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Elizabeth Koch
Medical(musculoskeletal)
15
Anatomy
Not Applicable
07/17/2016

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Term

articulation

"joint"

Definition
place or union between two or more bones
Term
appendage
Definition
any part attached to a main structure
Term

cardiac

"muscle"

Definition

involuntary muscle

"striated" or "smooth" muscle controlled by the autonomic nervous system involuntarily

Term
visceral muscle
Definition

"smooth muscle"

includes perastalsis in the digestive tract to move food through

Term
ligaments
Definition
"flexible" bands of fibrous tissue
Term
flexion
Definition
Decreases the angle of a joint
Term
extension
Definition

Increases the angle of a joint

 

Term
inversion
Definition
Moves the sole of the foot inward
Term
eversion
Definition
Moves the sole of the foot outward
Term

ten/o tendin/o tend/o

tendon

Definition
attaches muscle to bone
Term
osteoporosis
Definition
"porous bone"
Term
ligament/o
Definition
attaches bone to bone
Term
myel/o
Definition
bone marrow;spinal cord
Term
megaloblastic anemia
Definition

Megaloblastic anemia is a condition in which the bone marrow produces unusually large, structurally abnormal, immature red blood cells (megaloblasts).

cause:b12 deficiency and folic acid

Term
erythrocytes
Definition
Carrie oxygen
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