Vocab Terms
What is a Skull/Craneo
A tear or overstretch of a ligament
sprain
What specialist focuses on bones/ligaments/tendons?
Orthopedist
Often used to detect disorders or fractures in bones
X rays
How to say Orthopedist in Spanish
Ortopedista
What is the musculoskeletal system made out of?
Bones/Joints/Muscles
Back pain in the lower part of the spine
Lumbago
Which Specialist focuses on the health of feet?
Podiatrist
Type of X ray that views the body at specific angles. can also find issues in places x rays can like soft tissue
CT scan
Tissue that holds bones together
Ligament
Name of the infection that spreads to joints from a different part of the body
Infectious arthritis
What specialist focuses on arthritis?
Rheumatologist
Similar to a CT scan, but does not use X-rays at all. Instead, it uses magnetic and radio waves to create an image of a specific cross section of the body.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Que procedimientos comunes especifamente hace un imagen de una parte del cuerpo en español
Tomografia comptarizada
These muscles in your chest help you breathe and move your arms
Pectorals
Known as “wear-and-tear” arthritis, this condition is common in older adults and affects the cartilage.
Osteoarthritis
What specialist would focus on injuries such as tears or sprains?
Orthopedist
used for detailed cross-sectional images of bones, blood vessels, and soft tissues. Good for detecting bone and tumors.
CT Scans
What are the 5 different types of arthritis?
Autoimmune Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Infectious Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Gout
This condition involves excessive uric acid crystallizing in joints, famously causing pain in the big toe.
Gout
Used to find damage in Ligaments and Tendons through magnetic radio waves to produce detailed images
MRI
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre distensiones y esguinces?
Un distensione es una lesión de músculos o tendones por esfuerzo o estiramiento, mientras que un esguince (esguince) es una lesión de ligamentos por torcedura o giro brusco de una articulación.