Ch. 15 - Musculoskeletal System Flashcards by Jessica Hayward

Q

calc/o, calci/o

A

calcium

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kyph/o

A

humpback, hunchback
(posterior curvature in the thoracic region)

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lamin/o

A

lamina
(part of the vertebral arch)

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lord/o

A

curve, swayback
(anterior curvature in the lumbar region)

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lumb/o

A

loins, lower back

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myel/o

A

bone marrow

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orth/o

A

straight

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oste/o

A

bone

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scoli/o

A

crooked, bent
(lateral curvature)

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-blast

A

embryonic or immature cell

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-clast

A

to break

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-listhesis

A

slipping

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-malacia

A

softening

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-physis

A

to grow

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-porosis

A

pore, passage

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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acetabul/o

A

acetabulum
(hip socket)

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calcane/o

A

calcaneus
(heel)

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carp/o

A

carpals
(wrist bone)

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clavicul/o

A

clavicle
(collar bone)

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cost/o

A

ribs
(true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs)

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crani/o

A

cranium
(skull)

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femor/o

A

femur
(thigh bone)

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fibul/o

A

fibula
(smaller lower leg bone)

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humer/o

A

humerus
(upper arm bone)

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ili/o

A

ilium
(upper part of pelvic bone)

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ischi/o

A

ischium
(posterior part of pelvic bone)

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malleol/o

A

malleolus
(process on each side of the ankle)

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mandibul/o

A

mandible
(lower jawbone)

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maxill/o

A

maxilla
(upper jawbone)

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metacarp/o

A

metacarpals
(hand bones)

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metatars/o

A

metatarsals
(foot bones)

Q

olecran/o

A

olecranon
(elbow)

Q

patell/o

A

patella
(kneecap)

Q

pelv/o

A

pelvis

Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges
(finger and/or toe bones)

Q

pub/o

A

pubis
(anterior part of the pelvic bone)

Q

radi/o

A

radius
(forearm bone - thumb side)

Q

scapul/o

A

scapula
(shoulder blade)

Q

stern/o

A

sternum
(breastbone)

Q

tars/o

A

tarsals
(bones of the mid and hindfoot)

Q

tibi/o

A

tibia
(shin bone)

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uln/o

A

ulna
(forearm bone - little finger side)

Q

ankyl/o

A

stiff

Q

arthr/o

A

joint

Q

articul/o

A

joint

Q

burs/o

A

bursa

Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

Q

ligament/o

A

ligament

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rheumat/o

A

water flow

Q

synov/o

A

synovial membrane

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ten/o

A

tendon

Q

tendin/o

A

tendon

Q

-desis

A

to bind, tie together

Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing

Q

fasci/o

A

fascia
(forms sheaths enveloping muscles)

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fibr/o

A

fibrous connective tissue

Q

leiomy/o

A

smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs

Q

my/o

A

muscle

Q

mycardi/o

A

heart muscle

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myos/o

A

muscle

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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

Q

rhabdomy/o

A

skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones

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sarc/o

A

muscle and flesh

Q

-asthenia

A

lack of strength

Q

-trophy

A

development, nourishment

Q

ab-

A

away from

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ad-

A

toward

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dorsi-

A

back

Q

poly-

A

many