Bones Unit 14 Flashcards
crani/o
skull
vertebr/o, spondyl/o, rachi/o
spine
lumb/o, lumbar
lower back
clavic/o
collar bone
scapul/o
shoulder blade
humer/o
upper arm bone
stern/o
breast bone
cost/o
ribs
chondr/o
cartilage
phalang/o
phalanges
carp/o
carplals
tars/o
ankle bones
ilium
part of the hip bone
femor/o
upper leg, femur bone
patell/o
knee cap
fibul/o
lower leg bone
alignment
placing fractured bones into correct anatomical position
ambulate
able to walk
ambulatory
pertaining to walking
deformity/deformed
distortion of any part
dislocate/dislocation
temprary displacement of a bone from its joint
immobilize/immobilization
making a part of limb so that it cannot be moved
orthopod
orthopedist
reduce/reduction
restoring a fractured bone to its normal position