Chapter Four Flashcards
What is a skeleton
the frame work for your body
physis
suffix
growth
oste/o
root
bone
axial skeleton
(center) skull spine -spine is made up of the vertebrae -vertebral sections include the cervical thoracic, lumbar, and sacral) sternum ribs
appendicular skeleton / upper extremities
arms
wrists
hands
fingers
appendicular skeleton / lower extremeties
legs
ankles
feet
toes
crain/o
root
skill
cervic/o
root
neck
spondylo/o
root
vertebra
lumb/o
root
loin, lower back
brachi/o
root
arm
dactyl/o
root
finger
carp/o
root
wrist
costo/o
root
rib
femor/o
root
femur (thighbone)
tibi/0
root
tibia (shinbone)
tars/o
root
ankle
chondr/o
root
cartilage
arthr/o
root
joint
burs/o
root
bursa (small fluid-filled sac found hear the body’s joints)
Joints are
- two or more bones that meet
- most joints allow movement between bones
Joint movements (two)
flexion
extension
adduction
towards the body
abduction
away from the body