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Bones
Joints
Injuries
Miscellaneous 1
Miscellaneous 2
100
This grouping includes bones such as the vertebrae and pelvis
What are the irregular bones?
100
This type of joint allows flexion and extension movements
What is a hinge joint?
100
The over-stretching and/or tearing of a muscle and/or its tendon
What is a strain?
100
This is the tendon that connects the calf muscles to the heel
What is the Achilles tendon?
100
This is one of the bones in the lower leg. It is the larger of the two and gets fractured the most often
What is the tibia?
200
This is what connects bone to bone, usually across a joint
What is a ligament?
200
The scientific term for joints that are slightly moveable
What are amphiarthroses?
200
The inflammation of a tendon
What is tendinitis?
200
This condition is characterized by a painful protrusion at the base of the big toe
What are bunions?
200
A fracture that is not caused by acute trauma. Instead, it occurs over time and with overuse
What is a stress fracture?
300
This type of bone contains needlelike pieces with lots of open space
What is spongy bone?
300
These joints are surrounded by a cavity that is filled with fluid for cushion and lubrication
What are synovial joints?
300
This type of fracture occurs in a straight line, more or less at a right angle to the bone shaft
What is a transverse fracture?
300
Signs of this body response include pain, swelling, warmth, redness, and loss of function in some cases
What is inflammation?
300
The membrane that runs in between the tibia and fibula in the lower leg
What is the interosseous membrane?
400
This is the scientific name for the heel bone
What is the calcaneus?
400
Small, fluid-filled membrane sacs that can be found in high-friction areas to provide extra cushion
What are bursae?
400
This injury is caused by the heel counter of a shoe, and is usually treated by placing a doughnut-shaped pad around the site of irritation
What is pump bump (retrocalcaneal bursitis)?
400
This lower leg compartment contains the calf muscles
What is the superficial posterior compartment?
400
This type of joint is usually synarthrotic (immoveable). Good examples of this type of joint occur between the bones of the skull
What is a fibrous joint?
500
This is the shaft of a long bone
What is the diaphysis?
500
These types of joints can provide rotational and rocking movements
What are pivot joints?
500
This injury involves strain on the thick band of fibrous tissue that runs along the sole of the foot
What is plantar fasciitis?
500
This is the first step in the process of fracture healing
What is hematoma formation?
500
This is the last phase in the healing process
What is the maturation-remodeling phase?