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LaFleur Chapter 14
Musculoskeletal System
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04/03/2006

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Term
Periosteum
Definition
Outermost layer of the bone made up of fibrous tissue
Term
Compact bone
Definition
dense hard layers of bone that lie underneath the periosteum
Term
Cancellous (spongy) bone
Definition
contains little spaces like a sponge and is cased in the layers of compact bone
Term
Endosteum
Definition
membranous lining of the hollow cavity of the bone
Term
diaphysis
Definition
shaft of the long bones
Term
epiphysis
Definition
ends of the long bone
Term
bone marrow
Definition
material found in the cavities of bone
Term
red bone marrow
Definition
thick, blood-like material found in the flat bones and the ends of long bones. Location of blood cell formation
Term
yellow bone marrow
Definition
soft, fatty material found in the medullary cavity of long bones
Term
maxilla
Definition
upper jawbones
Term
mandible
Definition
lower jaw bone
Term
vertebral column
Definition
made up of bones called vertebrea or vertebra through which the spinal cord runs. The vertebral column protects the spinal cord, supports the head, and provides a point of attatchment for ribs and muscles
Term
cervical vertebrae (C1 to C7)
Definition
first set of seven bones forming the neck
Term
thoracic vertebrae (T1 to T12)
Definition
Second set of 12 vertebrae, they articulate with the 12 pairs of ribs to form the outward curve of the spine.
Term
Lumbar vertebrae (L1 to L5)
Definition
Third set of five larger vertebrae, which forms the inward curve of the spine
Term
Sacrum
Definition
next five vertebrae, which fuse together to form a triangular bone positioned between the two hip bones.
Term
coccyx
Definition
four vertebrae fused together to form the tailbone
Term
lamina
Definition
part of the vertebral arch
Term
clavicle
Definition
collarbone
Term
scapula
Definition
shoulder blade
Term
acromion
Definition
extension of the scapula which forms the high point in the shoulder
Term
sternum
Definition
breastbone
Term
xiphoid process
Definition
lower portion of the sternum
Term
humerus
Definition
upper arm bone
Term
ulna and radius
Definition
lower arm bones
Term
carpal bones
Definition
wrist bones
Term
metacarpal bones
Definition
hand bones
Term
phalanges
Definition
finger and toe bones
Term
pelvic bone, hip bone
Definition
made up of three bones fused together
Term
ischium
Definition
lower, rear portion on which one sits
Term
ilium
Definition
upper, wing-shaped part on each side
Term
pubis
Definition
anterior portion of the pelvic bone
Term
acetabulum
Definition
large socket in the pelvic bone for the head of the femur
Term
femur
Definition
upper leg bone
Term
tibia and fibula
Definition
lower leg bone
Term
patella
Definition
kneecap
Term
tarsal bones
Definition
ankle bones
Term
calcaneus
Definition
heel bone
Term
metatarsal bones
Definition
foot bones
Term
articular cartilage
Definition
smooth layer of gristle covering the contacting surface of joints
Term
meniscus
Definition
crescent-shaped cartilage found in the knee
Term
intervertebral disk
Definition
cartilaginouis disk found between each vertebrae in the spine
Term
pubis symphysis
Definition
cartilaginous joint at which two pubic bones fuse together
Term
synovia
Definition
fluid secreted by the synovial membrane and found in the joint cavities
Term
bursa
Definition
small, fluid filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another
Term
ligament
Definition
flexible, tough band of fibrous connective tissue that attatches one bone to another at a joint
Term
tendon
Definition
band of fibrous connective tissue that attatches muscle to a bone
Term
aponeurosis
Definition
strong sheet of tissue that acts as a tendon to attatch muslces to a bone
Term
Skeletal muscles
Definition
attatched to bones by tendons and make body movement possible. Skeletal muscle produces action by pulling and by working in pairs. Also known as voluntary muscles because we have control over these muscles
Term
smooth mucles
Definition
located in internal organs such as the walls of blood vessels and the digestive tract. They are also called involuntary muscles because they respond to umpulses from the autonomic nerves and are not contoled voluntary.
Term
cardiac muscles
Definition
forms most of the wall of the heart. Its involuntary contraction produces the heartbeat.
Term
abduction
Definition
movement of drawing away from the middle
Term
adduction
Definition
movement of drawing toward the middle
Term
eversion
Definition
turning outward
Term
extension
Definition
movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position
Term
flexion
Definition
movement in which a limb is bent
Term
inversion
Definition
turning inward
Term
inversion
Definition
turning inward
Term
pronation
Definition
movement that turns the palm down
Term
rotation
Definition
turning around its own axis
Term
supination
Definition
movement that turns the palm up
Term
carp/o
Definition
carpals(wrist bones)
Term
clavic/o
clavicul/o
Definition
clavicle (collarbone)
Term
cost/o
Definition
rib
Term
crani/o
Definition
cranium (skull)
Term
femor/o
Definition
femur
Term
fibul/o
Definition
fibula
Term
humer/o
Definition
humerus (upper arm bone)
Term
ili/o
Definition
ilium
Term
ishchi/o
Definition
ischium
Term
lumb/o
Definition
loin, lumbar region of the spine
Term
mandibul/o
Definition
mandible (lower jaw bone)
Term
maxill/o
Definition
maxilla (upper jawbone)
Term
patell/o
Definition
patella (kneecap)
Term
phalang/o
Definition
phalanges (finger or toe bone)
Term
pub/o
Definition
pubis
Term
rachi/o
Definition
spine, vertebral column
Term
radi/o
Definition
radius (lower arm bone)
Term
sacr/o
Definition
sacrum
Term
scapul/o
Definition
scapula
Term
spondyl/o
vertebr/o
Definition
vertebra
Term
stern/o
Definition
sternum (breastbone)
Term
tars/o
Definition
tarsals
Term
tibi/o
Definition
tibia
Term
uln/o
Definition
ulna (lower arm bone)
Term
aponeur/o
Definition
aponeurosis
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
Definition
bursa (cavity)
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
disk/o
Definition
invertebral disk
Term
menisc/o
Definition
meniscus
Term
synovi/o
Definition
synovia, synovial membrane
Term
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
Definition
tendon
Term
ankyl/o
Definition
crooked, stiff, bent
Term
kinesi/o
Definition
movement, motion
Term
kyph/o
Definition
hump
Term
lamin/o
Definition
lamina
Term
lord/o
Definition
bent forward
Term
myel/o
myelon/o
Definition
bone marrow
Term
my/o
myos/o
Definition
muscle
Term
oste/o
Definition
bone
Term
petr/o
Definition
stone
Term
scoli/o
Definition
cooked, curved
Term
inter-
Definition
between
Term
supra-
Definition
above
Term
sym-
syn-
Definition
together, joined
Term
-asthenia
Definition
weakness
Term
-clasia
-clasis
-clast
Definition
break
Term
-desis
Definition
surgical fixation, fusion
Term
-physis
Definition
growth
Term
-schisis
Definition
split, fissure
Term
ankylosis
Definition
abnormal condition of stiffness
Term
arthritis
Definition
inflammation of a joint
Term
arthrochondritis
Definition
inflammation of joint cartilage
Term
brusitis
Definition
inlfammation of a bursa
Term
bursolith
Definition
stones in a bursa
Term
carpoptosis
Definition
drooping wrist
Term
chondromalacia
Definition
softening of cartilage
Term
cranioschisis
Definition
fissure of the skull
Term
diskitis
Definition
inflammation of a disk
Term
fibromyalgia
Definition
pain in the fibrous tissues and muscles
Term
kyphosis
Definition
abnormal condition of a hump, also called hunchback or humpback
Term
lordosis
Definition
abnormal condition of bending forward
Term
maxillitis
Definition
inflammation of the maxilla
Term
meniscitis
Definition
inflammation of the meniscus
Term
myasthenia
Definition
muscle weakness
Term
myeloma
Definition
tumor in the bone marrow
Term
osteitis
Definition
inflammation of the bone
Term
osteoarthritis
Definition
inflammation of the bone and joint
Term
osteocarcinoma
Definition
cancerous tumor of the bone
Term
osteofibroma
Definition
tumor of the bone and fibrous tissue
Term
osteomalacia
Definition
softening of bones
Term
osteomyelitis
Definition
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
Term
osteopetrosis
Definition
abnormal condition of stone-like bones
Term
osteosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor of the bone
Term
polymyositis
Definition
inflammation of many muscles
Term
rachischisis
Definition
fissure of the vertebral column
Term
scoliosis
Definition
abnormal curve
Term
scoliosis
Definition
abnormal curve
Term
spondylarthritis
Definition
inflammation of the vertebral joints
Term
synoviosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor of the synovial membrane
Term
tendinitis
Definition
inflammation of a tendon
Term
tenodynia
Definition
pain in a tendon
Term
tenosynovitis
Definition
inflammation of the tendon and synovial membrane
Term
ankylosing spondylitis
Definition
form of arthritis that first affects the spine and adjacent structures and that as it progresses cuasues a forward ben of the spine
Term
bunion
Definition
abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe.
Term
carpal tunnel syndrome
Definition
a common, painful disorder of the wrist caused by compression of a nerve
Term
colles' fracture
Definition
a type of wrist fracture
Term
extosis
Definition
abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone
Term
fracture
Definition
broken bone
Term
gout
Definition
disease in which an excessive amount of the uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints, especial that of the great toe
Term
herniated disk
Definition
rupture of the intervertbral disk cartilage, which allows the contents to the portrude through it, putting pressure on the spinal nerve roots
Term
muscular dystrophy
Definition
group of hereditary disease characterized by degeneration of the muscle and weakness
Term
myasthenia gravis
Definition
chronic disease characterized by muscle weakness and through to be caused by a defect in the transmission of the impulses from nerve to muscle cell
Term
osteoporosis
Definition
abnormal loss of bone density occuring frequently in postmenopausal women
Term
rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Definition
a chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammatory changes in the connective tissue throughout the body
Term
aponeurorrhaphy
Definition
suture of an aponeurosis
Term
arthroclasia
Definition
breaking of a joint
Term
arthrodesis
Definition
surgical fixation of a joint
Term
arthroplasty
Definition
surgical repair of a joint
Term
arthrotomy
Definition
incision of a joint
Term
bursectomy
Definition
excision of a bursa
Term
bursotomy
Definition
incision of a bursa
Term
carpectomy
Definition
excision of a carpal bone
Term
chondrectomy
Definition
excision of a cartilage
Term
chondroplasty
Definition
surgical repair of cartilage
Term
costectomy
Definition
excision of a rib
Term
cranioplasty
Definition
surgical repair of a skull
Term
craniotomy
Definition
incision of the skull
Term
diksectomy
Definition
excision of a invertebral disk
Term
laminectomy
Definition
excision of a lamina
Term
maxillectomy
Definition
excision of the maxilla
Term
meniscectomy
Definition
excision of a meniscus
Term
myoplasty
Definition
surgical repair of a muscle
Term
myorrhaphy
Definition
suture of a muscle
Term
ostectomy
Definition
excision of a bone
Term
osteoclasis
Definition
breaking of a bone
Term
osteoplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the bone
Term
osteotome
Definition
instroment used to cut the bone
Term
osteotomy
Definition
incision of the bone
Term
patellectomy
Definition
excision of the patella
Term
phalangectomy
Definition
excission of a finger or toe bone
Term
rachiotomy
Definition
incision into the vertebral column
Term
spondylosyndesis
Definition
fusing together of the vertebrae
Term
synovectomy
Definition
excision of the synovial membrane
Term
tarsectomy
Definition
excision of a tarsal bone
Term
tenomyoplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the tendon and muscle
Term
tenorrhaphy
Definition
suture of a tendon
Term
tenotomy
Definition
incision of the tendon
Term
vertebroplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the vertebra
Term
arthrogram
Definition
x-ray image of a joint(using contrast medium)
Term
arthroscopy
Definition
visual exam inside of a joint
Term
arthrocentesis
Definition
surgical puncture of a joint to aspirate fluid
Term
electromyogram
Definition
record of the electrical activity in a muscle
Term
arthralgia
Definition
pain in the joint
Term
atrophy
Definition
without devolopement (wasting)
Term
bradykinesia
Definition
slow movement
Term
carpal
Definition
pertaining to the wrist
Term
cranial
Definition
pertaining to the cranium
Term
dyskinesia
Definition
difficult movement
Term
dystrophy
Definition
abnormal developement
Term
femoral
Definition
pertaining to the femur
Term
humeral
Definition
pertaining to the humerus
Term
hyperkinesia
Definition
excessive movement
Term
hypertrophy
Definition
excessive developement
Term
iliofemoral
Definition
pertaining to the ilium and femur
Term
intercostal
Definition
pertaining to between the ribs
Term
intervertebral
Definition
pertaining to between the vertebrae
Term
intracranial
Definition
pertaining to within the cranium
Term
ischiofibular
Definition
pertaining to ischium and fibula
Term
ischiopubic
Definition
pertaining to the ischium and pubis
Term
lumbar
Definition
pertaining to the loins
Term
lumbocostal
Definition
pertaining to the loins and the ribs
Term
lumbosacral
Definition
pertaining to the loin and the sacrum
Term
osteoblasts
Definition
developing bone cells
Term
osteocyte
Definition
bone cell
Term
osteonecrosis
Definition
death of a bone (tissue)
Term
pubofemoral
Definition
pertaining to the pubis and femur
Term
sacral
Definition
pertaining to the sacrum
Term
sacrovertebral
Definition
pertaining to the sacrum and vertebrae
Term
sternoclavicular
Definition
pertaining to the sternum and clavical
Term
sternoid
Definition
resembling the sternum
Term
subcostal
Definition
pertaining to below the rib
Term
submandibular
Definition
pertaining to below the mandibal
Term
submaxillary
Definition
pertaining to below the maxilla
Term
subscapular
Definition
pertaining to below the scapula
Term
substernal
Definition
pertaining to below the sternum
Term
suprascapular
Definition
pertaining to above the scapula
Term
suprapatellar
Definition
pertaining to above the patella
Term
symphysis
Definition
growing together
Term
vertebrocostal
Definition
pertaining to the vertebrae and ribs
Term
chiropodist
podiatrist
Definition
specialist in treating and diagnosing diseases and disorders of the foot including medical and surgical treatment
Term
chiropractic
Definition
system of therpay that consists of manipulation of the vertbral column
Term
chiropractor
Definition
specialist in chiropractic
Term
orthopedics (ortho)
Definition
branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system
Term
orthopedist
Definition
physician who specializes in orthopedics
Term
orthotics
Definition
making and fitting of orthopedic appliances, such as arch supports, used to support, align, prevent or correct deformities
Term
orthotist
Definition
a person who specializes in osteopathy
Term
osteopath
Definition
physician who specializes in osteopathy
Term
osteopathy
Definition
system of medicine that uses the usual forms of diagnosis and treament but places greater emphasis on the role of the relationship between body organs and the musculoskelatal system; manipulation may be used in addition to other treatments
Term
prosthesis
Definition
an artificial substitution for a missing body part such as a leg, eye, or total hip replacement
Term
C1-C7
Definition
cervical vertebrae
Term
CTS
Definition
carpal tunnel syndrome
Term
EMG
Definition
electromyogram
Term
fx
Definition
fracture
Term
L1-L5
Definition
lumbar vertbrae
Term
MD
Definition
muscular dystrophy
Term
MG
Definition
myasthenia gravis
Term
OA
Definition
osteoarthritis
Term
ortho
Definition
othropedics
Term
RA
Definition
rheumatoid arthritis
Term
T1-T12
Definition
thoracic vertebrae
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