MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM DEFINITION OF TERMS FOR A
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ALREADY GRADED A+
bone marrow - ✔✔ material in bone cavities
acetabulum - ✔✔ socket in pelvic bone for femur
symphysis pubis - ✔✔ where pubic bones join
scapula - ✔✔ shoulder blade
epiphyses - ✔✔ ends of long bones
ulnoradial - ✔✔ bones of forearm
ischium - ✔✔ part of pelvis on which one sits
tibia, fibula - ✔✔ 2 lower leg bones
phagocyte - ✔✔ osteoclast (helps with bone formation)
, bursa - ✔✔ fluid-filled sac in joints
smooth muscles - ✔✔ involuntary muscles
adduction - ✔✔ toward the midline
abduction - ✔✔ away from the midline
tibia - ✔✔ shin bone
polymyositis - ✔✔ inflammation of many muscles
osteomalacia - ✔✔ softening of bones
sarcopenia - ✔✔ reduction in connective tissue
osteoporosis - ✔✔ results from osteopenia (reduction of bone mass)
myasthenia gravis - ✔✔ chronic disease of muscle weakness
Colle's fracture - ✔✔ fracture of distal end of radius
bunion - ✔✔ enlarged joint at base of big toe
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ALREADY GRADED A+
bone marrow - ✔✔ material in bone cavities
acetabulum - ✔✔ socket in pelvic bone for femur
symphysis pubis - ✔✔ where pubic bones join
scapula - ✔✔ shoulder blade
epiphyses - ✔✔ ends of long bones
ulnoradial - ✔✔ bones of forearm
ischium - ✔✔ part of pelvis on which one sits
tibia, fibula - ✔✔ 2 lower leg bones
phagocyte - ✔✔ osteoclast (helps with bone formation)
, bursa - ✔✔ fluid-filled sac in joints
smooth muscles - ✔✔ involuntary muscles
adduction - ✔✔ toward the midline
abduction - ✔✔ away from the midline
tibia - ✔✔ shin bone
polymyositis - ✔✔ inflammation of many muscles
osteomalacia - ✔✔ softening of bones
sarcopenia - ✔✔ reduction in connective tissue
osteoporosis - ✔✔ results from osteopenia (reduction of bone mass)
myasthenia gravis - ✔✔ chronic disease of muscle weakness
Colle's fracture - ✔✔ fracture of distal end of radius
bunion - ✔✔ enlarged joint at base of big toe
