Smooth and cardiac muscle

Craniomalacia

Softening of the skull

Spondylomalacia

Softening of the vertebrae

Ankyl/o

Stiff, bent

What is the function of cartilage?

Surrounds the bones at the joints and allows smooth movement among them

What holds bone to muscle?

Tendons

What is the metaphysis?

The area between the end of the bone and the long shaft of the bone

What is the axial point?

The bones in the middle of the skeleton

What is the epiphysis?

The end of the bone

What is the diaphysis?

The long shaft of the bone

What is a joint abduction?

The widening of a joint to move parts away from the body?

Femur

Thigh bone

Ton/o

Tone, tension

TRUE OR FALSE: A humans neck contains the same number of bones as a giraffes neck.

True

TRUE OR FALSE: Babies do not have knee caps at birth.

True

TRUE OR FALSE: Bones start as cartilage.

True

Spondylitis

Vertebrae inflammation

WB

Weight bearing

WBAT

Weight bearing as tolerated

What is the carpe?

Wrist

Carpitis

Wrist inflammation


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