Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
Burs/o
Bursa, sac of fluid near joint
Arthr/o
Joint
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Erg/o
Work
Fasci/o
Fascia (a thin casing of connective tissue)
Kin/o, Kinesi/o
Movement
Muscul/o
Muscle
My/o
Muscle
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
Oste/o
Bone
Synov/i
Synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
Ten/o, Tendin/o
Tendon
Ton/o
Tone; pressure
Bones are classified by their:
Shape
Bones longer than they are wide and are found in limbs. These bones are named for their elongated shape, not their size
Long Bones
Long bones
Tubular bones
Roughly cube-shaped bones such as carpal bones of the wrist and tarsal bones of the ankle
Short bones
A short bone (shaped like a sesame seed) formed with tendons, cartilaginous in early life and osseous (bony) in the adult. The patella is the largest of this type of bone
Sesamoid bones
Short bones
Cuboidal bones
Type of bone that consists of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone; cross-section is flat, not rounded. These bones have marrow but lack a bone marrow cavity
Flat bones
Type of bones that do not fit into any other category of bones. Examples are face bones such as mandible and zygoma and the vertebrae
Irregular bones
Type of muscle that is attached to the skeleton by tendons; contraction of this muscle is under VOLUNTARY control
Skeletal muscle
Type of muscle that contains interlocking INVOLUNTARY striated muscle. It allows the electrical impulses to pass quickly across the muscle fibers.
Cardiac Muscle
Type of muscle found in the walls of all the hollow organs (except the heart), its contraction reduces the size of these structures; movement generally is INVOLUNTARY
Smooth muscle
What type of fracture is an incomplete fracture commonly found in children?
Greenstick fracture
What type of joint is most common in the human body?
Synovial Joint
