Structure and Function
These are composed of dense connective tissue, including cells in a matrix of calcium and collagen fibers
What are bones?
This combing form pertains to a joint, or where two bones meet. Snoop Dogg may disagree.
What is athr/o or articul/o?
This is an abnormal S-shaped lateral curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis?
Also referred to as total hip arthroplasty, this is a procedure to replace an arthritic hip with a prosthetic device to restore mobility and function
What is a Total Hip Replacement?
ACL- Carson Wentz tore his in 2017
What is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament?
Advanced age, menopause, and the prolonged use of steroids can lead to this term for the loss of bone mass.
What is osteoporosis?
Kinesi/o
What is movement?
This is a hereditary form of arthritis, characterized by uric acid accumulation in the joints. Jared Leto, Maurice Cheeks and Ben Franklin suffered from it.
What is gout?
Removal of a bone marrow specimen from the cortex of the sternum, ribs or hip. It can be used to screen for leukemia and lymphoma.
What is a bone marrow aspiration?
C1-C7 is an abbreviation for this section of the spine
What is the cervical spine?
This soft spongy substance performs hematopoiesis- the production of red and white blood cells.
What is marrow?
Chondr/o
What is cartilage?
This can be a complete or incomplete tear in the ligaments around a joint
What is a sprain?
This test uses a gamma camera to detect abnormalities in bone density after injection of radioactive material
What is a bone density test?
This is also known as AKA
Above the knee amputation
Created through osteogenesis, these cells are responsible for new bone growth
What are osteocytes?
Cervic/o
What is the neck?
This is an autoimmune disorder that causes progressive joint pain and deformity and may affect organ systems.
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
This test to detect the presence of autoantibodies that may suggest an autoimmune disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis
What is an Anti-nuclear antibody test?
Not the cable channel nor an abbreviation for effects that are special, this abbreviation is for a fracture
What is Fx?
These are cords of fibrous connective tissue that attach muscles to bones.
What are tendons?
cost/o
What is the ribs?
This is a condition of inflammation of the tiny fluid-filled sacs that act as cushions and provide lubrication to decrease friction and irritation between structures such as bones, tendons, muscles, and skin
What is bursitis?
This is a radiological evaluation of bone density to detect osteoporosis
What is a Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scan?
Not ROM in the computer sense, but rather in reference to a patient's total movement
What is Range of Motion?