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LOM Ch 15 Musculoskeletal System Set 4
Language of Medicine 9th Edition Davi-Ellen Chabner Musculoskeletal System
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06/19/2010

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vertebral column
Definition
another name for spinal column
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intervertebral disks
Definition
pads of cartilage that separate vertebrae
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cervical vertebrae
Definition
the first seven bones of the vertebral column that form the neck
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cervical vertebrae
Definition
C1-C7
Term
thoracic vertebrae
Definition
set of twelve vertebrae that make up the chest and join with the ribs in the back
Term
thoracic vertebrae
Definition
T1-T12
Term
lumbar vertebrae
Definition
five vertebral bones that are the strongest and largest of the backbones and make up the lower back
Term
lumbar vertebrae
Definition
L1-L5
Term
sacral vertebrae
Definition
five separate bones that fuse in a young child to make up the sacrum
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coccyx
Definition
fused four bones that make up the tailbone
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vertebral body
Definition
inner, thick, round anterior portion that a vertebra is composed of
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intervertebral disk
Definition
pade of cartilage in between vertebrae that provides flexibility and absorbs shocks to the vertebral column
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spinous process
Definition
posterior portion of the vertebral arch consists of this, a transverse process, and a lamina
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transverse process
Definition
located on each side of the spinous process, a portion of the posterior vertebra
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lamina
Definition
bar-like part that is between the transverse and spinous process that make up the posterior portion of the vertebra
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neural canal
Definition
space between the vertebral body and the vertebral arch through which the spinal cord passes
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clavicle
Definition
collar bone
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hamstrings
Definition
muscles that flex the knee and extend the hip
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gastrocnemius
Definition
muscle that bends knee and lifts heel off ground
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soleus
Definition
muscle that raises the heel
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gluteus medius
Definition
muscle that abducts the thigh
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quadriceps
Definition
muscle that extends the knee
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origin
Definition
another word for beginning
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origin
Definition
point of attachment of the muscle to stationary bone
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insertion
Definition
the point of junction of the muscle to the bone that moves
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flexion
Definition
decreasing the angle between two bones, bending a limb
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extension
Definition
increasing the angle between two bones--straightening out a limb
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abduction
Definition
movement away from the midline of the body
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adduction
Definition
movement toward the midline of the body
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rotation
Definition
circular movement around an axis (central point)
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