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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 herniated nucleus pulpous | herniated or protrusion of an intervertebral disk; herniated disk, ruptured disk |
| osteoporosis | thinning and weakening of the bone with resulting fractures; bones become porous |
| rickets | deficiency in calcium and vit d found in early childhood that results in bone deformities; bowed leg |
| joints | articulation; formed when two or more bones meet |
| ligaments | bonds of strong connective tissue that bind bones together at the joint |
| myoneural junction | point of which the motor nerve contacts a muscle fiber |
| three types of muscles | skeletal, cardiac, smooth |
| systemic lupus erythematosus | chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of connective tissue affects many systems that may include joint paoin and arthritis; may be mistaken for rheymatoid arthritis |
| talipes | clubfoot; congenital deformity causing misalignment of the ankle joint and foot |
| 4 catergories of bones | long, irregular, short, flat |
| flat bones | plate-shaped bones; sternum, scapylae, pelvis |
| irregular bones | shapes are very irregular, vertebrae |
| long bones | longer than they are wide; femur, humerus |
| short bones | roughly as long as they are wide; carpals, tarsals |
| arthroscope | instrument to view inside a joint |
| corticosteroid | hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that has very strong anti-inflammatory properties; useful in treating rheumatoid arthritis |
| tendon | strong connective tissue cords that attach skeletal muscle to bones |
| osseous tissue | bone |
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