Chapter 5: Skeletal System Flashcards

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1
Q

-algia

A

pain

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2
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ankly/o

A

stiff, crooked, bent

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3
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arthr/o

A

joint

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4
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-blast

A

precursor, developing cell

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5
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brachi/o

A

arm

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6
Q

calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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7
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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bone)

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8
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cervic/o

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cervical (neck)

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9
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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10
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-clast

A

cell to break down

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11
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cost/o

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rib

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12
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crani/o

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cranium, helmet, skull

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13
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-cyte

A

cell

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14
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-ectomy

A

removal of

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15
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femor/o

A

femur

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16
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humer/o

A

humerus

17
Q

-itis

A

inflammation of

18
Q

kyph/o

A

hump

19
Q

curvature of the LUMBAR spine

A

lordosis

20
Q

-malacia

A

softening

21
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow

22
Q

-oma

A

tumor

23
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orth/o

A

straight

24
Q

oste/o

A

bone

25
Q

ped

A

foot or child

26
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peri

A

around

27
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phalang/o

A

phalanges (fingers and toes)

28
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-physis

A

growth

29
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-porosis

A

porous condition

30
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scoli/o

A

crooked, or curved

31
Q

-scope

A

instrument to view or examine

32
Q

-scopy

A

to visualize or view

33
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebra or vertebral column

34
Q

syn

A

with or together

35
Q

ankylosis

A

condition of being crooked, bent or stiff

36
Q

arthralgia

A

joint pain

37
Q

inflammation of joints

A

arthritis

38
Q

surgical puncture of remove fluid from the joint

A

arthrocentesis

39
Q

arthroplasty

A

repair of the joints