Medical Terminology- Chapter 4
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
