Skeleton
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Skeleton. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Skeleton.
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Terms
Acromioclavicular Joint - The gliding joint formed by the outer extremity of the CLAVICLE and the inner margin of the acromion...
Acromion - The lateral extension of the spine of the SCAPULA and the highest point of the SHOULDER....
Alveolar Process - The thickest and spongiest part of the maxilla and mandible hollowed out into deep cavities for the ...
Ankle Joint - The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the TIBIA; th...
Anterior Cruciate Ligament - A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the posteromedial portion of the lateral condyle ...
Arm Bones - The bones of the free part of the upper extremity including the HUMERUS; RADIUS; and ULNA....
Atlanto-Axial Joint - The joint involving the CERVICAL ATLAS and axis bones....
Bone and Bones - A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principle cellular...
Bones of Lower Extremity - The bones of the upper and lower LEG. They include the PELVIC BONES....
Bones of Upper Extremity - The bones of the upper and lower ARM. They include the CLAVICLE and SCAPULA....
Calcaneus - The largest of the TARSAL BONES which is situated at the lower and back part of the FOOT, forming th...
Capitate Bone - A carpal bone with a rounded head located between the TRAPEZOID BONE and the HAMATE BONE....
Carpal Bones - The eight bones of the wrist: SCAPHOID BONE; LUNATE BONE; TRIQUETRUM BONE; PISIFORM BONE; TRAPEZIUM ...
Carpal Joints - The articulations between the various CARPAL BONES. This does not include the WRIST JOINT which cons...
Carpometacarpal Joints - The articulations between the CARPAL BONES and the METACARPAL BONES....
Cervical Atlas - The first cervical vertebra....
Cervical Rib - A supernumerary rib developing from an abnormal enlargement of the costal element of the C7 vertebra...
Chin - The anatomical frontal portion of the mandible, also known as the mentum, that contains the line of ...
Collateral Ligaments - A number of ligaments on either side of, and serving as a radius of movement of, a joint having a hi...
Cranial Fontanelles - Any of six membrane-covered openings between the CRANIAL SUTURES in the incompletely ossified skull ...
Cranial Fossa, Anterior - The compartment containing the inferior part and anterior extremities of the frontal lobes (FRONTAL ...
Cranial Fossa, Middle - The compartment containing the anterior extremities and half the inferior surface of the temporal lo...
Cranial Fossa, Posterior - The infratentorial compartment that contains the CEREBELLUM and BRAIN STEM. It is formed by the post...
Cranial Sutures - A type of fibrous joint between bones of the head....
Diaphyses - The shaft of long bones....
Elbow Joint - A hinge joint connecting the FOREARM to the ARM....
Epidural Space - Space between the dura mater and the walls of the vertebral canal....
Epiphyses - The head of a long bone that is separated from the shaft by the epiphyseal plate until bone growth s...
Ethmoid Bone - A light and spongy (pneumatized) bone that lies between the orbital part of FRONTAL BONE and the ant...
Facial Bones - The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region...
Femur - The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee....
Femur Head - The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. (Stedman, 26th ed)...
Femur Neck - The constricted portion of the thigh bone between the femur head and the trochanters....
Fibula - The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is ...
Finger Joint - The articulation between the head of one phalanx and the base of the one distal to it, in each finge...
Finger Phalanges - Bones that make up the SKELETON of the FINGERS, consisting of two for the THUMB, and three for each ...
Foot Bones - The TARSAL BONES; METATARSAL BONES; and PHALANGES OF TOES. The tarsal bones consists of seven bones:...
Foot Joints - The articulations extending from the ANKLE distally to the TOES. These include the ANKLE JOINT; TARS...
Frontal Bone - The bone that forms the frontal aspect of the skull. Its flat part forms the forehead, articulating ...
Growth Plate - The area between the EPIPHYSIS and the DIAPHYSIS within which bone growth occurs....
Hamate Bone - A carpal bone located between the CAPITATE BONE and the TRIQUETRUM BONE. The hamate has a prominent ...
Hand Bones - The CARPAL BONES; METACARPAL BONES; and FINGER PHALANGES. In each hand there are eight carpal bones,...
Hand Joints - The articulations extending from the WRIST distally to the FINGERS. These include the WRIST JOINT; C...
Hyoid Bone - A mobile U-shaped bone that lies in the anterior part of the neck at the level of the third CERVICAL...
Jaw - Bony structure of the mouth that holds the teeth. It consists of the MANDIBLE and the MAXILLA....
Joint Capsule - The sac enclosing a joint. It is composed of an outer fibrous articular capsule and an inner SYNOVIA...
Lateral Ligament, Ankle - There are two lateral ligaments of the ankle - internal and external. The internal lateral ligament ...
Leg Bones - The bones of the free part of the lower extremity in humans and of any of the four extremities in an...
Ligamentum Flavum - The paired bands of yellow elastic tissue that connect adjoining laminae of the vertebrae. With the ...
Longitudinal Ligaments - Two extensive fibrous bands running the length of the vertebral column. The anterior longitudinal li...
Lunate Bone - A moon-shaped carpal bone which is located between the SCAPHOID BONE and TRIQUETRUM BONE....
Mandible - The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth....
Mandibular Condyle - The posterior process on the ramus of the mandible composed of two parts: a superior part, the artic...
Mastoid - The posterior part of the temporal bone. It is a projection of the petrous bone....
Maxilla - One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth s...
Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee - The ligament that travels from the medial epicondyle of the FEMUR to the medial margin and medial su...
Menisci, Tibial - The interarticular fibrocartilages of the superior surface of the tibia....
Metacarpal Bones - The five cylindrical bones of the METACARPUS, articulating with the CARPAL BONES proximally and the ...
Metacarpophalangeal Joint - The articulation between a metacarpal bone and a phalanx....
Metatarsal Bones - The five long bones of the METATARSUS, articulating with the TARSAL BONES proximally and the PHALANG...
Metatarsophalangeal Joint - The articulation between a metatarsal bone (METATARSAL BONES) and a phalanx....
Nasal Bone - Either one of the two small elongated rectangular bones that together form the bridge of the nose....
Odontoid Process - The toothlike process on the upper surface of the axis, which articulates with the CERVICAL ATLAS ab...
Olecranon Process - A prominent projection of the ulna that that articulates with the humerus and forms the outer protub...
Orbit - Bony cavity that holds the eyeball and its associated tissues and appendages....
Palate, Hard - The anteriorly located rigid section of the PALATE....
Patella - The flat, triangular bone situated at the anterior part of the KNEE....
Patellar Ligament - A band of fibrous tissue that attaches the apex of the PATELLA to the lower part of the tubercle of ...
Patellofemoral Joint - The articulation between the articular surface of the PATELLA and the patellar surface of the FEMUR....
Petrous Bone - The dense rock-like part of temporal bone that contains the INNER EAR. Petrous bone is located at th...
Pisiform Bone - A pea-shaped carpal bone that actually sits in the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle....
Posterior Cruciate Ligament - A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the anterolateral surface of the medial condyle o...
Pterygopalatine Fossa - A small space in the skull between the MAXILLA and the SPHENOID BONE, medial to the pterygomaxillary...
Sacroiliac Joint - The immovable joint formed by the lateral surfaces of the SACRUM and ILIUM....
Scaphoid Bone - The bone which is located most lateral in the proximal row of CARPAL BONES....
Sella Turcica - A bony prominence situated on the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone. It houses the PITU...
Shoulder Joint - The articulation between the head of the HUMERUS and the glenoid cavity of the SCAPULA....
Skull - The SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN....
Skull Base - The inferior region of the skull consisting of an internal (cerebral), and an external (basilar) sur...
Sphenoid Bone - An irregular unpaired bone situated at the SKULL BASE and wedged between the frontal, temporal, and ...
Spine - The spinal or vertebral column....
Subtalar Joint - Formed by the articulation of the talus with the calcaneus....
Synovial Fluid - The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE. It contains mucin, albumin, fat, and min...
Synovial Membrane - The inner membrane of a joint capsule surrounding a freely movable joint. It is loosely attached to ...
Talus - The second largest of the TARSAL BONES. It articulates with the TIBIA and FIBULA to form the ANKLE ...
Tarsal Bones - The seven bones which form the tarsus - namely, CALCANEUS; TALUS; cuboid, navicular, and the interna...
Tarsal Joints - The articulations between the various TARSAL BONES. This does not include the ANKLE JOINT which cons...
Temporal Bone - Either of a pair of compound bones forming the lateral (left and right) surfaces and base of the sku...
Temporomandibular Joint - An articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the articular tubercle of the temporal bone....
Temporomandibular Joint Disk - A plate of fibrous tissue that divides the temporomandibular joint into an upper and lower cavity. T...
Thorax - The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the ci...
Tibia - The second longest bone of the skeleton. It is located on the medial side of the lower leg, articula...
Toe Joint - The articulation between the head of one phalanx and the base of the one distal to it, in each toe....
Toe Phalanges - Bones that make up the SKELETON of the TOES, consisting of two for the great toe, and three for each...
Tooth Socket - A hollow part of the alveolar process of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE where each tooth fits and is attach...
Trapezium Bone - A carpal bone adjacent to the TRAPEZOID BONE....
Trapezoid Bone - A carpal bone which is located between the TRAPEZIUM BONE and the CAPITATE BONE....
Triangular Fibrocartilage - Fibrocartilage that makes up the triangular fibrocartilage complex which is found in the WRIST JOINT...
Triquetrum Bone - A carpal bone which is located between the LUNATE BONE and HAMATE BONE....
Turbinates - The scroll-like bony plates with curved margins on the lateral wall of the NASAL CAVITY. Turbinates,...
Volar Plate - A thick, fibrocartilaginous ligament at the metacarpophalageal joint....
Volar Plate - A thick, fibrocartilaginous ligament at the metacarpophalageal joint....
Vomer - An unpaired thin ploughshare-shaped facial bone. It is situated in the median plane of the SKULL. Th...
Wrist Joint - The joint that is formed by the distal end of the RADIUS, the articular disc of the distal radioulna...
Zygapophyseal Joint - The joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent ve...
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Coronary Disease
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A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
