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Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Epiphyses | end of the bone |
| diaphysis | middle of the bone |
| metaphysis | Neck of bone |
| adduction | upper extr close to midline |
| abduction | upper or lower extr away from midline |
| Spondyl/o | vertibre |
| brachi/o | arm |
| dactyl/o | fingers |
| cost/o | rib |
| tars/o | ankle bones |
| Chondr/o | cartilage |
| burs/o | bursae |
| -tasis | stretching |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| fasci/o | fascia (holds muscle together) |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| tib/o | pressure or tone |
| tax/o | arrangement or order |
| paresis | partial paralysis |
| -plegia | complete paralysis |
| kyphosis | curvature of the upper cervical spine |
| lordosis | curvature of lower spine |
| subluxation | partial dislocation of a joint |
| Tardive dyskinesia | loss of muscle |
| syndesis | infusion |
| meninges | protective membrane covering the central nervous system |
| Dura | The tougher outer layer of the nervous system |
| cerebum | The largest part of the brain |
| Cephal/o | head |
| crani/o | skull |
| gangli/o | bundle of nerves |