Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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1
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ankyl/o

A

stiffness, bent, crooked

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2
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arthr/o

A

joint

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3
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calcane/o

A

calcaneum (heel bone)

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4
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carp/o

A

carpus (wrist bones)

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5
Q

cephal/o

A

head

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6
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cost/o

A

ribs

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7
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crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

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8
Q

femor/o

A

femur (thigh bone)

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9
Q

fibul/o

A

fibula (smaller, outer bone of lower leg)

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10
Q

humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

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11
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lamin/o

A

lamina

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12
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lumb/o

A

loin (lower back)

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13
Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpus (hand bones)

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14
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my/o

A

muscle

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15
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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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16
Q

orth/o

A

straight

17
Q

oste/o

A

bone

18
Q

patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

19
Q

pelv/i, pelv/o

A

pelvis

20
Q

radi/o

A

radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)

21
Q

spondyl/o, vertebr/o

A

vertebrae (backbone)

22
Q

stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

23
Q

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

A

tendon

24
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia (larger inner bone of lower leg)

25
Q

-algia, -dynia

A

pain

26
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture

27
Q

-clast

A

to break; surgical fracture

28
Q

-desis

A

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

29
Q

-physis

A

growth

30
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

31
Q

-porosis

A

porous

32
Q

-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor of connective tissue

33
Q

hemi-

A

one half