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movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb - Answers
abduction
movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb - Answers
adduction
fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other - Answers angulated fracture
where two bones meet - Answers articulation
wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the body because of diseases or other
influences - Answers atrophy
fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones beneath them - Answers bursa
inflammation of the connective tissue structure surrounding a joint - Answers bursitis
Tough tissue that covers the joint ends of bones and helps to form certain body parts such as the ear -
Answers cartilage
an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin - Answers closed extremity injury
an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin - Answers closed extremity injury
a fracture in which the bone is broken in several places - Answers comminuted fracture
injury caused when tissues such as blood vessels and nerves are constricted within a space as from
swelling or from a tight dressing or cast - Answers compartment syndrome
felt when two irregular bony surfaces rub together as a joint moves, when two rough edges of a broken
bone rub together - Answers crepitus
the disrupting or "coming apart" of a body part (joint) from its normal position - Answers dislocation
the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissue - Answers edema
the escape of fluid, such as from blood vessels as a result of rupture or seepage - Answers effusion
redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membrane - Answers erythema
any break in the bone or tooth - Answers fracture
an incomplete fracture - Answers greenstick fracture
a manner of walking or moving on foot - Answers gait
, a form of arthritis, is a disorder or purine metabolism that results from an elevated serum uric acid level
- Answers gout
is what causes the injury - Answers mechanism of injury
branch of medicine concerned with the prevention or correction of disorders of the musculoskeletal
system - Answers orthopedics
loss of muscle function through injury, disease, or damage, to its nerve supply. Most paralysis is due to
stroke or spinal cord injury - Answers paralysis
tough connective sheath that covers the bone - Answers periosteum
extent of movement of a joint, measured in degrees of a circle - Answers range of motion
the stretching or tearing of ligaments that causes pain and disability - Answers sprain
muscle or tendon injury resulting from violent contraction or excessive force - Answers strain
inflammation of a tendon usually from a strain - Answers tendonitis
what is voluntary muscle also known as? - Answers skeletal muscle
under conscious control of the brain via the nervous system - Answers voluntary muscle
what is involuntary muscle also known as? - Answers smooth muscle
where can you find involuntary muscle - Answers gastrointestinal system, lungs, blood vessels, and
urinary system
a specialized form of involuntary muscle, found only in the heart - Answers cardiac muscle
mandible - Answers lower jaw
Maxillae - Answers upper jaw
carpal - Answers wrist
metacarpals - Answers hand bones
Phalanges - Answers fingers and toes
the lateral bone of the forearm - Answers radius
medial forearm bone - Answers ulna
the highest portion of the shoulder - Answers acromion process
how many bones does the spine consist of - Answers 33