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Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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Acetabul/o

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acetabulum, hip socket

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Articul/o

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joint

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Burs/o

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bursa

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Calci/o, calc/o

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calcium

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Coccyg/o

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tailbone, coccyx

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Ligament/o

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ligament

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Malleol/o

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malleolus, process on each side of ankle

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Mandibul/o

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mandible, lower jawbone

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Maxill/o

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maxilla, upper jawbone

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Myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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Myos/o

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heart muscle

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Olecran/o

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olecranon, elbow

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Plant/o

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sole of foot

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Rheumat/o

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water flow

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Sacr/o

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sacrum

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Sarc/o

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muscle and flesh

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Scapul/o

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scapula, shoulder blade

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Spin/o

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spine, backbone

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Tars/o

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bones of mid and hind foot tarsals

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Uln/o

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ulna (forearm bone)

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-fusion

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coming together, to pour

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22
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Leiomy/o

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smooth (visceral) muscle

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Rhabd/o

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rod shaped (striated)

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Rhabdomy/o

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rod shaped (striated) muscle

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Brachi/o

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arm

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Carp/o

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carpus (wrist bone)

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Cephal/o

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head

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Cervic/o

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neck, neck of uterus

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Clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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30
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Cost/o

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ribs

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31
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Crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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Dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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33
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Humer/o

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humerus (upper arm)

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34
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Metacarp/p

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metacarpals (hand bones)

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Phalang/o

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phalanges (finger & toe bones)

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Radi/o

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radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebr/o

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Stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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Thorac/o

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Calcane/o

A

calcaneus (heel)

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Femor/o

A

femur (thigh bone)

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Fibul/o

A

fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

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Ili/o

A

ilium (part of hip bone)

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Ischi/o

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ischium (lower portion of hip bone)

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Lumb/o

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Loins (lower back)

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Metatars/o

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metatarsus (foot bones)

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Patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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Pelv/I, pelv/o

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Pod/o

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Pub/o

A

pubis (front of pelvic bone)

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Tibi/o

A

tibia (larger lower leg bone)

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Ankyl/o

A

stiffness, bent, crooked

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Arthr/o

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Chondr/o

56
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-listhesis

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Fasci/o

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band, fascia (fibrous membrane)

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Fibr/o

A

fiber, fibrous tissue

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Kyph/o

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Lamin/o

A

lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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Lord/o

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curve, swayback

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Myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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Orth/o

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Oste/o

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Ped/o, ped/i

66
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Scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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Synov/o

A

synovial membrane/fluid

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Ten/o

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Tend/o

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Tendin/o

71
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-asthenia

A

weakness, debility

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-clasia

A

to break, surgical fracture

73
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-clast

A

to break , surgical fracture

74
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-desis

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binding, fixation (of bone or joint)

75
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-malacia

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-porosis

77
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-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor of connective tissue

78
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a-

A

without, not

79
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Syn-

A

union, joined, together

80
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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult

81
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Cladication

A

lameness, limping

82
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Crepitation

A

dry, grating sound or sensation caused by bone ends rubbing together indicated a fracture

83
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Contracture

A

fibrosis of connective tissue in skin, fascia, muscle, or joint
prevents normal mobility in the tissue/joint

84
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Osteomyelitis

A

inflammation of bone/bone marrow

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Osteoporosis

A

loss of calcium and bone tissue causing bones to be brittle and easily fractured

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