Musculoskeletal Flashcards

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1
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Cephal/o

A

Head

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Cervic/o

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Neck

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3
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Calcane/o

A

Heel bone

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4
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Cubit/o

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Elbow

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5
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Dactyl/o

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Finger/toe

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Faci/o

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Face/form

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7
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Femor/o

A

Thigh bone

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8
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Fibul/o

A

Fibula, calf bone

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Hy/o

A

Hyoid

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10
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Humer/o

A

Upper arm bone

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11
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Lamin/o

A

Lamina of the vertebra

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12
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Lumb/o

A

Lower back

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13
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Mandibul/o

A

Lower jaw

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14
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Odont/o, dent/o

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Mouth, tooth

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15
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Oste/o

A

Bone

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16
Q

Patella

A

Knee

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17
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Phalang/o, phalange/o

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Bones of the fingers and toes

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18
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Pub/o

A

Pubis, pubic

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19
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Ped/o

A

Feet

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20
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Radi/o

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Radius/X-ray

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21
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Rachi/o

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Vertebrae

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22
Q

Sacr/o

A

Muscular substance

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23
Q

Spondyl/o

A

Vertebrae, spine

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24
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Thorac/o

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Chest, chest wall

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25
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Tars/o

A

Sole of foot, ankle

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26
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Tibi/o

A

Inner/larger bone of calf

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27
Q

Uln/o

A

Inner arm bone

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28
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Vertebr/o

A

Vertebrae

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29
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Ambul/o

Ambulat/o

A

Walk

30
Q

Amb/i

A

Both

31
Q

Ankyl/o

A

Crooked, bent

32
Q

Arthr/o

Articul/o

A

Joint

33
Q

Burs/o

A

Bursa

34
Q

Calc/o

Calci-

A

Calcium

35
Q

Caud/o

A

Tail

36
Q

Chondr/o

A

Cartilage

37
Q

Cry/oo

A

Cold

38
Q

Dextr/o

A

Performing tasks with hands

39
Q

Dist/o

A

Distant

40
Q

Encephal/o

A

Brain

41
Q

Fontan/o

A

Fontanel

42
Q

Kinesi/o

-kinsia

A

Movement

43
Q

Menisc/o

A

Meniscus

44
Q

Meningi/o

mening/o

A

Meninges

45
Q

-Asthenia

A

Weakness

46
Q

-Blast

A

Build

47
Q

-Clast

A

Destroy

48
Q

-Desis

A

Fixation

49
Q

-Pexy

A

Surgical Fixation

50
Q

-Phobia

A

Abnormal fear

51
Q

-Physis

A

To grow

52
Q

-Plegia

A

Paralysis, stroke

53
Q

-Poiesis

A

Formation

54
Q

-Rrhexis

A

Rupture

55
Q

-Taxia

A

Coordination

56
Q

-Therapy

A

Treatment

57
Q

Meter/o

Meter

A

Measurement

58
Q

Myel/o

A

Bone marrow or spinal cord

59
Q

My/o

Muscul/o

A

Muscle

60
Q

Orth/o

A

Teeth

61
Q

Pelv/i

Pelv/o

A

Pelvis

62
Q

Physi/o

A

Physical, function

63
Q

Por/o

A

Pore, small opening

64
Q

Proxim/o

A

Near

65
Q

Quadr/i

Quadr/o

A

Four

66
Q

Roentgen/o

A

X-ray

67
Q

Sarc/o

A

Soft tissue

68
Q

Scoli/o

Scoli-

A

Curved, bent

69
Q

Synov/o

Synovi/o

A

Synovial membrane (surrounds a joint)

70
Q

Ten/o
Tend/o
Tendin/o

A

Tendin

71
Q

Troph/p

-Trophy

A

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