Skeletal System Flashcards by Brendan McColgan

Q

tempor/o

A

Temporal bone

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-porosis

A

Porous

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myel/o

A

Bone marrow/spinal chord

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osse/o; oste/o

A

Bone

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crani/o

A

Skull

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mandibul/o

A

Mandible

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maxill/o

A

maxilla

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chondr/o

A

Cartilage

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cost/o

A

Rib

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stern/o

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Sternum

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cervic/o

A

Neck

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coccyg/o

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Coccyx

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lumb/o

A

Lumbar

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Spondyl/o

A

Vertebra

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Thoac/o

A

Chest

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vertebr/o

A

Vertebra

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Clavicul/o

A

Clavicle

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Scapul/o

A

Scapula

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Brachi/o

A

Upper Arm

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carp/o

A

Wrist

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olecran/o

A

Olecranon (elbow)

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phalang/o

A

Phalanx

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radi/o

A

Radius

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uln/o

A

Ulna

Q

acetabul/o

A

Acetabulum

Q

ili/o

A

Hip

Q

pev/i; pelv/o

A

Pelvis

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clacane/o

A

Heel

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Femor/o

A

Femur

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fibul/o

A

Fibula

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patell/a; patell/o

A

Patella

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Tibi/o

A

Tibia

Q

arthr/o; articul/o

A

Joint

Q

-blast

A

Immature

Q

-clasis

A

Surgical fracture

Q

-desis

A

Surgical fusion/binding

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-physis

A

To grow

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-ortho

A

Straight

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-centesis

A

Removal of fluid

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-clast

A

breakdown

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-genesis

A

Formation

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

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Osteitis

A

Inflammation of bone

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Osteochondritis

A

Inflammation of bone and cartilage

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Osteocyte

A

Mature bone cell

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Osteoma

A

Benign bone tumor

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Osteotome

A

Instrument used to cut bone

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Osteotomy

A

Process of cutting bone

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Endosteum

A

Inner lining of the shaft of a long bone

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Periosteum

A

Structure around the shaft of a long bone

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Myeloma

A

Benign tumor of the bone marrow

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Osteomyelitis

A

Inflammation of bone and bone marrow

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Interarticular

A

Pertaining to between joints