Med term Quiz 4: skeletal system Flashcards

Moving the limb or hand laterally away from the body, or spreading the fingers or toes.

Movement that brings the limb or hand toward or across the midline of the body, or brings the fingers or toes together.

A slightly mobile joint.

Fixation and immobility of a joint.

All bones of the upper and lower limbs, plus the girdle bones that attach each limb to the axial skeleton.

Joint pain.

Chronic inflammation of the synovial joints.

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from a joint.

Surgical fixation of a joint.

Process of recording a joint.

Joint replacement surgery.

Process of viewing a joint using an endoscope.

Where two bone surfaces meet.

Disorders in which the immune system overreacts and begins to attack itself.

The central, vertical axis of the body, including the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage.

Condition of slow movement.

Inflammation of a bursa near a joint.

Degeneration of cartilage.

A condition that lasts a long time with periods of remission and exacerbation.

An operation in which a piece of the skull is removed.

Freely mobile joints.

Excision of the intervertebral disk.

Inflammation of the intervertebral disk.

Abnormal involuntary movements of the extremities, trunk, or jaw.

Swelling due to excessive liquid in the tissues.

Foot movement in which the bottom of the foot is turned laterally, away from the midline.

Movement in the sagittal plane that increases the angle of a joint (straightens the joint).

Movement in the sagittal plane that decreases the angle of a joint (bends the joint).

The production of blood cells.

Excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole.

The enlargement of muscles.

Foot movement in which the bottom of the foot is turned toward the midline.

An excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic region; also called humpback.

Excessive anterior curvature of the lumbar vertebral column region; also called swayback.

Pertaining to the lumbar region of the spine (L1 to L5).

Pertaining to the region of the back that includes the lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, and nearby structures.

A general term for the group of inherited myopathies that are characterized by wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscle.

Inflammation of bone.

The most common type of arthritis; associated with aging and “wear and tear” of the articular cartilage.

The cell responsible for forming new bone.

Inflammation of bone and cartilage.

Bone cell.

A softening of adult bones due to Vitamin D deficiency.

Inflammation of bone and bone marrow.

Abnormal condition of bone death (lack of blood supply).

Abnormally low bone mass or bone mineral density.

Abnormal condition of porous bones.

A disease characterized by a decrease in bone mass that occurs when the rate of bone resorption exceeds the rate of bone formation.

Malignant tumor of bone.

Pertaining to the pelvis.

Forearm motion that moves the palm of the hand from the palm forward to the palm backward position.

Movement of a bone around a central axis or around its long axis.

Age-related muscle atrophy.

Lateral curvature of the spine.

Inflammation of the joints of the spine.

A degenerative spinal disease that can involve any part of the vertebra, intervertebral disk, and surrounding soft tissue.

Forearm motion that moves the palm of the hand from the palm backward to the palm forward position.

An immobile or nearly immobile joint.

Excision of the synovial membrane.

Malignant tumor of the synovial membrane.

Inflammation of the tendon.

Inflammation of the synovial membrane of a tendon.

A procedure used to repair a bone in the spine that has a break caused by cancer, osteoporosis, or trauma.