Terms pg. 111-112 Flashcards
brachial
pertaining to the arm and shoulder (brachial nerve)

cardiac
pertaining to the heart (cardiac impression: the indention along the medial wall of the left lung where the heart resides)

chondro-
pertaining to cartilage (chondro-osseous juncture: any juncture between cartilage and bone, for example, the juncture where the bony ribs terminate at cartilages that articulate with the sternum)

-clavius
pertaining to the clavicle (subclavius: muscle directly underneath the clavicle)

-cleido-
pertaining to the clavicle (sternocleidomastoid: )

costal
pertaining to the ribs (costal pleura)
costarum
pertaining to the ribs (levator costarum brevis)
crico-
pertaining to the back (latissimus dorsi)
glottic
pertaining to the glottis, the variable-sized opening between the vocal folds (subglottic pressure)
ilio-
pertaining to the ilium (lateral iliocostalis)
inter-
between (intervertebral disc)
intra-
within or inside of (intratracheal membrane)
lumbo-
pertaining to the lumbar region of the vertebral column (quadratus lumborum)
odontoid
shaped like a tooth (odontoid process)
osseo-
pertaining to bone (chondro-osseous juncture)
parietal
pertaining to the wall of a cavity (parietal pleura)
pectoral
pertaining to the chest (pectoralis major)
pelvic
pertaining to the pelvis (pelvic girdle)
peri-
around surrounding (pericardium)
phrenic
pertaining to the diaphragm (phrenic nerve)
pulmo-
pertaining to the lungs (alveoli pulmoni)
sacral
pertaining to the sacrum (sacral foramina)
serratus
having a sawtooth or jagged appearance (serratus anterior)
spiro-
pertaining to the process of breathing (spirometer)
sterno-
pertaining to the sternum (sternocleidomastoid)
sub-
below or inferior to (subclavius)
tracheal
pertaining to the trachea (intratracheal membrane)
vertebro-
pertaining to the vertebral or spinal column (vertebrosternal)