Section 1: Skeletal System at a glance. Chapter 4: Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
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Function
The skeletal system consists of 206 bones that make up the internal framework of the body, called the skeleton.
Skeleton
Skeleton
The skeleton supports the body, protects internal organs, serves as a point of attachment for skeletal muscles for body movement, produces blood cells, and stores minerals.
Organs
(bones, joints)?
Organs
group of different types of tissue coming together to perform special functions.
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Example, the heart contains muscular fibers, nerve tissue,and blood vessels.
Combining Forms
Combining forms
the root word plus the combining vowel.
It is always written with a / between the word root and the combining vowel.
ankyl/o
ankyl/o
stiff joint
arthr/o
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
articul/o
joint
burs/o
burs/o
sac
carp/o
carp/o
wrist
cervic/o
cervic/o
neck
chondr/o
chondr/o
cartilage
clavicul/o
clavicul/o
coccyx
cortic/o
cortic/o
outer portion
cost/o
cost/o
rib
crani/o
crani/o
skull
femer/o
femer/o
femur
fibul/o
fibul/o
fibula
humer/o
humer/o
humerus
ili/o
ili/o
ilium
ischi/o
ischi/o
ischium
kyph/o
kyph/o
hump
lamin/o
lamin/o
lamina, part of vertebra
lord/o
lord/o
bent backwards
lumb/o
lumb/o
loin
