Question | Answer |
| Amphiarthrosis |
| Arthritis |
| Arthroscope |
| Arthroplasty |
| Acetylcholine |
| Actin |
| Antagonist |
| Bursitis |
| Bursa |
| Circumduction |
| Diaphysis |
| Diarthrosis |
| Endosteum |
| Epiphysis |
| Fontanel |
| Fascicle |
| Glycogen |
| Insertion |
| Joint |
| Lactic Acid |
| Motor Unit |
| Myalgia |
| Myoglobin |
| Myosin |
| Neuromuscular Junction |
| Neurotransmitter |
| Origin |
| Oxygen debt |
| Osteoblast |
| Osteoclast |
| Osteocyte |
| Osteon |
| Osteopenia |
| Osteoporosis |
| Periosteum |
| Prime Mover |
| Resorption |
| Skeleton |
| Synarthrosis |
| Spasm |
| Synapse |
| Synergist |
| Synovial |
| Tendon |
| Tonus |
Dia- | Through, between |
Oss, Osse/o | Bone, Bone tissue |
Oste/o | Bone, Bone tissue |
-clast | Break |
Para- | Near |
Pariet/o | wall |
cost/o | Rib |
Supra- | Above, Superior |
Infra- | Below, Inferior |
Meta- | Near, beyond |
-penia | Lack of |
-malacia | Softening |
Arthr/o | Joint, Articulation |
Amphi- | On both sides, around,double |
Ab- | Away from |
Ad- | Toward, added to |
Circum- | Around |
my/o | Muscle |
sarc/o | flesh |
troph/o | nutrition, nurture |
vas/o | vessel |
iso- | same, equal |
ton/o | tone, tension |
metr/o | measure |
brachi/o | arm |
erg/o | work |
quadr/i | four |
a- | absent, lack of |
dys- | disordered, difficult |
sthen/o | strength |
-algia | pain |
Example of -algia | Myalgia, is muscular pain |
Example of sthen/o | Myasthenia,gravis is characterized by muscular fatigue. |
Example of dys- | Dystrophy, muscular dystrophy is deterioration of muscles |
Example of a- | Atrophy, wasting of muscle as a result of disuse (lack of nourishment) |
Example of quadr/i | Quadriceps, muscle group consists of four muscles |
Example of erg/o | Synergists, muscles that work together |
Example of brachi/o | Brachii, biceps and triceps brachii are in the arm |
Example of metro/o | Isometric (contraction), muscle length remains the same but muscle tension increases |
Example of ton/o | Isotonic, (contraction), muscle tone remains the same, but the muscle shortens |
Example of iso- | Isotonic, (contraction), muscle length remains the same but muscle tension increase |
Example of vas/o | Vasodilation (widening), of the blood vessels in muscle tissue during exercise brings more blood inot the tissue |
Example of troph/o | Hypertrophy, muscles undergo, increase in size, under the effects of resistance training |
Example of sarc/o | Sarcomere, contracting subunit of skeletal muscle |
Example of my/o | Endomysium , deepest layer of connective tissue around muscle cells |
Example of circum- | Circumduction, movement around a joint in a circle |
Example of ad- | Adduction, movement toward the midline of the body |
Example of ab- | Abduction, movement away from the midline of the body |
Example of Amphi- | Amphiarthrosis, is a slightly moveable joint |
Example of Arthr/o | Synarthrosis, and immoveable joint, such as a suture |
Example of -Malacia | Osteomalacia, a softening of bone tissue |
Example of -penia | Osteopenia, lack of bone density |
Example of meta- | Metacarpal, bones of the palm are near and distal to the carpal bones of the wrist. |
Example of infra- | Infraspinous, foss is a depression inferior to the spine of the scapula |
Example of supra- | Supraspinous, foss is a depression superior to the spine of the scapula |
Example of cost/o | Intercostal, spaces are located between the ribs |
Example of pariet/o | Parietal, bones form the side walls of the skull |
Example of para- | Paranasal, sinuses are near the nose |
Example of -clast | Osteoclast, breaks down bone in the process of resorption |
Example of oste/o | Periosteum, is the fibrous membrane around a bone. |
Example of oss, osse/o | Osseous, tissue is another name for bone tissue |
Example of dia- | Diaphysis, or shaft, of a long bone is between the two ends, or epiphyses |