Skeletal System CFs Flashcards
ankyl/o
stiff, bent
aponeur/o
aponeurosis (flattened tendon by which muscle attaches to bone or fascia)
arthr/o
joint
burs/o
bursa (fluid-filled sacks that surround soft tissues, bones and tendons, or muscles around joints to reduce friction)
carp/o
carpal (wrist)
chondr/o
cartilage
clavic/o
clavicle (collarbone)
clavicul/o
clavicle (collarbone) (2)
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
cranium (skull)
disk/o
intervertebral disk
femor/o
femur
fibul/o
fibula
humer/o
humerus
ili/o
ilium (higher & front hip bone)
ischi/o
ischium (lower & back hip bone)
kinesi/o
movement, motion
kyph/o
increased convexity of spine
lord/o
bent forward, increased concavity of spine
lumb/o
loin, lumbar spine
mandibul/o
mandible
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw)
menisc/o
meniscus, crescent
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord