Shared Flashcard Set

Details

medical terms
musculoskeletal system
57
Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/23/2009
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Anatomy Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
axis
 Definition
skull, thorax and vertebrae
Term
frontal
 Definition
forehead
Term
temporal
 Definition
bones at temples
Term
parietal
 Definition
top of head
Term
occipital
 Definition
cuplike cone at the back of the skull
Term
mandible
 Definition
lower jaw
Term
maxilla
 Definition
upper jaw
Term
sphenoid
 Definition
bone at base of skull
Term
turbinate
 Definition
nasal bone
Term
ethmoid
 Definition
spongy bone at base of the cranium
Term
clavicle
 Definition
the collar bone
Term
sternum
 Definition
the breastbone
Term
femur
 Definition
the thigh bone
Term
the radius and ulna
 Definition
bones in the forearm
Term
fibula and tibia
 Definition
bones in the leg
Term
26
 Definition
there are____seperate vertbrae in the vertebral column
Term
longitudinal axis
 Definition
the backbone
Term
femur
 Definition
goes from the pelvis to the knee
Term
bursa
 Definition
fluid-filled sac located in tissues
Term
fascia
 Definition
a sheet of fibrous tissue holding muscles together
Term
lamina
 Definition
flattened part of the vertebral arch
Term
ligament
 Definition
band of fibrous tissue
Term
aponeurosis
 Definition
flattened connecting tendon
Term
hinges
 Definition
elbow, knees, and and fingers
Term
sutures
 Definition
lines of junction between the bones of the skull
Term
ball and socket
 Definition
hip and shoulder joints
Term
tendon
 Definition
fibrous cord of connective tissue
Term
meniscus
 Definition
cresent-shaped fibrous cartilage in the knee
Term
atrophy
 Definition
wasting away from disuse
Term
hypertrophy
 Definition
enlargment from overuse
Term
tone
 Definition
normal vigor and tension
Term
paralysis
 Definition
loss of concentration caused by nerve damage
Term
contracture
 Definition
permanent drawing together
Term
subluxation
 Definition
partial dislocation
Term
spondylolisthesis
 Definition
displacement of a vertebra
Term
skull fracture
 Definition
broken bone in head
Term
torn ligament
 Definition
common sports injury
Term
fracture
 Definition
broken bone anywhere
Term
arthritis
 Definition
inflammation in joint
Term
bursitis
 Definition
inflammation in a bursa
Term
myositis
 Definition
inflammation in a voluntary muscle
Term
osteochondritis
 Definition
inflammation in the cone or cartilage
Term
osteomyelitis
 Definition
inflammation in a bone and marrow
Term
spondylitis
 Definition
inflammation in a vertebra
Term
tendonitis
 Definition
inflammation in a tendon
Term
kyphosis
 Definition
humpback
Term
lordosis
 Definition
curvature of the lumbar spine
Term
gout
 Definition
form of arthritis
Term
rickets
 Definition
defeciency of vitamin d
Term
carpal tunnel syndrome
 Definition
painful disorder of wrist and hand
Term
collagen disease
 Definition
disease of connective tissue
Term
osteomalacia
 Definition
softening of bones
Term
osteoporosis
 Definition
brittle porous bones
Term
sarcoma
 Definition
malignant bone tumor
Term
scoliosis
 Definition
lateral curvature of spine
Term
spina bifida
 Definition
congenital defect in spine
Term
spondylitis
 Definition
inflammation of the vertebra
Supporting users have an ad free experience!