Ch10: Shoulders and arms Flashcards
-ated
composed of, having
SCAPUL-
shoulder blade, scapula
BRANCHI-
arm
MEL-
limb
HUMER-
upper arm bone, humerus
ULN-
ulna
RADI-
ray, spoke of a wheel, radius
CUB-/CUBIT-/CUMB-
to lie down
CUBIT-
elbow, forearm
ANCON-
elbow
GLEN-
socket of a joint OR glenoid
CORAC-
crow’s beak OR coracoid process
ACROMI-
acromion (spine of scapula on posterior surface)
CAPIT-/CIPIT-
head
DELT-
delta
TRAPEZ-
table
TRAPEZI-
trapezium (muscle extending from neck, across shoulders and down spine)
OST-/OSTE-
bone
TEND-/TENS-/TENT-
to stretch
TEN-/TEND-/TENDIN-/TENDON-/TENON-/TENONT-
tendon
LIG-
to bind, to tie
LIGAMENT-
ligament
DESM-
band, ligament
SYNDESM-
ligament
FASCI-
band, fascia (band/sheet of fibrous connective tissue enclosing or separating muscles or organs)
MY-/MYS-/MYOS-
muscle
MUSCUL-
muscle
FLECT-/FLEX-
to bend
AGON-
struggle, contest, action
DUC-/DUCT-
to lead, to draw
LAMIN-
thin plate, lamina
LAMELL-
thin plate, lamella
ARTHR-
joint OR speech
ARTICUL-
joint OR speech sound
CRIST-
crest
PHY-
to grow
PHYS-
growth, nature OR breath, inflation, swollen
SPIN-
thorn, spine
TOP-
place, position
TA-
to stretch
TAS-
stretching, tension
EDE-/OEDE-
to swell
EME-
to vomit
PHRAG-
to block, to obstruct
DIAPHRAGM-
diaphragm
LEP-/LEPS-
taking hold, to seize
MALAC-
soft
PHTHI-
to waste away, to decay
PHTHIS-
wasting, decay
PLEG-
blow, stroke
PLEX-/PLEC-
blow, stroke, seizure
PTO-
falling
STA-
to stand, standing
STAS-
standing
STHEN-
strength
-asthenia
weakness
-ectasia/ectasis
expansion, widening, dilation
-ectopia/-ectopy
displacement
-emesia/-emesis
vomiting
-emphraxis
obstruction
-lepsis/-lepsy
seizure
-malacia
softening
-(o)edema
swelling
-phthisis
wasting
-plegia
paralysis
-plexia/-plexy
seizure
-stasia/-stasis/-stasy
stoppage, stagnation
-stenosis
narrowing, contraction