Bones of Upper Extremity
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Bones of Upper Extremity. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Bones of Upper Extremity.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Acromion - The lateral extension of the spine of the SCAPULA and the highest point of the SHOULDER....
Arm Bones - The bones of the free part of the upper extremity including the HUMERUS; RADIUS; and ULNA....
Bones of Upper Extremity - The bones of the upper and lower ARM. They include the CLAVICLE and SCAPULA....
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 ...
Finger Phalanges - Bones that make up the SKELETON of the FINGERS, consisting of two for the THUMB, and three for each ...
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,...
Lunate Bone - A moon-shaped carpal bone which is located between the SCAPHOID BONE and TRIQUETRUM BONE....
Metacarpal Bones - The five cylindrical bones of the METACARPUS, articulating with the CARPAL BONES proximally and the ...
Olecranon Process - A prominent projection of the ulna that that articulates with the humerus and forms the outer protub...
Pisiform Bone - A pea-shaped carpal bone that actually sits in the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle....
Scaphoid Bone - The bone which is located most lateral in the proximal row of CARPAL BONES....
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....
Triquetrum Bone - A carpal bone which is located between the LUNATE BONE and HAMATE BONE....
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
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
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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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.
