Musculoskeletal system Flashcards
(31 cards)
articul
articularis
joint
brevi
brevicollis
short
burs
bursitis
bursa
*purse, small bag/treasurer/grant
*Greek: skin, hide
carp
carpectomy
carpus, 8 bones of the wrist joint
cubit
genucubital
elbow
digit
digitorum
fibger/toe
fasci
fasciodesis
fibrous membrane covering/supporting muscles
fascicul
fascicular
a little bundle (nerve/ muscle fibres)
*axe tied with bundle of rods symbolise authority
femor
femoral
femur, thigh bone
fibr-
fibrosis
fibre
fibul-
fibulocalcaneal
fibula
*clasp/buckle/brooch/pin
**in med term: long, thin outer bone of lowerr leg
foramen, foramin-
intervertebral foramen
passage, opening, haitus, hole iin bone for passage ov vessels or nerves
genu-
genupectoral
knee
humer-
humeroscapular
humerus, upper bone of the arm
ili-
iliocostal
ilium, flank
ligament-
ligamentum
ligament
*Latin ligare: to bind
lub-
lumbar puch
loins, part of bakc between thorax & pelvis
malle-
malleoincudal
malleus (hammer)
*biggest bone of the middle ear
manu-
manual
hand
muscul-
musculoskeletal
muscle
*Syn: my-/mys-
patell-
patellar
kneecap(little dish), patella
phalang-
phalangeal
phalanx
*line/row resemble bones of hand/foot.
*Battle formation
plant-
plantar
sole of the foot
radi-
radialis
radius, inner bone of the forearm