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Medical Terminology
Module 3 Musculoskeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Osteocyte | Bone Cells |
| Special growth Centers called the ________ ______ | Epiphyseal Plate |
| The special growth center lies in the _______ | Metaphysis |
| End of the Bone | Epiphysis |
| Long shaft of bone | Diaphysis |
| -physis | Growth |
| Cranio | Skull |
| Ribs | Costo |
| Lower back vertebrae | Lumbar and Sacral |
| Neck Section of Vertebrae | Cervical |
| Chest/Upper back vertebrae | Thoratic |
| Upper arm bone | Brachio |
| Two bones in forearm | Radius and Ulna |
| Wrist Bone | Carpe |
| Fingers and Toes | Phalanges |
| Thigh Bone | Femur |
| Two shin bones | Tibia and Fibula |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Lumb/o | Loin, Lower back |
| Spondyl/o | Vetebrae |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Dactyl/o | Finger |
| Carp/o | Wrist |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Femor/o | Femur |
| Tib/o | Tibia |
| Tars/o | Ankle |
| Every bone in the body is connected to another bone except the ________ _____ | Hyoid Bone |
| When a joint bends, its called __________ | Flexion |
| When a joint straightens, its called __________ | Extension |
| ________ is the widening of a joint to move parts away from body. | Abduction |
| During ______ the joints narrow to bring parts back towards the body. | Adduction |
| _____ Hold muscle to bone | Tendons |
| _______ holds bone to bone. | Ligaments |
| ___________ surrounds bones at the joints and allows smooth movement among them. | Cartilage |
| Under many tendons lie sacs of fluid, known as ________. | Bursae |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Arth/o | Joint |
| Burs/o | Bursa |
| Ten/o | Tendon |
| Tend/o | Tendon |
| Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Skeletal Muscle in encased in a thick membrane called ________. | Fascia |
| Ten/o Tend/o Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Muscul/o My/o myos/o | Muscle |
| Fasci/o | Fascia |
| Ton/o | Tone |
| Kinsei/o | Movement/Motion |
| Tax/o | Arrangement, Order, Coordination |
| Ankyl/o | Stiff/Bent |
| Costalgia | Rib Pain |
| Metatarsalgia | Pain in the bones of the foot |
| Ostalgia | Bone Pain |
| Osteodynia | Bone Pain |
| Spondylodynia | Vertebrae Pain |
| Tibialgia | Tibia Pain |
| Ankylosis | Joint Stiffness |
| Arthralgia | Joint Pain |
| Cervicodynia | Neck Pain |
| Crepitiation | A crackling sound heard in joints |
| Genu Valgum | Knock-kneed |
| Genu Varum | Bowlegged |
| Bradykinesia | Slow Movement |
| Dyskinesia | Inability to control movements |
| Dystaxia | Poor Coordination |
| Dystonia | Poor Muscle Tone |
| Graphospasm | Writer's cramp |
| Hyperkinesia | Increase in muscle movement or activity |
| Hypertonia | Increased muscle tone or tightness |
| Hypokinesia | Decrease in Muscle movement or activity |
| Hypotonia | Decrease in muscle tone or tightness |
| Myalgia | Muscle Pain |
| Myasthenia | Muscle Weakness |
| Myodynia | Muscle Pain |
| Myospasm | Muscle spasm |
| Tenalgia | Tendon Pain |
| Arthrocentesis | Puncture of a Joint |
| Arthroscope | Instrument for looking into a Joint |
| Arthoscopy | Procedure of looking into a joint |
| Carpitis | Wrist Inflammation |
| Craniomalacia | Softening of the Skull |
| Exostosis | An Abnormal growth of bone out of another bone |
| Fracture | Bone Break |
| Osteodystrophy | Poor Bone development |
| Spell the term that means abnormal hardening of bone | Osteosclerosis |
| Spell the term that means pus in the joint | Pyarthrosis |
| Water (Fluid) in a Joint | Hydraarthrosis |
| Hemarthrosis | Blood in a joint |
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