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what are the 3 main types of muscle tissue?
cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and skeletal
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heart muscle
cardiac muscle
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involuntary or visceral muscle found in the internal organs
smooth muscle
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conscious or voluntary control muscles
skeletal muscle
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fibrous membrane that covers, supports and separates muscles
fascia
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pertaining to fascia
fascial
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bands of strong fibrous tissue that attach the muscles to bone
tendon
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teno-myo-plasty is the surgical repair of tendon and _____
- MUSCLE
- teno=tendon
- myo=muscle
- plasty=surgical repair
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myo-lysis means _____ of the muscle
DESTRUCTION
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myo-cellul-itis is inflammation of cellular tissue and ____
- MUSCLE
- myo=muscle
- cellul=cellular tissue
- itis=inflammation
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myo-pathy means ____ of muscle
- DISEASE (=pathy)
- myo=muscle
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myo-fibr-osis is a condition in which the ____ tissue is replaced by fibrous tissue
myo=MUSCLE
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a myo-cele is a condition in which _____ protrudes through its fascial covering. this is also called a fascial hernia. fascial means pertaining to fascia.
MUSCLE
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musculo-fascial refers to or consists of _____ and _____
muscle and fascia
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my-asthenia is ______
- muscular weakness (-asthenia=weakness)
- myasthenia gravis is a disease of unknown cause characterized by great muscular weakness
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any inflammatory condition of the joint characterized by pain, heat, swelling, redness and limitation of movement
arthritis
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also called degenerative joint disease (DJD), a form of arthritis in which one or many joints undergo degenerative changes, particularly loss of articular cartilage; chronic disease involving the bones and joints; classified as connective tissue disease
osteoarthritis
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second most commonly occurring connective tissue disease; it's a chronic, systemic (pertaining to the whole body) disease that often results in joint deformities, particularly of the hands and feet
rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
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general term for acute and chronic conditions characterized by inflammation, soreness and stiffness of muscles and pain by joints and associated structures
rheumatism
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inflammation of the vertebra; thought of as arthritis of the spine
spondylarthritis
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inflammation of more than one joint
polyarthritis
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painful joint (two)
arthr-algia and arthro-dynia
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abnormal condition in which a joint is immobile and stiff
ankyl-osis (akyl means stiff)
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autoimmune disease that involves connective tissue; named for the characteristic butterfly rash that appears across the bridge of the nose in some cases
lupus erythematosus (LE)
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direct visualization of the interior of joint using a special fiberoptic endoscope or arthroscope
arthro-scopy
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incision of the joint
arthro-tomy
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disease of a joint
arthro-pathy
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painful metabolic disease that's a form of acute arthritis; characterized by inflammation of the joints, esp of those in the foot or knee; hereditary and results from hyperuricemia (excessive uric acid in blood) and from deposits of urates in and around joints
gout
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cancers that arise from connective tissue, such as muscle or bone
sarcoma
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composed of masses of cartilage
chondro-sarcoma
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a malignant tumor containing much fibrous tissue
fibro-sarcoma
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chronic or acute disease of the blood forming tissues characterized by unrestrained growth of leukocytes and their precursors
leukemia
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disease characterized by the presence of many tumor masses in the bone and bone marrow; usually progressive and generally fatal
multiple myeloma (myel=bone marrow, oma=tumor)
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a skeletal muscle disease of the elderly that's characterized by chronic bone inflammation; results in thickening and softening of bones and in the bowing of the long bones
osteitis deformans (paget's disease)
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displacement of a bone from a joint
dislocation
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breaking of bone, usually from sudden injury
fracture
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bone is broken but doesn't puncture the skin
simple fracture
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the bone is broken and is visible through an opening in the skin
compound fracture
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injury to a joint that causes pain and disability, with the severity depending on the degree of injury to ligaments or tendons
sprain
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excessive use of a part of the body to the extent that it's injured or trauma to a muscle caused by violent contraction or excessive forcible stretch
strain
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inflammation of a tendon (two names)
tendinitis or tendonitis
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paralysis of the lower portion of the body and both legs
para-plegia (para=beside, plegia=paralysis)
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paralysis of the arms and legs
- quadri-plegia (quadri=four, plegia=paralysis)
- in this term, quadri refers to all four extremities
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congenital abnormality characterized by defective closure of the bones of the spine; it can be so extensive that it allows herniation of the spinal cord, or it might be evident only on radiological examination
spina bifida
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LATERAL curvature of the spine; may be congenital but can be caused by other conditions such as hip disease
scoliosis
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exaggerated curvature of the spine from front to back gives rise to ____, commonly known as humpback or hunchback; can result from congenital disorders or from certain diseases but also seen in osteoporosis affecting the spine
kyphosis
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causes inflammation of cartilage between the vertebrae and can eventually cause neighboring vertebrae to fuse
rheumatoid spondylitis
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when the whole spine becomes stiffened; a condition called poker spine
ankylosed spine
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pulling the broken fragments of bone fractures into alignment; what orthopedic surgeons do to restore fractures to their normal positions
reduction
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use of a pulling force to a part of the body to produce alignment and rest while decreasing muscle spasm and correcting or preventing deformity
traction
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a fracture is restored to its normal position by manipulation without surgery
closed reduction
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if a fracture must be exposed by surgery before the broken ends can be aligned
open reduction
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uses pins, rods, plates, screws or other materials to immobilize the fracture
- internal fixation
- after healing, the fixation devices may be removed or left in place
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used in both open and closed reduction; this method uses metal pins attached to a compression device outside the skin surface
external fixation
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excision of the bone
ostectomy
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excision of cartilage
chondrectomy
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surgical repair of tendon
teno-plasty
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surgical repair of muscle
myo-plasty
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surgical removal of the bony posterior arch of a vertebra to permit surgical access to the disk so that the herniated material can be removed; used when bed rest and other treatments don't work
laminectomy
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complete excision of an intervertebral disk
disk-ectomy
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sometimes performed to repair vertebral fractures; a plastic-like substance is injected into the body of a fractured vertebra to stabilize and strengthen it
vertebro-plasty
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excision of a bunion (surgical repair to straighten the alignment of the toes is usually done at the same time)
bunion-ectomy
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drugs that are generally used to reduce inflammation and pain, esp drugs classified as nonsteroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
antiinflammatories
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various forms of therapy that relieve the symptoms of arthritis
antiarthritics
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may actually modify the course of inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, slowing progress of disease
DMARDs (disease-modifying anti-rhematic drugs)
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extrating excessive fluid that accumulates in a synovial joint with a needle
arthro-centesis
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any surgical reconstruction or replacement of a joint
arthro-plasty
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