Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
oste/o
A
bone
2
Q
crani/o
A
skull, head
3
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
4
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebrae
5
Q
lumb/o
A
loin, lower back
6
Q
dactyl/o
A
finger
7
Q
carp/o
A
wrist
8
Q
cost/o
A
rib
9
Q
femor/o
A
femur
10
Q
tibi/o
A
tibia
11
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
12
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
13
Q
burs/o
A
bursa
14
Q
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
A
tendon (muscle to bone)
15
Q
muscul/o, my/o, myos/o
A
muscle
16
Q
ton/o
A
tone, tension
17
Q
kinesi/o, kinet/o
A
movement, motion
18
Q
tax/o
A
arrangement, order, coordination
19
Q
costalgia
A
rib pain
20
Q
ostealgia, osteodynia
A
bone pain
21
Q
spondylodynia
A
vertebra pain
22
Q
tibialgia
A
tibia/shin pain
23
Q
arthralgia, arthrodynia
A
joint pain
24
Q
cervicodynia
A
neck pain
25
bradykinesia
slow movement
26
dyskinesia
inability to control movement
27
dystaxia
poor coordination
28
dystonia
poor muscle tone
29
hyperkinesia
increase in muscle movement
30
hypotonia
decrease in muscle tone or tightness
31
myalgia
muscle pain
32
myasthenia
muscle weakness
33
tenalgia
tendon pain
34
arthrocentesis
puncture of a joint
35
arthroscope
instrument for looking into a joint
36
arthroscopy
procedure of looking into a joint
37
arthrogram
visual record of a joint
38
computed axial tomography (CAT)
imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis
39
kyphosis
humped back, upper spine curvature
40
lordosis
sway back, lower spine curvature
41
scoliois
crooked back, lateral curvature
42
fracture
bone break
43
osteodystrophy
poor bone development
44
spondylitits
vertebra inflammation
45
spondylomalacia
softening of the vertebra
46
tarsoptosis
flat feet
47
atrophy
decrease of muscle tissue
48
hypertrophy
overdevelopment of muscle tissue
49
myolysis
loss of muscle tissue
50
osteitis
bone inflammation
51
osteochondritis
inflammation of bone and cartilage
52
osteomalacia
softening of the bone
53
osteomyelitis
inflammation of bone and bone marrow
54
osteopenia
reduction in bone volume
55
osteoporosis
loss of bone density
56
spondylolisthesis
slipping or dislocation of vertebra
57
spondylosis
vertebra condition
58
arthritis
joint inflammation
59
arthropathy
joint disease
60
bursitis
inflammation of the bursa
61
osteoarthritis
inflammation of the joints that bear weight
62
rheumatoid arthritis
inflammation of the joints where symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever
63
costochondritis
inflammation of cartilage of the rib
64
muscular dystrophy
disorder characterized by poor muscle development
65
myopathy
muscle disease
66
myositis
muscle inflammation
67
tendinitis, tendonitis
tendon inflammation
68
osteochondroma
tumor made up of bone and cartilage; exostosis made up of cartilage
69
chondroma
tumor-like growth of cartilage tissue
70
myoma
muscle tumor
71
myosarcoma
cancerous muscle tumor
72
analgesic
drug that relieves pain
73
antiarthritic
drug that opposes joint inflammation
74
anti-inflammatory
drug that opposes inflammation
75
carpectomy
removal of all or part of the wrist
76
costectomy
removal of a rib
77
craniectomy
removal of a portion of the skull, piece of bone is not replaced
78
craniotomy
removal of a portion of the skull, piece of bone is replaced
79
arthroplasty
reconstruction of a joint
80
arthrotomy
incision into a joint
81
chondrectomy
removal of cartilage
82
myectomy
removal of muscle
83
myomectomy
removal of muscle tumor
84
myoplasty
muscle reconstruction
85
myorrhaphy
muscle suture
86
myotomy
incision into muscle
87
tenorrhaphy
suture of a tendon
88
-paresis
partial paralysis
89
-plegia
complete paralysis
90
axial skeleton
center
91
appendicular skeleton
arms and legs
