Chapter 4: The Musculoskeletal System and Orthopedics Flashcards
axial
bones in the middle of the skeleton
cranio
skull
vertebra
spine
cervical
neck section of spine
thoracic
chest/upper back section
lumbar, sacral
lower back
costo
ribs (in the thoracic section)
brachio
upper arm
radius, ulna
forearm
carpo
wrist
phalanges
fingers and toes
femur
thigh
tibia, fibula
lower leg
tarsal
ankle
myel
bone marrow
oste/o
bone
spondyl/o
vertebra
lumb/o
loin, lower back
dactyl/o
finger
flexion
bending of a joint
extension
straightening of a joint
abduction
move away from the body
adduction
move toward the body
tendons
attach muscle to bone
ligaments
attach bone to bone
cartilage
surrounds bones at joints and allows for smooth movement among them
bursae
sacs of fluid under tendons that keep muscles and bones moving smoothly
chondro
cartilage
arthr/o
joint
burs/o
bursa
fascia
thick membrane that encases skeletal muscle and helps keep it together
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendon
muscul/o, my/o, myos/o
muscle
ton/o
tone, tension
kinesi/o
movement, motion
tax/o
arrangement, order, coordination
paresis
partial paralysis
plegia
complete paralysis
atrophy
wasting away of muscle
hypertrophy
abnormally large muscle
costalgia
rib pain
ostealgia
bone pain
osteodynia
bone pain
spondylodynia
vertebra pain
tibialgia
tibia (shin) pain
arthralgia
joint pain
arthrodynia
joint pain
cervicodynia
neck pain
bradykinesia
slow movement
dyskinesia
inability to control movement
dystaxia
poor coordination
dystonia
poor muscle tone
hyperkinesia
increase in muscle movement or activity
hypotonia
decrease in muscle tone or tightness