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brady-

slow

dia-

around, passing through

para-

near, alongside, departure from normal

ankyl/o

fused, not straight

arthr/o

joint

burs/o

purse or sac, bursa

carp/o

wrist

cartil/o

cartilage

cel/o

hernia, protrusion

chir/o

hand

chondr/o

cartilage

condyl/o

knuckle of a joint

cost/o

rib

cran/o

skull

disk/o

flat shape, intervertebral disk

duct/o

lead, move

electr/o

electricity

fasci/o

fascia

femor/o

thigh, femur

fibul/o

clasp of buckle, fibula

ili/o

flank, hip, groin

ischi/o

haunch, hip joint, ischium

kinesi/o

motion

kyph/o

hump

lamin/o

thin, lamina

later/o

side

lord/o

bent forward

maxill/o

upper jaw bone

menisc/o

crescent-shaped moon

myel/o

bone marrow

orth/o

straight, normal

pariet/o

wall

patell/o

small pan

ped/o

child

petr/o

stone

phalang/o

row of soldiers

pod/o

foot

por/o

small hole

physis/o

growth

pub/o

grown ups

rachi/o

spine

radi/o

spoke of wheel

rheumat/o

discharge

scoli/o

curved

spondyl/o

vertebra

synov/o

binding of eggs

tars/o

flat surface

taxi/o

reaction to a stimulus

ten/o

to stretch out

vers/o

turn

vertebr/o

joint

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-blast

germ, bud, developing cell

-cele

hernia, swelling, protrusion

-centesis

puncture

-clasia, -clasis, -clast

break apart

-clonus

in motion

-desis

surgical fixation, fusion

-dynia

pain

-iatry

treatment, specialty

-iatrist, -ist

one who practices

-oid

resembling

-otomy

cutting into, incision

-physis

growth

-plasia

shape, formation

-plegia

paralysis

-practice, -practor

one who practices

-ptosis

falling down, drooping

-schisis

split, fissure

-syndesis

surgical fixation, fusion

-tic

pertaining to

-trophy

nourishment, development

-um

pertaining to

-y

process of

bursa

a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement

carpals

small bone of the wrist

metacarpals

the small, narrow bones of the hand

cartilaginous joint

a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones

abduction

movement away from the body midline

adduction

movement toward the body midline

circumduction

turning the distal end of bone in a circle

fascia

a tough, fibrous connective tissue

femur

the bone of the upper leg or thigh

fibrous joint

joint where the material between bones consists of fibrous connective tissue that allows very little or no movement between them

fibula

the smaller of the two bones of the lower leg

dorsiflexion

bending the foot or toes upward

flexion

decreasing the angle between bones

plantar flexion

bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes downward toward the ground

ilium

the upper, wing-shaped bone of the pelvic girdle

ischium

the inferior bone of the pelvic girdle

meniscus

a crescent-shaped cartilage that helps to stabilize joint movement

aponeurosis

a flattened tendon; it functions a fascia that joins muscles together or joins muscle to bone

endosteum

thin layer of connective tissue that lines the marrow cavity

osteoblast

a bone cell that is mobile and secretes bone matrix

osteoclast

a bone cell that dissolves bone matrix

osteocyte

a bone cell that is stationary, locked within bone matrix

periosteum

a thin layer of fibrous connective tissue that forms the outermost layer of a bone

parietal bones

part of the skull, two bones at the top of the head

phalanges of the fingers/toes

the small, narrow bones of the fingers/toes

diaphysis

the long, narrow shaft portion of long bones

epiphysis

the end of a long bone

pubis

the anterior part of the pelvic gridle

symphysis pubis

a cartilaginous joint that is the point of fusion for two pubic bones

radius

the bone of the forearm that is in line with the thumb

sarcrum

four vertebrae that fuse in early childhood into a single bone that forms the dorsal wall of the pelvis

appendicular skeleton

a division of the skeleton that includes the bones of the appendages and pectoral and pelvic girdles

axial skeleton

a division of the skeleton that includes the bones that are located along or near the central vertical axis of the body; I includes the bones of the skull, vertebral column, and the bones of the thoracic cage

skeletal muscle

the muscle tissue that forms the muscles attached to bones

synovial joint

a joint that contains synovial fluid witin a sac of connective tissue, allowing for the most movement between bones relative to fibrous joints and cartilaginous joints

synovial fluid

the fluid produced by the synovial membrane, which provides lubrication and a shock-absorbing cushion in synovia joint

metatarus

the bone of the foot

tarsus

the bones of the ankle

tendon

fibrous tissue; connects muscle to bone

eversion

turning a body part outward

inversion

turning a body part inward

cervical vertebrae

the first seven bones of the vertebral column


C1-C7

intervertebral disc

fibrocartilaginous disc located between vertebrae

lumbar vertebrae

12 vertebrae f the thorax

vertebral column

spinal column; 31 vertebrae in a linear formation