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KNH 209 - 5
Skeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia | pain |
| amphi | both sides |
| ankyl | stiff, fused, closed |
| arthro | joint |
| brachi | arm |
| calcane | calcaneus, heel bone |
| carp | wrist |
| cervic | neck |
| cheir | hand |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cost | rib |
| crani | cranium |
| dactyl | finger, toe |
| desis | stabilize/fuse |
| ectomy | removal of |
| femur | femur, thigh bone |
| gram | written or pictorial record of |
| humer | humerus, upper arm bone |
| itis | inflammation of |
| kinesi | movement |
| kyph | hump |
| lord | swayback, curve |
| lumb | lower back |
| malacia | softening |
| myel | bone marrow |
| ortho | correct, straight |
| osteo | bone |
| ped | foot, child |
| pelv | pelvis |
| phalang | bones of fingers and toes |
| physis | to grow |
| spondyl | vertebrae |
| vetebro | vertebrae |
| syn | joined together |
| thorac | chest |
| zygo | joined/yoked together |
| axial skeleton | skeleton that runs from top of head to bottom of spine; comes from "axis" meaning "imaginary straight line" |
| appendicular skeleton | skeleton made up of arms and legs, shoulders and pelvis; comes from "appendix" meaning "attached to something else" |
| ligaments | "tie" or "bind" bones together |
| tendons | stretch |
| joints | where bones come together |
| diaphysis | shaft of long bone |
| epiphysis | ends of the long bone |
| medullary cavity | inside of the long bone |
| medulla | marrow |
| periosteum | membrane covering the bone |
| endosteum | cells lining inner surface of medullary cavity |
| cranial bones | frontal, temporal bones (2), parietal bones (2), occipital bone |
| facial bones | nasal bone, zygomatic bones (2), maxilla, mandible |
| maxilla | upper jawbone, "jawbone" |
| mandible | lower jawbone, "to crush/devour" |
| thoracic bones | sternum, ribs, cartilage; thoracic cage |
| costae fluctuantes | floating ribs (2); attached only to vertebrae |
| costae supriae | false ribs (3); attached to sternum at one point |
| costae verae | true ribs (7); attached to sternum at separate points |
| xiphoid process | bony projection off end of sternum |
| clavicle | collarbone |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| meta | beyond |
| metacarpals | lie beyond carpal bones; connect wrist bones to phalanges |
| tarsus | "flat bone", ankle |
| fibula | "fastener" |
| medial malleolus | bony protrusion at end of tibia |
| synarthrosis | joint with no movement; "joined together - joint - condition" |
| diarthrosis | synovial joint; free movement |
| ampiarthrosis | little movement |
| bursae | spaces filled with synovial fluid; found where tendons/ligaments impinge on other tissues |
| rheumatologist | specializes in arthritis/joint conditions |
| lateral malleolus | bony protrusion at end of fibula |
| abduction | movement away from midline |
| adduction | movement towards midline |
| eversion | turning outward |
| inversion | turning inward |
| pronation | to turn downward |
| supination | to turn upward |
| sprain | tear in ligament/fibrous, connective tissue |
| closed fracture | break in bone with no wound or open skin |
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