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week 2
musculoskeletal, sensory, nervous systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| root- oste/o suffix- opathy | Bone disease |
| Root- Chondr/o suffix- dynia | pain of the cartilage |
| root- Spondyl/o suffix- Itis | inflammation of the vertebrae |
| root- burs/o suffix- ectomy | surgical removal of the bursae |
| root- Ankyl/o suffix- dactyly | adhesion between 2 fingers or toes |
| Epiphyseal plate | the growth plate, allows the bone to grow |
| 3 Parts of the bone | epiphysis- the ends of the bone metaphysis- the neck of the bone, connects th epiphysis to the diaphysis diaphysis- middle of the bone; the shaft |
| ligaments | connects bone to bone |
| Tendons | connects muscle to bone |
| genu varum | bowleggedness |
| genu valgum | Knocking knees |
| root- encephal/o suffix- itis | inflammation of the brain |
| root-cerebell/o suffix- ar | pertaining to the cerebellum |
| root-meningi/o suffix- opathy | disease of the meninges (nerve casing) |
| Root- megalo suffix- mania | the obsession with greatness (power) |
| root- hydro suffix-phobia | fear of water |
| Nystagmus | involuntary eye movement |
| root- Blephar/o suffix -edema | swelling of the eyelid |
| root- conjunctiv/ suffix- itis | inflammation of the conjunctiva (pink eye) |
| Root-vitre/o suffix- ectomy | surgical removal of the vitreous liquid (eye fluid) |
| root-acous/o suffix- ic | pertaining to the hearing |
| root- Scalping/ root- itis | inflammation of the ear canal or eustachian tube |
| 3 bones in the ear | incus, malleus, stapes |
| vestibular system | maintains balance and orients the brain to the tilt, rotation, and motion of the head |