Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
lumbar
sacral
lower back
axial
bones in the middle of the skeleton
thoracic
chest/upper back
branchio
upper arm
radius and ulna
forearm bones
carp/o
wrist
phalanges
fingers/toes
femur
thigh bone
tibia and fibula
shin bones
tarsal
ankle
crani/o
head/skull
oste/o
bones
cervic/o
neck
spondyl/o
vertebra
lumb/o
loin/lower back
dactyl/o
finger
cost/o
ribs
femor/o
femur/thigh bone
tibi/o
tibia/shin bone
flexion
joint bend
extension
joint straighten
joints
connecting points for bones throughout body, except hyoid
tendons
hold muscle to bone
ligaments
connect bone to bone
cartilage
surrounds bones and allows smooth movement among them
bursae
fluid sacs under some tendons to help keep bones and muscles moving smoothly
chondr/o
cartilage
burs/o
bursa
arthr/o
joint
fascia
skeletal muscle encased in thick membrane
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
tendon
muscul/o
my/o
myos/o
muscle
ton/o
tone/tension
paresis
partial paralysis
kinesi/o
movement/motion
plegia
complete paralysis
tax/o
arrangement/order/coordination
hypertrophy
abnormally large
atrophy
wasting away
costalgia
rib pain
ostealgia
osteodynia
bone pain
spondylodynia
vertebra pain
tibialgia
tibia pain
bradykinesia
slow movement
dyskinesia
inability to control movement