musculoskeletal
Terms
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- ribs
- 12 bones that create the shape of the thoracic cavity
- scapula
- 2 large triangular shaped bones that are also called the sholder blades
- tendon
- strong fibrous band of tissue
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- a blood test that measures the rate at which erythrocytes settles to the bottom of a test tube filled with unclotted blood
- pelvis
- the bony structure formed by the hip bones, the sacrum, and the coccyx
- lei/o
- smooth
- oblique
- the x-rays are taken from different angles
- osteoarthritis
- the most common form of arthritis and results from wear and tear on the joints
- communuted fracture
- hen the force is so great that it splinters or crushes a segment of the bone
- arthrocentesis
- the surgical puncture of a joint with a needle for the purpose of withdrawing fluid for analysis
- -vertebr/o
- vertebra
- cost/o
- rib
- rhabd/o
- striated
- sprain
- an injury involving the ligaments that surround and support a joint, caused by a wrenching or twisting motion
- humerus
- the upper arm bone
- ulna
- one of the two lower arm bones located on the little finger side of the arm
- x-rays
- high energy electromagnetic waves that travel in straight lines and have shorter wavelength than visible light
- -centesis
- surgical puncture to remove fluid
- arthroplasty
- the surgical repair of a joint
- ten/o
- tendon
- cranium
- pertaining to the skull or head
- vertebra
- 24 bones that make up the vertebral column or the spine
- skeletal muscles
- attach to the bones of the skeleton
- rheumatoid arthritis
- a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease that affects multiple joints of the body
- arthr/o
- joint
- greenstick fracture
- a break that does not extend through the entire thickness of the bone; one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent
- phalanges
- the bones of the fingers
- bunion
- an abnormal enlargement of a joint at the base of the great toe
- dislocation
- the displacement of a bone from its normal location within a joint, causing loss of function of the joint
- femor/o
- femur
- osteoporosis
- porous bones
- smooth muscles
- are found in the walls of hollow organs and tubes
- cardiac muscles
- a specialized type of muscle that forms the wall of the heart
- radius
- one of the two lower arm bones on the thumb side of the arm
- arthrogram
- test of an arthritis joint
- fibula
- the slender of the two lower leg bones
- RLE
- right lower extremity
- sternum
- breastbone located between the ribs
- clavicle or collerbone
- a slender bone with two shallow curves that help to support the shoulder by connecting laterally to the scapula
- RUE
- right upper extremity
- tendin/o
- tendon
- LLE
- left lower extremity
- maxill/o
-
maxilla
- ligament
- connective tissue bands that join bone to bone, offering support to the joint
- femur
- the thigh bone which is the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the body
- supra-
- above
- arthroscopy
- the visualization of the interior of a joint using an endoscope
- mandibul/o
- mandible
- inter-
- between
- spondy/o
- vertebra
- maxilla
- upper jaw bone
- -porosis
- lessening in density
- T1, T2, etc.
- thoracic vertebrae 1, 2, etc.
- rheumatoid factor
- a blood test that measures the presence of unusual antibodies that develop in a number of connective tissue diseases
- LUE
- left upper extremity
- ligament/o
- ligament
- crani/o
- skull
- L1, L2, etc.
- lumbar vertebrae 1, 2, etc.
- oste/o
- bone
- tibia
- the larger and stronger of the two lower leg bones located on the big toe side of the leg
- cephal/o
- head
- patella
- the knee bone or kneecap
- mandible
- jaw bone
- pelv/o
- pelvis
- muscul/o
- muscle
- my/o
- muscle
- transverse plane
- any of the planes cutting across the body perpendicular to the sagittal and the frontal planes, dividing the body into superior and inferior
- C1, C2, etc.
- cervical vertebrae 1,2,etc.
- bone density
- important in providing gelpful info reguarding treatment and prevention of osteoporosis