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120 Cards in this Set
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brady- |
slow |
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dia- |
around, passing through |
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para- |
near, alongside, departure from normal |
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ankyl/o |
fused, not straight |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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burs/o |
purse or sac, bursa |
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carp/o |
wrist |
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cartil/o |
cartilage |
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cel/o |
hernia, protrusion |
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chir/o |
hand |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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condyl/o |
knuckle of a joint |
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cost/o |
rib |
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cran/o |
skull |
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disk/o |
flat shape, intervertebral disk |
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duct/o |
lead, move |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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fasci/o |
fascia |
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femor/o |
thigh, femur |
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fibul/o |
clasp of buckle, fibula |
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ili/o |
flank, hip, groin |
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ischi/o |
haunch, hip joint, ischium |
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kinesi/o |
motion |
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kyph/o |
hump |
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lamin/o |
thin, lamina |
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later/o |
side |
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lord/o |
bent forward |
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maxill/o |
upper jaw bone |
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menisc/o |
crescent-shaped moon |
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myel/o |
bone marrow |
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orth/o |
straight, normal |
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pariet/o |
wall |
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patell/o |
small pan |
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ped/o |
child |
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petr/o |
stone |
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phalang/o |
row of soldiers |
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pod/o |
foot |
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por/o |
small hole |
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physis/o |
growth |
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pub/o |
grown ups |
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rachi/o |
spine |
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radi/o |
spoke of wheel |
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rheumat/o |
discharge |
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scoli/o |
curved |
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spondyl/o |
vertebra |
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synov/o |
binding of eggs |
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tars/o |
flat surface |
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taxi/o |
reaction to a stimulus |
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ten/o |
to stretch out |
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vers/o |
turn |
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vertebr/o |
joint |
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-algia |
pain |
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-asthenia |
weakness |
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-blast |
germ, bud, developing cell |
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-cele |
hernia, swelling, protrusion |
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-centesis |
puncture |
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-clasia, -clasis, -clast |
break apart |
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-clonus |
in motion |
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-desis |
surgical fixation, fusion |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-iatry |
treatment, specialty |
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-iatrist, -ist |
one who practices |
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-oid |
resembling |
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-otomy |
cutting into, incision |
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-physis |
growth |
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-plasia |
shape, formation |
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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-practice, -practor |
one who practices |
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-ptosis |
falling down, drooping |
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-schisis |
split, fissure |
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-syndesis |
surgical fixation, fusion |
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-tic |
pertaining to |
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-trophy |
nourishment, development |
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-um |
pertaining to |
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-y |
process of |
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bursa |
a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints that provides a cushioning effect during movement |
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carpals |
small bone of the wrist |
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metacarpals |
the small, narrow bones of the hand |
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cartilaginous joint |
a joint where the material between bones consists of cartilage that allows some movement between bones |
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abduction |
movement away from the body midline |
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adduction |
movement toward the body midline |
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circumduction |
turning the distal end of bone in a circle |
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fascia |
a tough, fibrous connective tissue |
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femur |
the bone of the upper leg or thigh |
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fibrous joint |
joint where the material between bones consists of fibrous connective tissue that allows very little or no movement between them |
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fibula |
the smaller of the two bones of the lower leg |
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dorsiflexion |
bending the foot or toes upward |
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flexion |
decreasing the angle between bones |
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plantar flexion |
bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes downward toward the ground |
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ilium |
the upper, wing-shaped bone of the pelvic girdle |
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ischium |
the inferior bone of the pelvic girdle |
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meniscus |
a crescent-shaped cartilage that helps to stabilize joint movement |
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aponeurosis |
a flattened tendon; it functions a fascia that joins muscles together or joins muscle to bone |
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endosteum |
thin layer of connective tissue that lines the marrow cavity |
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osteoblast |
a bone cell that is mobile and secretes bone matrix |
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osteoclast |
a bone cell that dissolves bone matrix |
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osteocyte |
a bone cell that is stationary, locked within bone matrix |
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periosteum |
a thin layer of fibrous connective tissue that forms the outermost layer of a bone |
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parietal bones |
part of the skull, two bones at the top of the head |
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phalanges of the fingers/toes |
the small, narrow bones of the fingers/toes |
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diaphysis |
the long, narrow shaft portion of long bones |
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epiphysis |
the end of a long bone |
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pubis |
the anterior part of the pelvic gridle |
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symphysis pubis |
a cartilaginous joint that is the point of fusion for two pubic bones |
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radius |
the bone of the forearm that is in line with the thumb |
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sarcrum |
four vertebrae that fuse in early childhood into a single bone that forms the dorsal wall of the pelvis |
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appendicular skeleton |
a division of the skeleton that includes the bones of the appendages and pectoral and pelvic girdles |
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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 |
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skeletal muscle |
the muscle tissue that forms the muscles attached to bones |
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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 |
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synovial fluid |
the fluid produced by the synovial membrane, which provides lubrication and a shock-absorbing cushion in synovia joint |
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metatarus |
the bone of the foot |
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tarsus |
the bones of the ankle |
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tendon |
fibrous tissue; connects muscle to bone |
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eversion |
turning a body part outward |
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inversion |
turning a body part inward |
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cervical vertebrae |
the first seven bones of the vertebral column C1-C7 |
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intervertebral disc |
fibrocartilaginous disc located between vertebrae |
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lumbar vertebrae |
12 vertebrae f the thorax |
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vertebral column |
spinal column; 31 vertebrae in a linear formation |