The Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
Understand and building medical terms body system
1
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ankylos/p
A
Stiffening
2
Q
arthr/o
A
Joint
3
Q
carp/o
A
Wrist (bones)
4
Q
cervic/o
A
Neck
5
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
6
Q
cost/o
A
Ribs
7
Q
crani/o
A
Skull, head
8
Q
dactyl/o
A
Digit
9
Q
femor/o
A
Femur (thighbone)
10
Q
fibul/o
A
Fibula (smaller bone in the calf)
11
Q
hemer/o
A
Humerus (upper bone in arm)
12
Q
ili/o
A
allium (Pelvic bones)
13
Q
lamin/o
A
Lamina of a vertebra
14
Q
mandibul/o
A
Mandible (lower jaw, the only movable bone in the skull)
15
Q
maxill/o
A
Maxilla (upper jaw)
16
Q
muscul/o, my/o
A
Muscle
17
Q
Musculoskeletal system
A
The structural support that enables us to stand straight
18
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight, straighten
19
Q
oste/o
A
Bone
20
Q
Patell/o
A
patella (Kneecap)
21
Q
Pelv/i
A
Pelvis
22
Q
phalang/o
A
Fingers or toes
23
Q
rachi/o,
spondyl/o,
vertebr/o
A
Vertebra(e), spine
24
Q
stern/o
A
Sternum (breast bone)
25
Q
ten/o,
tend/o,
tendin/o
A
Tendon
26
Q
tibi/o
A
Tibia (shin)
