Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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1
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ankyl/o

A

crooked or stiff

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2
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arthr/o, articul/o

A

joint

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3
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brachi/o

A

arm

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4
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cervic/o

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neck

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5
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chondr/o

A

cartilage (gristle)

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6
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cost/o

A

rib

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7
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crani/o

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skull

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8
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dactyl/o

A

digit (finger or toe)

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9
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fasci/o

A

fascia (a band)

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10
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femor/o

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femur

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11
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fibr/o

A

fiber

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12
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kyph/o

A

humped-back

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13
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lei/o

A

smooth

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14
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lord/o

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bent

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15
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lumb/o

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loin (lower back)

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16
Q

my/o, myos/o, muscul/o

A

muscle

17
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow or spinal cord

18
Q

oste/o

A

bone

19
Q

patell/o

A

knee cap

20
Q

pelv/i

A

pelvis (basin) or hip bone

21
Q

radi/o

A

radius

22
Q

rhabd/o

A

rod-shaped or striated (skeletal)

23
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

24
Q

scoli/o

A

twisted

25
Q

spondyl/o, vertebr/o

A

vertebra

26
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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

27
Q

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

A

tendon (to stretch)

28
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

29
Q

ton/o

A

tone or tension

30
Q

uln/o

A

ulna