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Medical Terminology
Ch 3 Creative Study Assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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