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Elizabeth Koch
Medical
5
Other
Not Applicable
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

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