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Undergraduate 1
04/05/2008
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chapter 4

organs of the skeletal system

Definition

bones

joints
Term

combining forms

ankyl/o

 Definition
stiff joint
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
articul/o
 Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
 Definition
sac
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck
Term

clavicul/o

 Definition
clavicle, collarbone
Term
coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx, tailbone
Term

crani/o

 Definition
skull, head
Term
femor/o
 Definition
femur, thigh bone
Term
fibul/o
 Definition
fibula, smaller outer bone of lower leg
Term
humer/o
 Definition
humerus, upper arm bone
Term
illi/o
 Definition
illium, part of hipbone
Term
ischi/o
 Definition
ischium, part of hipbone
Term
pub/o
 Definition
pubis, part of hipbone
Term
kyph/o
 Definition
hump
Term
lamin/o
 Definition
lamina, par of vertebra
Term
lord/o
 Definition
swayback, cruve
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
loin, lower back
Term
mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible, jawbone
Term
metacar/o
 Definition
matacarpals, band bones
Term
metatars/o
 Definition
metatarsals , foot bones
Term

oste/o

 Definition
bone
Term
patell/o
 Definition
patella, knee cap
Term
ped/o
 Definition
foot
Term
pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
Term
phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges, bones of fingers and toes
Term
radi/o
 Definition
radius, lower arm bone
Term
sacr/o
 Definition
sacrum
Term
scapul/o
 Definition
scapula, shoulder blade
Term
scoli/o
 Definition
crooked, bent
Term
spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebrae, backbone
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum, breastbone
Term
synovi/o
 Definition
synovial membrane
Term
tars/o
 Definition
ankle
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
tibi/o
 Definition
tibia, inner bone of lower leg
Term
uln/o
 Definition
ulna, lower arm bone
Term
vertebr/o
 Definition

vertebra, bakbone
Term

suffixes

--blast

 Definition
immature, embryonic
Term
--clasia
 Definition

to surgically break

osteoclasia
Term
--desis
 Definition

stablize, fuse

 example  arthrodeis
Term
listhesis
 Definition
slipping
Term

--porosis

 Definition

porous

example, osteoporosis
Term
--tome
 Definition

instrument to cut

osteotome
Term
organs of the Muscular System
 Definition

fascia

muscles

tendons
Term

combining forms

fasci/o

 Definition
fibrous band
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fibers
Term
leiomy/o
 Definition
smooth muscle
Term
muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myocardi/o
 Definition

heart muscle
Term
myos/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
plant/o
 Definition
sole of foot
Term
rhabdomy/o
 Definition
skeletal muscle
Term
ten/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
tend/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
Term

suffixes

--asthenia

 Definition

weakness

example, myasthenia
Term
--kinesia
 Definition

movement

example, bradykinesia
Term
--trophy
 Definition

development, nourishment

example, hypertrophy
Term

prefixes

ab--

 Definition
away from
Term
ad--
 Definition

toward

 

adduction
Term
circum--
 Definition

around

example,  circumduction
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