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Title

Elizabeth Koch

Description

Medical

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Subject

Other

Level

Not Applicable

Created

07/16/2016

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Term

Patellectomy

Patell/o

Definition

kneecap

"surgical removal of the kneecap"

Term

Axial Skeleton

"axis" of the body

Definition

3 major regions

skull, rib cage, and vertebral(spinal) column.

protects the body organs

Term

Appendicular Skeleton

Definition

"limbs of the appendages"

enables the body to move

Term

Spine(vertabral column)

Definition

Cervical(7)

Thoracis(12)

Lumbar(5)

Sacrum

Coccyx(tailbone)

Term

ligament/o

Definition

ACL

locate:knee

flexible bands of fibrous tissue