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CHAP 4
| Term | def |
|---|---|
| Epiphyses | ends of bones |
| Diaphysis | middle of bone; also called shaft |
| Metaphysis | neck; connects the diaphysis with the epiphysis |
| Skeleton | framework for your body |
| Axial | center |
| Appendicular | arms and legs |
| Upper extremities | Arms – upper arm, forearm, shoulder girdle Wrists Hands and fingers (phalanges) |
| Lower extremities | Upper and lower Legs, pelvis girdle Ankles (Tarsus) Feet and toes (phalanges) |
| oste/o | bone |
| oste/o/pathy | disease of the bone |
| peri/o/steum | tissue that covers the outside of the bone |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| craniometer | measures the size of the skull |
| craniomalacia | softening of the skull |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cervical spine | the area of the spine at the neck region; there are seven cervical vertebrae |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the neck |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| spondylitis | inflammation of the vertebra |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| lumbar | pertaining to the lower back |
| lumbodynia | pain in the lower back |
| brachi/o | arm |
| brachiocephalic | pertaining to the arm and head |
| brachialgia | pain in the arm |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| a/dactyly | without a finger |
| dactylagia | pain in the finger |
| carp/o | wrist |
| carpectomy | removal of wrist bone(s) |
| metacarpal | beyond the carpals, which are the bones of the hand |
| cost/o | rib |
| cost/ectomy | removal of a rib |
| inter/cost/al | pertaining to between the rib(s) |
| femor/o | femur |
| femoral artery | large artery found in the thigh that provides arterial blood to the thigh region |
| tibi/o | tibia (shinbone) |
| tars/o | ankle |
| tarsitis | inflammation of the ankle |
| tarsalgia | pain in the ankle |
| Joints | Where two bones meet Most joints allow movement between the bones |
| Joint movements | Flexion and extension Adduction and abduction |
| Ligaments | join bone to bone |
| Tendons | join muscle to bone |
| cartilage | found at the ends of bones (this is found within each moveable joint) and allows for smooth movement |
| bursae | sacs of fluid found under tendons to cushion the structures that surround the joint |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chondr/itis | inflammation of the cartilage |
| chondrodynia | pain in the cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arthr/itis | inflammation of the joint (does not mean painful joint |
| arthroscopic surgery | insertion of a small camera and tools to view and correct problems of the joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| burs/itis | inflammation of the bursa |
| burs/ectomy | removal of the bursa |
Created by:
lourdes08