Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
leiomy/o
A
smooth (visceral) muscle
2
Q
muscul/o
A
muscle
3
Q
my/o
A
muscle
4
Q
rhabd/o
A
rod-shaped (striated)
5
Q
rhabdomy/o
A
rod-shaped (striated) muscle
6
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
7
Q
carp/o
A
carpus (wrist bones)
8
Q
cephal/o
A
head
9
Q
cervic/o
A
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
10
Q
clavicul/o
A
clavicle (collar bone)
11
Q
cost/o
A
rib
12
Q
crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
13
Q
dactyl/o
A
fingers, toes
14
Q
humer/o
A
humerus (upper arm bone)
15
Q
metacarp/o
A
metacarpus (hand bones)
16
Q
phalang/o
A
phalanges
17
Q
radi/o
A
radiation; x-ray; radius
18
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebrae (backbone)
19
Q
vertebr/o
A
vertebrae (backbone)
20
Q
stern/o
A
sternum (breast bone)
21
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
22
Q
calcane/o
A
calcaneum (heel bone)
23
Q
femor/o
A
femur (thigh bone)
24
Q
fibul/o
A
fibula
25
ili/o
ilium
26
ischi/o
ischium
27
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
28
metatars/o
metatarsus (foot bones)
29
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
30
pelv/i
pelvis
31
pelv/o
pelvis
32
pod/o
foot
33
pub/o
pubis
34
tibi/o
tibia
35
ankyl/o
stiffness; bent; crooked
36
arthr/o
joint
37
chondr/o
cartilage
38
fasci/o
band; fascia
39
kyph/o
humpback
40
lamin/o
lamina
41
lord/o
curve; swayback
42
myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
43
orth/o
straight
44
oste/o
bone
45
ped/o
foot; child
46
ped/i
foot; child
47
scoli/o
crooked; bent
48
synov/o
synovial membrane (fluid)
49
ten/o
tendon
50
tend/o
tendon
51
tendin/o
tendon
52
-asthenia
weakness; debility
53
-clasia
to break; surgical fracture
54
-clast
to break; surgical fracture
55
-desis
binding, fixation (bone or joint)
56
-malacia
softening
57
-porosis
porous
58
-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
59
a-
without, not
60
dys-
bad; painful; difficult
61
syn-
union, together
