Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Musculoskeletal

TermDefinition
fasci/o band,fascia
fibr/o fiber, fibrous tissue
leiomy/o smooth muscle
lumb/o loins(lower back)
muscul/o muscle
my/o muscle
ten/o tendon
tend/o tendon
tendin/o tendon
-algia pain
-asthenia weakness;debility
-pathy disease
-plegia paralysis
-rrhaphy suture
-sarcoma malignant tumor of the connective tissue
-tomy incision
flexion decreases the angle of a joint
extension increases the angle of a joint
adduction moves closer to the midline
abduction moves away from the midline
rotation moves a bone around its axis
pronation turns the palms down
supination turns the palms up
eversion moves the sole of the foot inward
inversion moves the sole of the foot outward
dorsiflexion elevates the foot
plantar flexion lowers the foot
carp/o carpus(wrist bones)
cervic/o neck;cervix
cost/o ribs
crani/o cranium
humer/o humerus
metacarp/o metacarpus
phalang/o phalanges
spondyl/o vertebra
vertebr/o vertebra
stern/o sternum
calcane/o calcaneum
femor/o femur
fibul/o fibula
patell/o patella
pelv/i patella
pelv/o patella
radi/o radiation; X-ray; radius
tibi/o tibia
ankyl/o stiffness; bent, crooked
arthr/o joint
chondr/o cartilage
lamin/o lamina
myel/o bone marrow; spinal cord
orth/o straight
oste/o bone
-clast to break ; surgical fracture
-cyte cell
-desis binding, fixation
-malacia softening
-physis growth
-porosis porous
Created by: Tykeyia
Popular Nursing sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards