Musculoskeletal Flashcards
1
Q
calcaneus
A
heel
2
Q
carpals
A
wrist bones
3
Q
clavicle
A
collar bone
4
Q
coccyx
A
tail bone
5
Q
femur
A
thigh bone
6
Q
fibula
A
smaller of the two lower leg bones
7
Q
humerus
A
upper arm bone
8
Q
ilium
A
upper part of pelvic bone (hip)
9
Q
ischium
A
inferior part of pelvic bone (hip)
10
Q
malleolus
A
ankle
11
Q
mandible
A
lower jaw bone
12
Q
maxilla
A
upper jaw bone
13
Q
metacarpals
A
hand bones
14
Q
metatarsals
A
midfoot bones
15
Q
olecranon
A
elbow
16
Q
patella
A
kneecap
17
Q
phalanges
A
finger bones, toe bones
18
Q
pubis
A
anterior part of the pelvic bone
19
Q
radius
A
forearm bone (thumb side)
20
Q
scapula
A
shoulder blade
21
Q
sternum
A
breastbone
22
Q
tarsals
A
hindfoot bones (proximal foot)
23
Q
tibia
A
shin bone,
larger of two lower leg bones
24
Q
ulna
A
forearm bone (little finger side)
25
vertebra
back bones/spine
26
calc/o, calci/o
calcium
27
kyph/o
humpback
28
lamin/o
lamina
29
lord/o
curve, swayback
30
lumb/o
loins, lower back
31
myel/o
bone marrow
32
orth/o
straight
33
scoli/o
crooked, bent
34
spondyl/o
vertebra
35
vertebr/o
vertebra
36
-blast
immature cell
37
-clast
to break
38
-listhesis
slipping
39
-malacia
softening
40
-physis
to grow
41
-porosis
pore, passage
42
-tome
instrument to cut
43
acetabul/o
acetabulum
44
calcane/o
calcaneus
45
carp/o
carpals, wrist bones
46
clavicul/o
clavicule
47
cost/o
rib
48
crani/o
cranium, skull
49
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
50
fibul/o
fibula
51
humer/o
humerus
52
ili/o
ilium
53
ischi/o
ischium
54
malleol/o
malleolus
55
mandibul/o
mandible
56
maxill/o
maxilla
57
metacarp/o
metacarpals
58
metatars/o
metatarsals
59
olecran/o
olecranon
60
patell/o
patella
61
pelv/i
pelvis, hipbone
62
perone/o
fibula
63
phalang/o
phalanges (phalanx)
64
pub/o
pubis
65
radi/o
radius
66
scapul/o
scapula
67
stern/o
sternum
68
tars/o
tarsals
69
tibi/o
tibia
70
uln/o
ulna
71
osteomalacia
softening of bone
72
osteomyelitis
inflammation of bone and bone marrow (due to infection)
73
osteoporosis
decrease in bone density, thinning and weakening of bones
74
osteopenia
early stages of osteoporosis, reduces bone density
75
ankyl/o
stiff
76
arthr/o
joint
77
articul/o
joint
78
burs/o
bursa
79
chondr/o
cartilage
80
ligament/o
ligament
81
rheumat/o
watery flow
82
synov/o
synovial membrane
83
ten/o
tendon
84
tendin/o
tendon
85
-desis
to bind, tie together
86
-stenosis
narrowing
87
sprain
trauma to ligaments without rupture
88
strain
injury involving overstretching of muscle
89
fasci/o
fascia
90
fibr/o
fibrous, connective tissue
91
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
92
my/o
muscle
93
myocardi/o
heart muscle
94
myos/o
muscle
95
acetabulum
hip socket
96
plant/o
sole of the foot
97
rhabdomy/o
skeletal (striated) muscle
98
-asthenia
lack of strength
99
-trophy
development
100
ab-
away from
101
ad-
toward
102
dorsi-
back
103
poly-
many
104
arthrocentesis
puncture to remove fluid from the joint space
105
arthroplasty
surgical repair or replacement of a joint
106
arthroscopy
visual examination of a joint with a scope
