Chapter 6: The Skeletal/ Muscular System Flashcards
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Arthur/o
Joint
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Articul/o
Joint
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Burs/o
Bursa, purse, sac
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Carp/o
Wrist
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Chrondr/o
Cartilage
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Condyl/o
Knuckle of a joint
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Cost/o
Rib
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Cran/o
Crani/o
Cranium, skull
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Fasci/o
Fascia
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Femor/o
Femur
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Fibul/o
Fibula
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Fibr/o
Fiber
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Ili/o
Flank, rib groin, ilium
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Ischi/o
Hip joint, ischium
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Menisc/o
Meniscus
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Muscul/o
Muscle
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My/o
Myos/o
Muscle
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Myel/o
Bone marrow
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Orth/o
Straight
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Oste/o
Bone
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Pariet/o
Wall
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Patell/o
Patella
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Ped/o
Child
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Petr/o
Stone
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Phalang/o
Phalangs
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Phys/o
Growth
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Pub/o
Pubis
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Radi/o
Radius
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Sarc/o
Sarco, sacrum
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Skelat/o
Skeleton
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Spondyl/o
Vertebra
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Stern/o
Chest, sternum
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Synovi/o
Synov/o
Synovial
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Tars/o
Tarsal bone
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Ten/o
Tendon/o
Tendon
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Vertebr/o
Vertebra
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Kinesi/o
Motion
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Tax/o
Reaction to a stimulus, movement
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Ten/o
Stretch, tendon
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Troph/o
Development
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A-
Without, absence of
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Brady-
Slow
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Tachy-
Fast
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Dys-
Painful, bad, abnormal, difficult
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Hyper-
Abnormally high, above, excessive
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-a
Singular
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-algia
Condition of pain
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-dynia
Condition of pain
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-ia
Condition of
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-y
Process
Tendons
Attaches muscles to the bone
Ligaments
Dense bands of connective tissue stretching from bone-bone to strengthen and stabilize joints
Decalcification
Abnormal reduction of calcium in the bones as a result of a hormonal disorder
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Epi-
Above, upon, ontop, over
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Para-
Alongside, abnormal
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Poly-
Excessive, over, many
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Quadri-
4
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-asthenia
Weakness
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-cele
Hernia, swelling, potrusion
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-genesis
Origin, curse
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-malacia
Softening
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-plasia
Formation, growth
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-ptosis
Drooping
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Ankyl/o
Crooked
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Kyph/o
Hump
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Lord/o
Bent, forward
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Porc/o
Hole
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Scoli/o
Curved
Bunion
An abnormal enlargement of the joint at the bone of the toe
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
Inflammation of the wrist creating pressure on the median nerve resulting in difficulty supporting the hand
Degenerative joint disease (DJD)
Cartilage at the joint degrades overtime
Colles bone fracture
A break in the distal part of the radius
Common in children
Greenstick fracture
Slight break in a bone that appears as a slight fissure (open-slit) in an x-ray
Comminuted fracture
Break(s) resulting in fragmentation of the bone
Spiral fracture
Spiral-shaped break, often caused by twisting the bone
Oblique fraction
Break along an oblique angle of the bone shaft
Compression fracture
Crushed break in the vertebrae caused by an impact or fall
Transverse fracture
A transverse or horizontal break of the bone shaft
Pathological disease fracture
Fracture caused by another disease process that weapons the bone
Gout
Abnormal accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints, typically in the toe
Herniated disk
A rupture of the joint in between two vertebrae
Marfan’s syndrome
Excessive cartilage formation in the epiphyseal plates resulting in long abnormally stretched limbs
Myasthenia gravis
Severe muscle weakness
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Imperfect bone development causing bone deformities and fractures
Rickets
Long-term deficiency of vitamin D
Vertebrae
C1-C7
T1-T12
L1-L5
C1-C7 : the seven cervical vertebrae
T1-T12 : the twelve thoracic vertebrae
L1-L5 : the five lumbar vertebrae
