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Session 10: Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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acetabul

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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acromi

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acromion (tip of shoulder blade)

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akyl

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crooked, stiff

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arthr

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joint

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articul

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joint

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brachi

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arm

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calcane

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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carp

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carpals (wrist bones)

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clavic, clavicul

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clavicle (collar bone)

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cost

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rib

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cox

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coxa (hip bone)

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crani

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skull

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dactyl

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fingers, toes

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femor

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibul

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fibula (out and smaller lower leg bone)

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humer

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili

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ilium (upper part of the hip bone)

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ischi

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ischium (lower part of the hip bone)

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mandibul

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mandible (lower jaw bone)

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maxil

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maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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metacarp

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metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars

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metatarsals (foot bones)

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olecran

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elbow

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om

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shoulder

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orth

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straight, straighten

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oste

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bone

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patell

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patella (kneecap)

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ped

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  1. child (Greek meaning)

2. Foot (Latin meaning)

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pelv, pelvi

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pelvis

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phalang

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phalanges (finger or toe bones)

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pod

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foot

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por

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porous; passage

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pub

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pubic bone

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radi

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  1. radius (outer and smaller lower arm bone)

2. x-rays

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scapul

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scapula (shoulder blad)

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skelet

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skeleton

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stern

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sternum (breast bone)

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tars

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tarsals (ankle bones)

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tibi

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tibia (inner and larger lower leg bone)

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ul

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ulna (inner and larger lower arm bone)

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burs

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bursa (fluid-filled sac near the joints)

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chondr

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cartilage

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fasci

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fascia (special tissue that covers adn supports muscles)

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fibr, fibros

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fibrous tissues

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kine, kines, kinesi

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movement

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menisc

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meniscus (crescent-shaped cartilage)

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muscul

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muscle

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my, myos

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muscle

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syndesm

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ligament

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ten, tendin

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tendon

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-clasia, clasis

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to break (usually refers to intentional breakage)

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-desis

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binding

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-dynia

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pain

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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removal or excision

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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condition of

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-iatrics

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medical treatment of

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-iatry

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medical treatment of

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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condition of

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-ist

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specisalist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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the study of

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-scope

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instrument to view

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-sthenia

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strenght

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tomy

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incision

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-tropy

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development, nourishment

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a-, an-

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without

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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extra-

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outside

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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hypo-

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below, deficient

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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supra-

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above

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syn-

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together, joined

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