Chapter 10 Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
place of union between two or more bones; also called a joint
articulation
production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow
hematopoiesis
connective tissue that surrounds the joint capsule to bind bones to other bones
ligaments
connective tissue binds muscle to bone on either side of a joint
tendons
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral muscle
muscul/o
my/o
muscles
rhabd/o
rod-shaped (striated)
rhabdomy/o
rod-shaped (striated) muscle
brachi/o
arm
carp/o
carpus (wrist bone)
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)
clavicul/o
clavicle fracture
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
cranium
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
humer/o
humerus
metacarp/o
metacarpus
phalang/o
phalanges
radi/o
radiation, x-ray; radius
spondyl/o
vertebr/o
vertebrae
stern/o
sternum
thorac/o
chest
calcane/o
calcaneum
femor/o
femur
fibul/o
fibula
ili/o
ilium
ischi/o
ischium
lumb/o
loins
metatars/o
metatarsals