Definition
Flexing of the foot or toes downward toward the sole
Plantar Flexion
What is the shaft, or long, main portion of the bone
Diaphysis
Inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation is called
Gout
Which type of fracture does the bone injure another organ, such as a broken rib piercing a lung
Complicated
The two main division of the skeleton are the axial and the
appendicular
Surgical procedure that replaces the femoral head and the acetabulum with a metal ball and stem
Total Hip Replacement (THR)
-desis
Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
Which actions turns the palms up
Supination
Moves the sole of the foot inward
Inversion
A tumor of the tendon sheath or joint capsule, commonly found in the wrist, is called
Ganglion Cyst
Type of fracture involves a bone that breaks and splinters
Comminuted
3 types of muscle tissue in the body
Cardiac, smooth, skeletal
Which abbreviation refers to a painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the wrist canal
CTS (carpal tunnel syndrome)
-malacia
Softening
Which action turns the palm down?
Pronation
Connective tissue that binds muscle to bone on either side of a joint
Tendons
Infection of the bone and bone marrow is called
Osteomyelitis
Bone is broken but no open wound in skin
Closed
Incision of the skull is called
Craniotomy
Muscle relaxants
Malignant tumor of connective tissue
Sarcoma
Which action increases the angle of a joint?
Moves a bone around its own axis
A metabolic bone disorder, particularly common in postmenopausal women
Osteoporosis
Distal radius is broken by falling onto an outstretched hand
Colles fracture
Laminectomy
Classification of drugs helps treat and prevent hypocalcemia
Calcium Supplements
-ia
pertaining to
What is the soft spot between the cranial bones
Fontanelle
Connective tissue that surrounds the joint capsule to bind bones to other bones
Ligaments
Chronic joint disease is characterized by inflammation, pain, stiffness, and eventually deformity of the affected joints?
Rheumatoid arthritis
Type of fracture that involves a broken bone that causes an external wound
Open
How many bones are in the adult human body
206
Medication that reduces inflammation and moderate pain
NSAIDS (Aspirin)
-algia
Pain