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| a line that passes through the center of the body traversing skull, thorax, and vertebral column |
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| the light and spongy bone at the base of the cranium; the upper nasal bone between the eyes |
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| large bone constituting the lower jaw |
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| one of a pair of large bones forming the upper jaw |
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| the cuplike bone at the back of the skull |
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| bone of the skull (top of the head) |
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| bone at the base of the skull, anterior to the temporal bones |
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| large bones forming part of the temples |
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| a long, curved horizontal bone just above the first rib (collar bone) |
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| the thigh bone, extending from the pelvis to the knee |
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| the fibula is the smallest of the bones of the leg; the tibia is the second longest bone of the skeleton, located at the medial side of the leg |
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| upper-arm bone, consisting of a body, a head, and the condyle |
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| the radius is the larger of the two bones of the forearm; the ulna is the bone on the medial or little-finger side of the forearm, lying parallel with the radius |
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| the elongated, flattened bone forming the middle portion of the thorax (breastbone) |
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| the flexible structure that forms the longitudinal axis (backbone) of the skeleton; it consists of 26 separate vertebrae arranged in a straight line from the base of the skull to the coccyx (tailbone) |
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| a very light and spongy bone at the base of the cranium; the upper nasal bone between the eyes |
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| point of attachment for muscles of head and throat |
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| two bones that house the tear ducts |
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| large bone constituting the lower jaw |
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| one of a pair of large bones forming the upper jaw |
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| two bones that shape the nose |
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| the cuplike bone a the back of the skull |
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| forms the hard palate (roof of the mouth) |
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| parietal bone of the skull (top of the head) |
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| bone at the base of the skull, anterior to the temporal bones |
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| large bones forming part of the temples |
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| lower part of the nasal septum |
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| two bones, one on each side of the face, which form the high part of the cheek bones and outer eye socket |
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| a joint in which the globular head of an articulating bone is received into a cuplike cavity, e.g., the hip and shoulder |
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| hinge joint, e.g., elbow,knees, and fingers |
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| lines of junction between the bones, and fingers |
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| the fibrous substance between the disks of the spinal vertebrae |
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| a flattened tendon, connecting a muscle with the parts it moves |
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| a fluid-filled sac located in tissues to reduce friction |
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| a sheet of fibrous tissue holding muscle fibers together |
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| between two contiguous joints and phalanges, e.g., between the fingers and toes |
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| the flattened part of the vertebral arch (thinnest part of a vertebra) |
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| a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages |
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| a crescent-shaped fibrocartilage in the knee joint |
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| the transparent, viscid fluid found in joint cavities, bursae, and tendon sheaths |
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| a fibrous cord of connective tissue attaching the muscle to bone or cartilage |
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| a case or sheath of a tendon |
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| the cup-shaped cavity (socket) receiving the head of the femur |
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| holes in a bone for large vessels and nerves to pass through |
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| a hollow or depressed area |
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| a narrow, linear hollow or depression in bone |
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| a rounded process, such as the protuberance on either side of the ankle joint, at the lower end of the fibula or the tibia |
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| bony projection of the ulna at the elbow |
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| one definition is a recess, cavity, or channel, such as one in bone |
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| an elevation or protuberance, especially of a bone |
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| muscle extending from scapula to radius. Used to flex lower arm and turn palm of hand upward |
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| fleshy part of the cheek. Used to smile, blow outward, and whishtle |
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| specialized muscle found in the walls of the heart. Involuntary muscles, controlled by the ANS |
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| muscle covering the shoulder joint. Extends from clavicle and scapula to humerus. Extends the arm |
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| main calf muscle. Attaches to heel bone |
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| fleshy part of the buttocks. Extends from ilium to femur. Adducts and rotates thigh laterally |
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| muscle in posterior thigh used for flexing, as in kneeling, and for extension |
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| muscle extending from lower vertebrae to humerus. Used for swinging the arms |
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| muscle at angle of jaw. Used for biting and chewing |
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| body of the eyelid, opens and closes the eye, wrinkles forehead |
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| large, fan-shaped muscle across front of the chest. Adducts, flexes, and rotates the arms inward |
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| anterior thigh muscle. Part of a five-muscle group that extends the thigh |
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| also called striated (striped) or voluntary muscles. Muscles attached to skeletal bones except for face eyes, tongue, and throat. Under concious control |
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| muscles found in wall of the stomach, intestine, blood vessels, and respiratory tract. Also called involuntary or visceral muscle (not under concious control) |
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| muscle extending from sternum to side of the neck. Used for turning the head |
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| muscle above the ear. Used for opening and closing the jaw |
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| triangular muscle extending from back of shoulder to clavical. Used to raise shoulders |
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| muscle extending from scapula to ulna. Responsible for adducting the elbow |
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| the movement by which the two ends of any joint part are drawn away from each other; straightening |
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| to draw toward the axial (median)line of a limb |
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| to draw away from the axial (median) line of a limb |
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| the prone position (palm down, face down) |
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| nearest to a point of reference or origin |
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| farthest from any point of reference or orign |
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| permanent contraction of a muscle |
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| Wasting away of muscle from disuse |
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| muscles enlargement from overuse |
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| normal degree of vigor and tension in a muscle; muscles partially contracted |
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| loss of muscular contraction because of nerve damage |
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| slight or incomplete paralysis |
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| the breaking of a bone; there are many types |
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| a fracture of the bony structure of the head |
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| Torn Ligament, Tendon, or Cartilage |
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| a complete or partial tear of a ligament, tendon, or cartilage; common sports injuries |
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| forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower segment; a type of dislocation |
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| inflammation of a joint; there are 4 common types |
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| a common painful disorder of the wrist and hand, caused by pressure on the median nerve in the wrist |
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| a group of diseases with widespread pathologic changes in connective tissue, e.g., lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis |
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| a hereditary form of arthritis caused by accumulation of uric acid crystals, especially in the great toe |
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| Herniated Nucleus Pulposus |
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| a rupture of the fibrocartilage surrounding an intervertebral disk, releasing the nucleus pulposus that cushions the vertebrae above and below |
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| humpback or hunchback; a spinal deformity |
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| Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease |
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| osteochondrosis of the head of the femur in children |
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| forward curvature of the lumbar spine; swayback |
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| see systemic lupus erythematosus |
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| genetic disease with progressive atrophy of skeletal muscles |
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| inflammation of a voluntary muscle |
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| inflammation of the tibial tubercle caused by chronic irritation and seen primarily in muscular, athletic adolescents; characterized by swelling and tenderness over the tibial tubercle that increases with exercise |
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| inflammation of the bone and cartilage |
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| disease of the bone and cartilage |
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| softening of the bones resulting from vitamin D deficiency |
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| inflammation of bone and marrow caused by bacterial invasion |
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| porous condition of bones; occurs primarily in postmenopausal women |
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| disorders marked by inflammation, degeneration, or metabolic derangement of the connective tissue structures, especially the joints and related structures, and attended by pain, stiffness, or limitation of motion |
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| vitamin D deficiency, especially in infancy and childhood, marked by bending and distortion of the bones |
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| a malignant tumor of bone |
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| lateral curvature of the spince |
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| a congenital defect in the spince |
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| inflammation of the vertebrae, commonly progressing to eventual fusion of the involved joints |
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| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) |
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| a chronic inflammatory disease affecting many systems of the body |
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| removal of a limb or other appendage of the body |
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| puncture of a joint cavity to remove fluid |
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| examination of the interior of a joint with an endoscope |
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| surgical creation of an opening into a joint, such as for drainage |
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| a process used to heal fractures more quickly |
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| Electromyogram (Electromyography) |
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| the film record made and the study of muscular contraction |
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| the process of making a bone immovable |
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| the correction of a fracture, luxation, or hernia |
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| Laminectomy with Diskectomy |
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| excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra; excision of an intervertebral disk |
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| excision of a meniscus, e.g., of the knee joint |
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| the film produced by radiography of the spinal cord after injection of a dye into the spinal cavity |
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| a record produced by myography; same as electromyogram |
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| the insertion of an organ or tissue in a new site in the body |
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| surgical creation of ankylosis between contiguous vertebrae; spinal fusion |
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| replacement of the hip join with an artificial ball and socket joint, performed to relieve a chronically painful and stiff hip caused by certain clinical disorders |
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| the act of drawing or pulling |
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| antinuclear antibodies; a laboratory serum test |
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| degenerative joint disease |
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| open reduction internal fixation; reduction of a fracture after incision into the fracture site |
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| rheumatoid arthritis factor |
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| systemic lupus erythematosus; lupus erythematosus |
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| sedimentation rate; erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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