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Chapter 9 & 10 Review

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epiphysis
bone cells reside here, hurt to grow
osteoclasia
surgical fracture of a bone to remedy a deformity
Eosinophils
Allergy; animal parasites
Basophils
Inflammation mediators, immediate allergic reactions
Leukocytes
Two Groups Granulocyes and agranulocytes
spondylitis
inflammation of the vertebrae
ascites
accumulationof wserous fluid in the peritoneal or pleural cavity
hematoma
localized accumulation of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space, or tissue due to a break in or severing of a blood vessel.
hemoglobin
blood protein found in erythrocytes
cranial
contains fontanels & sutures
Erythr/o
red
Antibody
Protective protein produced by B lymhocytes in response to the presence ofa foreign substane called an antigen, which the immune system regards as harmful to the host.
Low Erythrocytes
Anemic
fontanels
soft spots
impacted fracture
bone is broken and one end is wedged into the interior of the other bone
chronditis
inflammation of cartilage
ankylosis
stiffening and immobility of a joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion.
incomplete fracture
the line of the fracture does not iclude the whole bone
lymphadenopathy
any disease of the lymph nodes
phantom limb
perceived sensation, following amputaion of a lime that the limb still exists.
Agglutinatin
process of clumping
cardiac muscle
found only in the heart
costectomy
excision or resection of a rib
morphology
study of form, shape and structure
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
dactylomegaly
abnormally large size of fingers and toes
arthro/o
joint
exacerbation
Increasein severity of a disease or any of its symptoms, ie. MS
scoili
crooked, bent
carpal tunnel syndrome
repetitive actions cause
Leuk/o
white
Opportunistic Infection
Infection occurring in a person with a weakened immune system and caused by a microorganism that, under normal conditions, would not bring about disease.
Chrom/o
color
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
ankyl/o
stiffness, bent, crooked
graft rejection
recipient's immune system attacks a transplanted organ or tissue resulting in its distruction
morph/o
form, shape or structure
myelogenic
relating to or having origin in bone marrow
erythropenia
abnormal decrease in red blood cells
ganglion cyst
tumor of tendon sheath or joint capsule, commonly found in the wrist.
skeletal muscles
voluntary
phalangectomy
excision of one or more phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
smooth muscles
involuntary
skeletal muscles
striated muscles
Immunology
study of the components and function of the immune system
open fracture
bone broken and external wound
poly
much, many
-malacia
softening
Erythrocytes
red blood cells
pod/o
foot
phagocyte
cell that surronds, engulfs, and digests microorganisms and cellular debris
closed fracture
bone broken, no external wound
appendicular skeleton
consists of bones o fthe upper and lower limbs and their girdles that attach the limbs to the axial skeleton.
autograft
surgical transplantation of tissue from one part of the body to another location in the same individual
Platelets
smallest formed elements found in the blood
kyphosis
humpback
High Leukocytes
Infection
allograft
graft transplanted between genetically nonidentical individuals of the same species.
serology
study of the serum components of blood, especially antigens and antibodies
Serum
Liquid portion of blood that remains after the removal of fibrinogen.
-asthenia
weakness, debility
ankylosis
immobility andstiffness of a joint
cost/o
ribs
prosthesis
replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute, such as an arm or leg.
Anaphylaxis
exaggerated, life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encounted antigen
osteoma
benign bony tumor
axial skeleton
skull, ribcage vertebral column
chrond/o
cartilage
Hemostasis
Blood Clotting (platelets form)
chondromalacia
softening of the artular cartilage
claudication
lameness, limping
Greenstick Fracture
one side of lone bone is brlken and the other side is bent , mostly in children
lumbodynia
pain in the lumbar region of the back also called lumbago
Antigen
Substance that is recognized as harmful to the host and stimulates the formation of antibodies in an immunocompetent individual.
diaphysis
shaft
Low Leukocytes
Virus
comminuted fracture
bone broken or splinted into pieces
smooth muscles
autonomic nervous system
periosteum
a dense, white, fibrous membrne, covers the remaining surface of the bone.
scoiliosis
abnormal curvature of the spine
septicemia
systemic disease associated iwth the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood, also called blood infection.
immunity
state of being protected against infectious diseases.
cephal/o
head
Host
Organism in or on which another, usually parasitic, organism is nourished and harbored.
erythroblast
embryonic red blood cell
spondyl/o
vertebrae
titer
Blood test that measure the amount of antibodies in blood; commonly used as an indicator of immune status.
myel/o
bone marrow
patell/o
kneecap
oste/o
bone
lordoisis
swayback
-clasia
to break surgically
fasci/o
band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
Colles fracture
a break at the lower end of the radius, occurs just above the wrist.
Leukocytes
white blood cells
active immunity
immunity developed as a consequence of exposure to an antigen and the subsequent development of antibodies.
Agglutin
clumping; gluing
passive immunity
immunity in whihc antibodies or other immune substances formed in one individual are transferred to another individual to provide immediate, temporary immunity.

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