Ch. 3 - Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
2
Q
hem/o
A
blood
3
Q
oste/o
A
bone
4
Q
oss/i
A
bone
5
Q
osse/o
A
bone
6
Q
calc/o
A
calcium
7
Q
chondr/o
A
cartiledge
8
Q
cartilag/o
A
cartiledge
9
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia
10
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
11
Q
articul/o
A
joint
12
Q
ligament/o
A
ligament
13
Q
syndesm/o
A
ligament
14
Q
muscul/o
A
muscle
15
Q
my/o
A
muscle
16
Q
myos/o
A
muscle
17
Q
phosph/o
A
phosphorus
18
Q
phosphat/o
A
phosphorus
19
Q
tendin/o
A
tendon
20
Q
tend/o
A
tendon
21
Q
ten/o
A
tendon
22
Q
Fissure
A
A fairly deep cleft or groove
23
Q
Foramen
A
An opening or hole
24
Q
Fossa
A
A hollow or depression especially on end of a bone
25
Sinus
A cavity or channel lined with a membrane. (AKA Antrum)
26
Sulcus
General term referring to a groove or cleft not as deep as a fissure.
27
Condyle
Rounded projection at end of bone that anchors ligaments and articulates with adjacent bones
28
Crest
Narrow elongated elevation
29
Epicondyle
Projection on surface of bone above the condyle
30
Head
Rounded usually proximal portion of long bones
31
Spine
Thornlike projection
32
Trochanter
One of two bony projections on proximal end of femur that serves as points of attachment for muscles
33
Tubercle
A nodule or small raised area
34
Tuberosity
An elevation or protuberance, larger than a tubercle
35
antr/o
antrum
36
myel/o
Bone marrow
| spinal cord
37
condyl/o
Condyle
38
olecran/o
elbow
39
epicondyl/o
Epicondyle
40
nas/o
nose
41
sin/o
sinus
42
sinus/o
sinus
43
dia-
Through
| Complete
44
endo-
within
45
end-
within
46
epi-
above
47
inter-
between
48
intra-
within
49
meta-
change
| beyond
50
peri-
surrounding
51
-blast
embryonic
52
-clast
breaking down
53
-cyte
cell
54
-physis
growth
55
-poiesis
formation
56
-um
structure
| thing
57
cervic/o
neck
58
coccyg/o
coccyx
59
ethmoid/o
ethmoid
60
front/o
frontal
61
gnath/o
jaw
62
lamin/o
lamina
63
lumb/o
lower back
64
mandibul/o
mandible
65
maxill/o
maxillary
66
occipit/o
occipital
67
palat/o
palatine
68
pariet/o
parietal
69
cost/o
rib
70
sacr/o
sacrum
71
crani/o
skull
72
sphenoid/o
sphenoid
73
rachi/o
spinal column
74
spin/o
spinal column
75
vertebr/o
spinal column
76
stern/o
sternum
77
tempor/o
temporal
78
thorac/o
thorax
79
vertebr/o
vertebra
80
spondyl/o
vertebra
81
vomer/o
vomer
82
zygom/o
zygoma
83
zygomat/o
zygoma
84
carp/o
carpal
85
cleid/o
clavicle
86
clavicul/o
clavicle
87
femor/o
femur
88
fibul/o
fibula
89
perone/o
fibula
90
dactyl/o
finger or toe (whole)
91
humer/o
humerus
92
ili/o
ilium
93
ischi/o
ischium
94
malleol/o
malleolus
95
metacarp/o
metacarpal
96
metatars/o
metatarsal
97
patell/o
patella
98
phalang/o
phalanx (one of the bones in a finger or toe)
99
pub/o
pubis or pubic bone
100
radi/o
radius
101
scapul/o
scapula
102
tars/o
tarsal
103
tibi/o
tibia
104
uln/o
ulna
105
Extension
increase angle of joint
106
Flexion
decrease angle of joint
107
Abduction
Move away from midline
108
Adduction
Move towards the midline
109
Supination
Turning palm upward
110
Pronation
Turning palm downward
111
Dorsiflexion
Raising the foot, pulling toes toward shins
112
Plantar flexion
Lowering the foot, pointing toes
113
eversion
turning outward
114
Inversion
turning inward
115
Protraction
moving a body part forward
116
Retraction
moving a body part backwards
117
Rotation
Revolving a bone around its axis
118
burs/o
bursa
119
pector/o
chest
120
mastoid/o
mastoid process
121
myocardi/o
heart muscle
122
rhabdomy/o
skeletal muscle
123
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
124
Comminuted Fracture
Bone is crushed or shattered into many pieces
125
Compression Fracture
Fractured area collapses in on itself
126
Colles Fracture
Break of distal end of radius. Often occurs as attempt to break a fall.
127
Complicated Fracture
Bone is broken and pierces an internal organ
128
Impacted Fracture
Bone is broken and ends are driven into each other
129
Hairline Fracture
Minor fracture that appears as a thin line on an X-Ray
130
Greenstick Fracture
Bone is partially bent, partially broken
131
Pathologic Fracture
Fracture as a result of disease
132
Salter-Harris Fracture
Fracture of epiphyseal plate in children.