pelvic girdle, thigh, leg, foot Flashcards
-ion
process, action
ab-
away from
-duct-
lead
ab-duct-ion
action of moving away from midline
ab-duct
to move away from midline
-or
that which does something
ad-
toward
-duct-
lead
ad-duct-or
muscles that moves the thigh toward the midline
ad-duct-ion
action of moving toward the midline
calcaneus
the heel
-eal
pertaining to
calcan-eal tendon (achilles)
tendon of the heel formed from gastrocnemius and soleus muscles and inserted into calcaneus
gastrocnem-
calf of leg
gastrocnem-ius
major muscle in back of the lower leg (calf)
gluteus
buttocks
one of the three muscles in the buttocks
glut-eal
pertaining to the buttocks
maximus
biggest/greatest
gluteus maximus muscle, largest muscle, covering a large part of each buttock
medius
middle
partly covered by gluteus maximus
minimus
smallest
smallast gluteal muscle, lies under the gluteus
poplit/e-
ham, back of knee
poplit/e-al fossa
hollow at back of the knee
quadri-
four
-ceps
head-
-is
belonging to, pertaining to
femor-
femur
quadri-ceps femor-is
anterior thigh muscle with four heads