Chapter 6 Terms Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
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hematopoiesis
A
production of red blood cells
2
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bone marrow
A
soft tissue in bone cavity that produces erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets
3
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cranium
crani/o
A
skull
4
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costa
cost/a
A
rib
5
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sternum
stern/o
A
breast bone
6
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spine
spin/o
rachi/o
A
back bone
7
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vertebrae (general)
vertabr/o
spondyl/o
A
spinal bones
8
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clavicle
clavicul/o
A
collar bone
9
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scapula
sacpul/o
A
shoulder blade
10
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humerus
humer/o
A
upper arm bone
11
Q
forearm bones
A
radius
ulna
carpal
12
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carpals
carp/o
A
wrist bones
13
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metacarpals
metacarp/o
A
hand bones
14
Q
phalanges
phalang/o
A
finger bones
15
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pelvic bones
A
ilium
ishcium
pubis
16
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femur
femor/o
A
thigh bone
17
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patella
patell/o
A
kneecap
18
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bones of the lower leg
A
fibula
tibia
19
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tarsals
tars/o
A
ankle bones
20
Q
calcaneus
calcane/o
A
heel
21
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metatarsals
metatars/o
A
foot bones
22
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phalanges
phalang/o
A
toes
23
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5 types of vertabre
A
cervical thoracic lumbar sacrum coccyx
24
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myel/o
A
spinal cord OR bone marrow
25
thoracic cage
sternum, ribs and vertebrae
26
ankly/o
stiff
27
arthr/o
articulation or joint
28
-asthenia
weakness
29
burs/o
bursa
30
calc/i
calcium
31
cellul/o
small cell or compartment
32
chondr/o
cartilidge
33
meta-
change or next in a serries
34
abduction
away from the midline
35
adduction
toward the midline
36
circumduction
in a circular motion
37
cellulitis
inflammation of deep subcutaneous tissues
38
myocelluloitis
cellulitis involving muscle tissue
39
Sarcoma
cancer arising from connective tissue like muscle or bone
40
osteitis
bone disease that causes inflammation and softening
