Ch21: Hips and legs Flashcards
ILI-
upper hip bone, ilium
ISCHI-
lower hip bone, ischium
PUB-
pubic bone, pubis, pubic hair
COX-
hip bone, hip joint, coxa
ACETABUL-
hip bone socket, acetabulum (hollow, cuplike cavity in pelvis where head of thigh bone fits)
INGUIN-
groin
GLUTE-
buttocks
PYG-
buttocks
FEMOR-
thigh, femur
TROCHANTER-
trochanter (2 bony projections where muscles attach just below head of femur)
CRUR-
thigh, leg, crus (leg, part of leg, or structure that’s leglike or crest/ridge)
SCEL-/SKEL-
leg
GON-/GEN-
knee (gen always followed by u = knee)
GENICUL-
geniculum (small genu or small kneelike structure)
POPLIT-
back of knee
PATELL-
kneecap, patella (triangular bone that covers surface of knee joint)
MENISC-
crescent-shaped, meniscus (crescent shaped pieces of cartilage that disperse friction in knee joint, also in jaw, wrist, collarbone)
TIBI-
shin bone, tibia (larger bone in lower leg, weight-bearing)
FIBUL-
fibula (slimmer bone in lower leg, doesn’t bare weight)
CNEM-/KNEM-
leg, lower leg
HYPN-
sleep
HYPN-/HYPNOT-
hypnosis
SOMN-
sleep
NARC-
numbness, stupor
ONEIR-
dream
NYCT-
night