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Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o | knee cap |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| radi/o | radios |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scoli/o | twisted |
| spindly/o | vertebra |
| stern/o | sternum |
| ten/o | tendon |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ton/o | tone or tension |
| diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
| endosteum | membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone |
| bone marrow | soft connective tissue within the medullary cavity of bones |
| periosteum | vascular membrane that covers the bone |
| articular cartilage | gristle-like substance on bones where they articulate |
| ligament | a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone |
| synovial fluid | joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane |
| cardiac muscle | Muscle of the heart |
| tendon | a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone |
| fascia | a band of fibrous connective tissue that covers and separates muscle |
| anterior | front of body |
| Posterior | back of the body |
| dorsal | also know as back of the body |
| distal | away from the body |
| medial | toward the body |
| lateral | toward the side |
| erect | normal standing position |
| prone | lying face down |
| arthralgia | joint pain |