| A | B |
|---|
| isch/o | posterior part of the pelvis |
| humer/o | upper arm bone |
| femor/o | thigh bone |
| ili/o | upper part of the pelvic bone |
| fibul/o | smaller lower leg bone; lateral bone |
| crani/o | skull bone |
| cost/o | ribs |
| clavicul/o | collar bone |
| carp/o | wrist bones |
| calcane/o | heel bone |
| malleol/o | malleous; process (the bump) on each side of the ankle |
| uln/o | ulnar; lower arm bone, little-finger side |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw bone |
| tibi/o | shin bone of lower leg; medial bone |
| maxill/o | maxillary; upper jaw bone |
| tars/o | bones of the hindfoot; ankle bones |
| metacarp/o | hand bones; bones of the palm |
| stern/o | breast bone |
| metatars/o | foot bones; from the ankle to the toes |
| scapul/o | shoulder blade |
| olecran/o | elbow |
| radi/o | radius; lower arm bone, thumb side |
| patell/o | knee cap |
| pub/o | pubis; anterior part of the pelvis bone |
| pelv/i | hip bone; fused ischium, ilium, and pubis |
| phalang/o | finger or toe bone |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| tendin/o | tendon (muscle to bone) |
| ligamen/o | ligament (bone to bone) |
| ten/o | tendon |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| my/o or myos/o | muscle |
| rhabdomy/o | striated muscle; skeletal muscle |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| vertebr/o | veterbra |
| myel/o | bone marrow OR spinal cord |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae; used to make words about) |
| oste/o | bone |
| orth/o | straight |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| straited muscle | voluntary or skeletal muscle |
| fascia | fibrous tissue that envelops and separates muscles |
| smooth muscle | viseral or involuntary muscle |
| cardiac muscle | straited and branching fibers but acts like smooth; involuntary muscle |
| pectoralis major | adducts, flexes, rotates arm inward |
| deltoid | extends arm |
| biceps brachii | flexes forearm |
| gastrocnemius | bends knee and lifts heel off ground |
| Achilles tendon | tendon from gastrocnemius to calcaneous (heelbone) |
| origin | point of attachment of the muscle to the stationary bone |
| insertion | oint of junction of the muscle to the bone that moves |
| flexion | decreasing the angle between two bones; bending a limb |
| extension | increasing the angle between two bones; straightening a limb |
| abduction | movement away from the midline of the body |
| adduction | movement towards the midline of the body` |
| rotation | circular movement around an axis |
| dorsiflexion | decreasing the angle of the ankle joint so that the foot bends backwards (upward) |
| plantar flexion | the motion that extends the foot downward toward the ground as when pointing the toes |
| supinaton | as applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm forward, or up |
| pronation | as applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm backward, or down |
| my/o | muscle |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| triceps | extends the forearm |
| trapezius | elevates, retracts, & rotates scapula |
| pectoralis major | adducts and medially rotates humerus |
| deltoid | anterior part- flexes & medially rotates arm; middle: abducts arm; posterior part: extends & laterally rotates arm |
| triceps brachii | extends the forearm; it is chief extensor of the forearm; long head steadies head of abducted humerus |
| gastrocnemius | "the calf" plantarflexes ankle when knee is extended, raises heel during walking; flexes leg at knee joint |
| Calcaneus | Largest bone in the ankle |
| Carpals | Wrist bones |
| Cervical | Vertebrae C1 - C7 in the neck |
| Clavicle | Collar bone |
| Femur | Thigh bone |
| Fibula | Smallest of the two bones in the lower leg |
| Humerus | Upper arm bone |
| Ilium | Uppermost and largest portion of the pelvis |
| Ischium | Lower posterior portion of the pelvis |
| Lumbar | Vertebrae L1 - L5 in the lower back |
| Metacarpals | Five bones in each hand radiating to the fingers |
| Metatarsals | Five bones leading to the phalanges of the toes |
| Patella | Kneecap |
| Pelvic Girdle | Hip bone |
| Phalanges | Finger or toe bones |
| Radius | Lateral lower arm bone |
| Sacrum | Five separate segments of the spinal cord at birth that fuse to form one bone |
| Scapula | Shoulder bone |
| Sternum | Breastbone |
| Tarsals | Anklebones |
| Thoracic | Vertebrae T1 - T12 in the back |
| Tibia | Shin bone |
| Ulnar | Medial lower arm bone with the olecranon |
| 5 | Number of divisions the spinal cord is arranged in |
| Vertebrae | 26 bone segements of the spinal column |
| Vertebral Column | Another term for spinal column |
| Cervical | Spinal column is divided into the thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx and |
| Thoracic | Spinal column is divided into the cervical, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx and |
| Lumbar | Spinal column is divided into the thoracic, cervical, sacrum, coccyx and |
| Sacrum | Spinal column is divided into the thoracic, lumbar, cervical, coccyx and |
| Coccyx | Spinal column is divided into the thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, cervical and |
| Calcaneus | Heelbone |
| L1 - L5 | Lumbar Vertebrae |
| T1 - T12 | Thoracic Vertebrae |
| C1 - C7 | Cervical Vertebrae |
| Fontanelles | Soft spots in the skull of newborns |
| Frontal Bone | Forms the forehead and sockets that contain the eyes |
| Mandible | Lower jaw bone |
| Maxilla | Two large bones compose the upper jaw |
| Occipital Bone | Forms the back and base of the skull |
| Parietal Bone | Forms the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium |
| Skull | Bones of this protect the brain & it's structures |
| Sutures | Join all facial bones so they are immovable; except for the mandible |
| Temporal Bone | Form the lower sides and base of the cranium. |
| Temporal Bone | Encloses an ear and contains a fossa joining with the mandible |
| brachi/o | arm |
| carp/o | carpus (wrist bones) |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| humer/o | humerus |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus (bones of the hand) |
| phalang/o | phalanges (bones of fingers and toes) |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae (describe the structure) |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| thorac/o | chest |
| femor/o | fumur (thigh bone) |
| fibul/o | fubula (smaller outer bone of lower leg) |
| ili/o | ilium (lateral flaring portion of hip bone) |
| ischi/o | ischium (lower portion of hip bone) |
| patell/o | patella (kneecap) |
| ped/i or pod/o | foot |
| tibi/o | tibia (larger inner bone of lower leg) |
| arthr/o | joint |
| acromi/o | acromion (projection of scapula) |
| condyl/o | condyle (rounded protuberance at end of bone forming and articulation) |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| my/o | muscle |
| ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendon |
