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Medical Terminology
Ch 3 Creative Study Assignment
Term | Definition |
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femor/o | femur |
fibr/o | fiber |
kyph/o | humpback |
lei/o | smooth |
lord/o | bent |
lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
muscul/o | muscle |
oste/o | bone |
patell/o | knee cap |
radi/o | radius |
sarc/o | flesh |
scoli/o | twisted |
thorac/o | chest |
ton/o | tone or tension |
uln/o | ulna |
vertebr/o | vertebra |
appendicular skeleton | bones of the shoulder girdle, pelvis and limbs (arms and legs) |
axial skeleton | bones of the skull, vertebral column, chest and hyoid bone |
bone | specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes (bone cells); forms the skeleton |
compact bone | tightly solid bone tissue that forms the exterior of bones |
spongy bone | mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity |
cancellous bone | mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity |
long bones | elongated bones of the arms and legs |
short bones | square-shaped bones of the wrists and ankles |
flat bones | thin, flattened bones of the ribs, shoulder blades (scapulae), pelvis and skull |
irregular bones | bones of the vertebrae and face |
sesamoid bones | round bones found near joints (e.g., the patella) |
epiphysis | wide ends of a long bone (physis = growth) |
diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
metaphysis | growth zone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis during development of a long bone |