Flashcards in musculoskeletal Deck (75):
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cartilage
chondr/o
2
levels or organization
organism
system
organs
tissue
cell
3
organs
viscer/o
4
comprised of specialized tissue
organs
5
tissue
hist/o, histi/o
6
smallest unit of life; basic building block
cell
7
cell
cyt/o
8
nucleus
kary/o, nucle/o
9
contents of the main fluid-filled space inside cells; carries on work of cells including chemical reaction
cytoplasm
10
controlling structure
nucleus
11
separates cell from external environment and protect cell
cell membranes
12
provides support and shape to the body through bones and cartilage
skeleton
13
cover bones and supply the force needed to make movement possible; produce body heat
muscles
14
bones of shoulder, pelvis, upper and inner extremities
appendicular skeleton
15
bones of skull, vertebrae, chest
axial skeleton
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connective tissue comprised of osteocytes
bone
17
dense, closely packed osteocytes
compact bone
18
mesh like, contains marrow, blood vessels
spongy bone
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portion of bone that grows during childhood
metaphysis
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joint
articulation
21
ends of long bones
epiphysis
22
protective tissue around bone; tough and contains blood vessels and nerves
periosteum
23
middle of bone; includes red bone marrow, yellow bone marrow, and bone marrow
medullary cavity
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muscle to bone; tough CT on each side of joint
tendons
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tendon
ten/o, tend/o
26
bone to bone; tough elastic bands of CT
ligaments
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protects bone; helps reduce friction during movement of a joint
cartilage
28
fluid-filled sacs between bones, ligaments, or other adjacent structures help cushion friction in joint
bursa
29
clear, sticky fluid secreted by synovial membrane
synovial fluid
30
curved part of cartilage in knees and other joints
meniscus
31
disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to fracture
osteoporosis
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primarily affects weight bearing joints
osteoarthritis
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neck
cervic/o
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ribs
cost/o
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skull
crani/o
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digit (finger or toe)
dactyl/o
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fascia
fasci/o
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femur
femor/o
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fiber
fibr/o
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humped
kyph/o
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smooth muscle
lei/o
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bent
lord/o
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loin (lower back)
lumb/o
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bone marrow or spinal cord
myel/o
45
muscle
my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
46
bone
oste/o
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knee cap
patell/o
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pelvis, hip
pelv/i, pelv/o
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radius
radi/o
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rod shaped, striated muscle
rhabd/o
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flesh
sarc/o
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twisted
scoli/o
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tone, tension
ten/o
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vertebra
spondyl/o, vertebr/o
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sternum
stern/o
56
ulna
uln/o
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tendon
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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growth, growing
-physis
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growth, nutrition
-trophy
60
thorax, chest
thorac/o
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body is erect, facing forward; arms to side, palms outward
anatomical position
62
imaginary surface formed by connecting two points on/in the body
planes of body
63
divides body vertically into anterior and posterior references
frontal plane
64
vertical plane that separates body into unequal left and right portions
sagittal
65
divides body vertically into equal left and right portions
mid sagittal
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divides horizontally into upper and lower references
transverse
67
front
anterior
68
back
posterior
69
toward the head
superior
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away from the head
inferior
71
near, closest to point of origin
proximal
72
far, away from point of origin
distal
73
toward the middle
medial
74
toward the side
lateral
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