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CH.4 Musculoskeletal word parts Flashcards

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Bones

fetus- puberty

A
  1. Cartilage
  2. Blood vessels into cartilage
  3. Bone (osteocytes) cells replace cartilage with bone (osteogenesis)
  4. center to outside & epiphysial plates
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-physis

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growth

epiphysis, diaphysis, metaphysis

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oste/o

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bone

osteopathy, periosteum

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axial

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middle of the skeleton

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crani/o

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skull, head

craniometer, craniomalacia

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costo

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ribs

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brachio

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upper arm

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forearm

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radius and ulna

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carpe

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wrist

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cervic/o

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neck

cervical spine, cervicitis

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spondy/o

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vertebra

invertebrate, spondylitis

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lumb/o

loin in Latin

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loin, lower back

lumbar, lumbodynia

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brachi/o

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arm

brachiocephalic, brachialgia

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dactyl/o

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finger

adactyly, dactylalgia

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carp/o

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wrist

carpectomy, metacarpal

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cost/o

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rib

costectomy, intercostal

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femur/o

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femur, (thighbone)

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tibi/o

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tibia (shinbone)

“pipe”, “flute”

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tars/o

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ankle
“terra- earth”

tarsitis, tarsalgia

20
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hyoid bone

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not connected to the other bones

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ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o

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tendons
-connect muscle to bone

“stretch”

22
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ligaments

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bone to bone

23
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cartilage

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  • lie under bursae
  • surrounds bones at the joints
  • allows for movement
24
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bursae

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-keeps muscles and bones moving smoothly

25
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chondr/o

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cartilage

hypochondriacs: hypo(beneath) + chondro = thoughts coming from within the ribcage

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anthr/o

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joint

arthitis, arthroscopic

anthropods: anthro(joint) + pod (feet)

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burs/o

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bursa

bursitis, bursectomy

“purse”

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Muscle build

A

muscle > bundles (striations) IE. skeletal muscle

29
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Skeletal muscle

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  • striated
  • only one in the musculoskeletal system
  • encased in fascia (thick membrane) > helps keeps muscle together
  • attaches bone via tendons
30
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Cardiac muscle

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  • only found in the heart
  • striated
  • involuntary
31
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Smooth

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  • no specific bundles

- lines hollow organs : blood vessels and airways

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muscul/o
my/o
myos/o

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muscle

“little mouse”

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fasci/o

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fascia

fasces: “bundle of sticks”

34
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ton/o

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tone,tension

dystonia. tonograph
- tonic water from quinine, drug used to treat malaria

35
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tax/o

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arrangement, order , coordination

syntax: syn(together) + tax (arrangement) : study of the ways words are arrangement

taxidermy, tactics

36
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paresis

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partial paralysis

37
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plegia

A

complete paralysis

38
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kinesi/o

kinet/o

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movement, motion

akinetopsia = a (not) + kinet (movement) + opsia (vision) : condition where a patient can see an object when still but not when moving

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ankyl/o

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stiff, bent

ankylosis, ankylodactyly
anglers > hooks

“hooked” / “bent”

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