Skeletal System
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| algia | pain
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| amphi | both sides
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| ankyl | stiff, fused, closed
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| arthro | joint
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| brachi | arm
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| calcane | calcaneus, heel bone
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| carp | wrist
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| cervic | neck
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| cheir | hand
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| chondr | cartilage
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| cost | rib
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| crani | cranium
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| dactyl | finger, toe
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| desis | stabilize/fuse
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| ectomy | removal of
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| femur | femur, thigh bone
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| gram | written or pictorial record of
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| humer | humerus, upper arm bone
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| itis | inflammation of
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| kinesi | movement
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| kyph | hump
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| lord | swayback, curve
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| lumb | lower back
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| malacia | softening
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| myel | bone marrow
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| ortho | correct, straight
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| osteo | bone
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| ped | foot, child
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| pelv | pelvis
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| phalang | bones of fingers and toes
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| physis | to grow
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| spondyl | vertebrae
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| vetebro | vertebrae
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| syn | joined together
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| thorac | chest
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| zygo | joined/yoked together
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| axial skeleton | skeleton that runs from top of head to bottom of spine; comes from "axis" meaning "imaginary straight line"
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| appendicular skeleton | skeleton made up of arms and legs, shoulders and pelvis; comes from "appendix" meaning "attached to something else"
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| ligaments | "tie" or "bind" bones together
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| tendons | stretch
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| joints | where bones come together
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| diaphysis | shaft of long bone
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| epiphysis | ends of the long bone
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| medullary cavity | inside of the long bone
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| medulla | marrow
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| periosteum | membrane covering the bone
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| endosteum | cells lining inner surface of medullary cavity
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| cranial bones | frontal, temporal bones (2), parietal bones (2), occipital bone
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| facial bones | nasal bone, zygomatic bones (2), maxilla, mandible
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| maxilla | upper jawbone, "jawbone"
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| mandible | lower jawbone, "to crush/devour"
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| thoracic bones | sternum, ribs, cartilage; thoracic cage
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| costae fluctuantes | floating ribs (2); attached only to vertebrae
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| costae supriae | false ribs (3); attached to sternum at one point
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| costae verae | true ribs (7); attached to sternum at separate points
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| xiphoid process | bony projection off end of sternum
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| clavicle | collarbone
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| scapula | shoulder blade
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| meta | beyond
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| metacarpals | lie beyond carpal bones; connect wrist bones to phalanges
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| tarsus | "flat bone", ankle
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| fibula | "fastener"
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| medial malleolus | bony protrusion at end of tibia
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| synarthrosis | joint with no movement; "joined together - joint - condition"
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| diarthrosis | synovial joint; free movement
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| ampiarthrosis | little movement
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| bursae | spaces filled with synovial fluid; found where tendons/ligaments impinge on other tissues
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| rheumatologist | specializes in arthritis/joint conditions
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| lateral malleolus | bony protrusion at end of fibula
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| abduction | movement away from midline
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| adduction | movement towards midline
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| eversion | turning outward
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| inversion | turning inward
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| pronation | to turn downward
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| supination | to turn upward
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| sprain | tear in ligament/fibrous, connective tissue
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| closed fracture | break in bone with no wound or open skin
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