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| functions as storage for fat tissue and is inactive in formation of blood cells |
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| The meaning of the combining form in the term arthritis |
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| "creates forces for body movements, provides a protective covering for internal organs, produces body heat" |
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| distal (E.g.: the wrist is distal to the shoulder) |
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| away from the origin of a structure |
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| A drug that relieves pain |
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| A drug that relieves fever |
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| a padlike sac or cavity usually found near joints that is lined with synovial membrane and secretes synovial fluid |
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| the gristle-like substance found on bones where they join or connect together loosely to allow motion between the parts |
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| partial dislocation of a joint |
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| "an artificial replacement for a missing body part that may occur, for example, with an amputation" |
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| Abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (sway-back) |
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| abnormal lateral curvature of the spine (s-shaped curve) |
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| abnormal posterior curvature or the thoracic spine (humped-back) |
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| endoscopic examination of the interior of a joint in order to carry out diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within the joint. |
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| uncontrolled skeletal muscle contraction in which muscles are stiff and the movements awkward |
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| "sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles" |
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| inferior or caudal (E.g.: the foot is inferior or caudal to the knee) |
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| "situated below another structure, away from the head" |
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| proximal (E.g.: the knee is proximal to the foot) |
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| toward the beginning or origin of a structure |
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| "lateral (E.g.:if a football player moved toward the sidelines, that would be a lateral movement)" |
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| superior or cephalic (E.g.: your head is cephalic or superior to your chest) |
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| "situated above another structure, toward the head" |
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| "anterior or ventral (memory tip: your chest is in the front of the body, and your lungs ""vent"")" |
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| posterior or dorsal (memory tip: a shark's dorsal fin is on its back) |
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| vertical division of the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions |
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| sagittal plane (note the spelling--there are TWO T 's!!--you'll see this on an exam!) |
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| vertical division of the body into right and left portions |
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| transverse plane (CT scan images are taken in the transverse plane) |
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| HORIZONTAL division of the body into upper and lower portions. |
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| bones of the vertebrae and face |
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| bones of the arms and legs |
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| bones of the wrist and ankle |
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| "casting, splinting, traction" |
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| "Examples of ""closed reduction, external fixation of a fracture"" (this means that there is NO SURGICAL INCISION (closed), and no pins used (EXTERNAL held in place instead of pins inserted into the bone)" |
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| grating sound made by movement of a joint or broken bone |
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| finger (What does the term POLYdactyly mean?) |
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| the meaning of the combining form in the term polydactyly |
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| GROWTH ZONE between the epiphysis and diaphysis during development of a long bone |
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| soft connective tissue within the medullary cavity of a long bone |
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| "relaxed, flabby, without tone" |
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| "lying down, especially in bed" |
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| "supine (Memory hint--the word ""supine"" contains the word ""up)" |
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| lying flat on the back--FACE UP |
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| "ABduction (Hint: when you are ABsent, you are AWAY)" |
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| movement away from the body |
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| Suturing or wiring together the fragments of a broken bone. |
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| "the position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly and with the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated); used as the position of reference in description of site or direction of various structures or parts as established in official anatomical nomenclature." |
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| the meaning of the prefix in the term rhabdomyoma |
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| softening of the bone in children caused by calcium and vitamin D deficiency |
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| "The range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension. E.g.: Due to an injury, the knee may lack 10 degrees of full extension." |
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| T-8 (in relation to the spine) |
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| the 8th thoracic vertebra |
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| C-7 (in relation to the spine) |
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| the 7th cervical vertebra |
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| L-5 (in relation to the spine) |
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| CT scan (computed tomography) |
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| diagnostic imaging procedure in which a thin X-RAY beam rotates around the patient. Small detectors measure the amount of x-rays that make it through the patient or particular area of interest. A COMPUTER analyzes the data to construct a cross-sectional image |
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| "forward displacement of one vertebra over another, usually of the fifth lumbar over the body of the sacrum, or of the fourth lumbar over the fifth lumbar" |
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| most common form of arthritis that most often affects weight-bearing joints |
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| point where two bones come together |
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| binding or fusing of a joint surface |
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| " prolonged, continuous muscle contraction" |
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| hypertrophy (Hint: someone with big muscles may win a trophy) |
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| increase in the size of a muscle |
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| malignant tumor of smooth muscle |
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| (benign) tumor of smooth muscle |
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| (benign) skeletal muscle tumor |
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| malignant skeletal muscle tumor |
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| test to record muscle response to electrical stimulation |
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| "The use of an orthopedic appliance, i.e., brace, to maintain body position or provide limb support" |
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| Turning of the palm backward or downward |
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| Turning the palm upward or forward |
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| meaning of the combining form in ankylosis |
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| band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone |
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| band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone |
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| MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) |
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| NON-IONIZING (no x-rays) imaging technique using magnetic fields and radio frequency waves to visualize anatomic structures |
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| "most crippling form of joint inflammation, characterized by chronic, systemic inflammation most often affecting joints and synovial membranes, especially in the hands and feet, causing ankylosis and deformity" |
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| "NUCLEAR MEDICINE SCAN of bone tissue to detect a tumor, malignancy, etc." |
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