1
Q
acetabul/o
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
2
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff
3
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
4
Q
articul/o
A
joint
5
Q
burs/o
A
bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
6
Q
calc/o
A
calcium
7
Q
calcane/o
A
calcaneus (heel bone)
8
Q
calci/o
A
calcium
9
Q
carp/o
A
wrist bones (carpals)
10
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
11
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
12
Q
clavicul/o
A
clavicle (collar bone)
13
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx (tailbone)
14
Q
cost/o
A
rib
15
Q
crani/o
A
skull
16
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia (membrane supporting muscles)
17
Q
femor/o
A
femur (thigh bone)
18
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
19
Q
fibul/o
A
fibula
20
Q
humer/o
A
humerus (upper arm bone)
21
Q
ili/o
A
ilium
22
Q
ischi/o
A
ischium (part of hip bone)
23
Q
kyph/o
A
humpback, hunchback
24
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina (part of vertebral arch)
25
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle
26
ligament/o
ligament
27
lord/o
curve, swayback
28
lumb/o
lowerback, loin
29
malleol/o
malleolus
30
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
31
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
32
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
33
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
34
my/o
muscle
35
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
36
myocardi/o
myocardium (heart muscle)
37
myos/o
muscle
38
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
39
orth/o
straight
40
oste/o
bone
41
patell/o
patella
42
ped/o
child, foot
43
pelv/i
pelvis, hip region
44
perone/o
fibula
45
phalang/o
phalanges (of fingers and toes)
46
plant/o
sole of the foot
47
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of hip bone)
48
radi/o
radius (forearm bone - thumb side)
49
rhabdomy/o
striated (skeletal) muscle
50
rheumat/o
watery flow
51
sacr/o
sacrum
52
sarc/o
flesh (connective tissue)
53
scapul/o
scapula, shoulder blade
54
scoli/o
crooked, bent
55
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
56
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
57
synov/o
synovial membrane
58
tars/o
tarsals, tarsus
59
ten/o
tendon
60
tendin/o
tendon
61
thorac/o
chest
62
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
63
uln/o
ulna (medial lower arm bone)
64
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
65
-algia
pain
66
-asthenia
lack of strength
67
-blast
embryonic, immature cell
68
-clast
to break
69
-desis
bind, tie together
70
-emia
blood condition
71
-listhesis
slipping
72
-malacia
softening
73
-penia
deficiency
74
-physis
to grow
75
-plasty
surgical repair
76
-porosis
pore, passage, condition of pores (spaces)
77
-stenosis
tightening, stricture
78
-tome
instrument to cut
79
-trophy
nourishment, development (condition of)
80
a-, an-
no, not, without
81
ab-
away from
82
ad-
towards
83
dia-
complete, through
84
dorsi-
back
85
epi-
above, upon, on
86
exo-
out, away from
87
hyper-
above, excessive
88
meta-
change, beyond
89
peri-
surrounding
90
poly-
many, much
91
sub-
under, below
92
supra-
above, upper
93
sym-
together, with
94
extension
straightening out a limb or joint
95
rotation
circular movement around an axis
96
flexion
bending a limb
97
adduction
movement toward the midline
98
supination
turning the palm up
99
abduction
movement away from the midline
100
pronation
turning the palm down
101
dorsiflexion
backward (upward) bending of the foot (point foot up)
102
plantar flexion
bending the sole of the foot downward (point foot down)
103
rheumatoid factor test
test for presence of an antibody found in the serum of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
104
bone scan
radioactive substance is injected and traced in dense, hard connective tissue
105
muscle biopsy
removal of a soft connective tissue for microscopic examination
106
arthroscopy
visual examination of a joint
107
acetylcholine
chemical found in myoneural space [neurotransmitter between end of the nerve and the muscle (nerve tells muscle to contract)]
108
calcium
substance necessary for proper bone development
109
arthrography
process of taking x-ray pictures of a joint
110
clavicle
collar bone
111
scapula
shoulder blade
112
sternum
breastbone
113
carpals
wrist
114
patella
knee cap
HSC 201
flashcards
Decks in class (21)
# Cards
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Chapter 1 Quiz45
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Chapter 1 Rest40
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Chapter 250
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Chapter 2 Study Sections57
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Chapter 361
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Chapter 3 Rest66
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Chapter 449
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Chapter 4 Rest53
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Chapters 5 and 691
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Chapter 793
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Chapter 885
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Chapter 960
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Chapter 1089
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Chapter 1185
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Chapter 1282
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Chapter 1363
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Chapter 1448
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Chapter 15114
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Chapter 1788
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Chapter 2026
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Final Review132
