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Musculoskeletal Flashcards

1
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calc/o, calci/o

A

calcium

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2
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kyph/o

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humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)

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3
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lamin/o

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lamina

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4
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lord/o

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curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)

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5
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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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6
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myel/o

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bone marrow

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7
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orth/o

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straight

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8
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oste/o

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bone

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9
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scoli/o

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cooked, bent (lateral curvature)

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10
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spondyl/o

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vertebra (used to make words about the conditions of the structure)

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11
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vertebr/o

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vertebra (used to describe the structure itself)

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12
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-blast

A

embryonic or immature cell

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13
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-clast

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to break

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14
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-listhesis

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slipping

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15
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-malacia

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softening

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16
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-physis

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to grow

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17
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-porosis

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pore, passage

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18
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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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19
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acetabul/o

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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20
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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel)

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21
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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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22
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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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23
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cost/o

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ribs (true, false, & floating)

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24
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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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25
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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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26
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fibul/o

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fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

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27
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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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28
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ili/o

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ilium (upper part of the pelvic bone)

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29
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ischi/o

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ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)

30
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malleol/o

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malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)

31
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mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jawbone)

32
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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jawbone)

33
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metacarp/o

A

metacarpals (hand bones)

34
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metatars/o

A

metatarsals (foot bones)

35
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olecran/o

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olecranon (elbow)

36
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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

37
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pelv/o

A

pelvis

38
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phalang/o

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phalanges (finger/toe bones)

39
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pub/o

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pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

40
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radi/o

A

radius (forearm bone/ thumb side)

41
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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder blade)

42
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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

43
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tars/o

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tarsals (bones of the mid and hindfoot)

44
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tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone)

45
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uln/o

A

ulna (forearm bone/ little finger side)

46
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ankyl/o

A

stiff

47
Q

arthr

A

joint

48
Q

articul/o

A

joint

49
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burs/o

A

bursa

50
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

51
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ligament/o

A

ligament

52
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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

53
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synov/o

A

synovial membrane

54
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ten/o

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tendon

55
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tendin/o

A

tendon

56
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-desis

A

to bind, tie together

57
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-stenosis

A

narrowing

58
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fasci/o

A

fascia (forms sheaths enveloping muscles)

59
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fibr/o

A

fibrous connective tissue

60
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leiomy/o

A

smooth (visceral)

61
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my/o

A

muscle

62
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myocardi/o

A

heart muscle

63
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myos/o

A

muscle

64
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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

65
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rhabdomy/o

A

skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones

66
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sarc/o

A

muscle and flesh

67
Q

-asthenia

A

lack of strength

68
Q

-trophy

A

development, nourishment

69
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ab-

A

away from

70
Q

ad-

A

toward

71
Q

dorsi-

A

toward

72
Q

poly-

A

many, much

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