Chapter 4 - Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
Calc/o
Calc/i
Calcium
Condryl/o
Condyle
Kyph/o
Humpback
Lamin/o
Lamina
Lord/o
Curve, swayback
Lumb/o
Loins, lower back
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
Orth/o
Straight, upright
Oste/o
Bone
Osse/o
Bone
Scoli/o
Crooked, bent
Spondyl/o
Vertebra
used for disorders
Vertebr/o
Vertebra
used for structures
Acetabul/o
Acetabulum
Brachi/o
Arm
Calcane/o
Calcaneus
Carp/o
Carpals
Cervic/o
Neck (or cervix uteri)
Clavicul/o
Cleid/o
Clavicle
Cost/o
Ribs
Crani/o
Cranium, skull
Dactyl/o
Fingers, toes
Disc/o
Intervertebral disc
Femor/o
Femur
Fibul/o
Fibula
Humer/o
Humerus
Ili/o
Ilium, hip
Ischi/o
Ischium
Malleol/o
Malleolus
Mandibul/o
Mandible, lower jaw
Maxill/o
Maxilla, upper jaw
Metacarp/o
Metacarpals
Metatars/o
Metatarsals
Olecran/o
Olecranon
Patell/o
Patella
Pelv/i
Pelvis
Phalang/o
Phalanges
Pub/o
Pubis
Radi/o
Radius
Scapul/o
Scapula
Stern/o
Sternum
Tars/o
Tarsals
Thorac/o
Thorax, chest
Tibi/o
Tibia
Uln/o
Ulna
-blast
Embryonic or developing cell
-clast
To break
-listhesis
Slip or slide
-lysis
Separation, destruction, breakdown, dissolution
-malacia
Condition of softening
-physis
Growth
-tome
Instrument to cut