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Chapter ten Flashcards

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leiomy/o

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smooth ( visceral) muscle

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muscul/o
my/o

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muscle

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped (striated)

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rhabdomy/o

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rod-shaped (striated) muscle

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5
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brachi/o

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arm

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carp/o

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carpus (wrist bones)

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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10
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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium

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12
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dactyl/o

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fingers;toes

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humer/o

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humerus ( upper arm bone)

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metacarp/o

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metacarpus ( hand bones)

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phalang/o

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phalanges ( bones of the fingers and toes)

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radi/o

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radius ( lower arm bone on the thumb side)

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spondyl/o ( disease/condition)
vertebr/o ( anatomical)

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vertebrae ( backbone)

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stern/o

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sternum ( breast bone)

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thorac/o

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chest

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20
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calcane/o

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calcaneum ( heel bone)

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21
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femor/o

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femur ( thigh bone)

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fibul/o

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fibula ( smaller bone of the lower leg)

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ili/o

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ilium ( lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)

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ischi/o

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ischium ( lower portion of the hip bone)

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lumb/o

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loins ( lower back)

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metatars/o

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metatarsus ( foot bones)

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patell/o

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patella ( knee cap)

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pelv/i
pelv/o

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pelvis

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29
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pod/o

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foot

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30
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pub/o

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pubis ( anterior part of the pelvic bone)

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tibi/o

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tibia ( larger bone of the lower leg)

32
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ankyl/o

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stiffness;bent;crooked

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arthr/o

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chondr/o

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fasci/o

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band, fascia ( fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)

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fibr/o

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fiber, fibrous tissue

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kyph/o

38
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lamin/o

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lamina ( part of vertebral arch)

39
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lord/o

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curve, swayback

40
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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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orth/o

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oste/o

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ped/o
ped/i

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foot;child

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

45
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synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

46
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ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o

47
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-asthenia

A

weakness, debility

48
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-clasia

A

to break, surgical fracture

49
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-clast

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to break; surgical fracture

50
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-desis

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binding, fixation ( of a bone or joint)

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-malacia

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-porosis

53
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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor of connective tissue

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a-

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without, not

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dys-

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bad;painful; difficult

56
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syn-

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union, together, joined

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum, hip socket

58
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articul/o

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burs/o

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calcil/o
calc/o

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coccygl/o

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tailbone, coccyx

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ligament/o

63
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malleol/o

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malleolus, process on each side of the ankle

64
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mandibul/o

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mandible, lower jawbone

65
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maxill/o

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maxilla, upper jawbone

66
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myocardi/o

A

heart muscle

67
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myos/o

68
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olecran/o

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olecranon, elbow

69
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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

70
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rheumat/o

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watery flow

71
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sacr/o

72
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sarc/o

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muscle and flesh

73
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scapul/o

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scapula, shoulder blade

74
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spin/o

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spine, backbone

75
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tars/o

A

bones of the mid and hind foot, tarsals

76
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uln/o

A

ulna, forearm bone

77
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-fusion

A

coming together, to pour

Medical Terminology (16 decks)

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