A | B |
abduction | movement away from the midline of the body |
Achilles tendon | tendon from gastrocnemius to calcaneous (heelbone) |
acromi/o | acromion (projection of scapula) |
adduction | movement towards the midline of the body` |
biceps brachii | flexes forearm |
brachi/o | arm |
burs/o | bursa |
C1 - C7 | Cervical Vertebrae |
Calcaneus | Heelbone |
cardiac muscle | straited and but acts like smooth; involuntary muscle |
carp/o | carpus (wrist bones) |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck |
Cervical | Vertebrae C1 - C7 in the neck |
chondr/o | cartilage |
Clavicle | Collar bone |
Coccyx | Spinal column is divided into the thoracic lumbar; sacrum; cervical and |
cost/o | ribs |
crani/o | cranium (skull) |
deltoid | extends arm |
dorsiflexion | decreasing the angle of the ankle joint so that the foot bends backwards (upward) |
extension | increasing the angle between two bones; straightening a limb |
fascia | fibrous tissue that envelops and separates muscles |
femor/o | fumur (thigh bone) |
Femur | Thigh bone |
fibul/o | fubula (smaller outer bone of lower leg) |
Fibula | Smallest of the two bones in the lower leg |
flexion | decreasing the angle between two bones; bending a limb |
Fontanelles | Soft spots in the skull of newborns |
Frontal Bone | Forms the forehead and sockets that contain the eyes |
gastrocnemius | the calf muscle |
humer/o | upper arm bone |
Ilium | Uppermost and largest portion of the pelvis |
insertion | Point of junction of the muscle to the bone that moves |
Ischium | Lower posterior portion of the pelvis |
L1 - L5 | Lumbar Vertebrae |
ligamen/o | ligament (bone to bone) |
lumb/o | loin; lower back |
Lumbar | Vertebrae L1 - L5 in the lower back |
Mandible | Lower jaw bone |
Maxilla | Two large bones compose the upper jaw |
Metacarpals | Five bones in each hand radiating to the fingers |
Metatarsals | Five bones leading to the phalanges of the toes |
my/o | muscle |
myocardi/o | heart muscle |
Occipital Bone | Forms the back and base of the skull |
origin | point of attachment of the muscle to the stationary bone |
orth/o | straight |
oste/o | bone |
Parietal Bone | Forms the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium |
Patella | Kneecap |
ped/i or pod/o | foot |
Pelvic Girdle | Hip bone |
Phalanges | Finger or toe bones |
plantar flexion | the motion that extends the foot downward toward the ground as when pointing the toes |
pronation | as applied to the hand; the act of turning the palm backward; or down |
pub/o | pubis; anterior part of the pelvis bone |
Radius | Lateral lower arm bone |
rotation | circular movement around an axis |
Sacrum | Five separate segments of the spinal cord at birth that fuse to form one bone |
Scapula | Shoulder bone |
Skull | Bones of this protect the brain & it's structures |
smooth muscle | viseral or involuntary muscle |
Sternum | Breastbone |
straited muscle | voluntary or skeletal muscle |
supinaton | as applied to the hand; the act of turning the palm forward; or up |
Sutures | Join all facial bones so they are immovable; except for the mandible |
T1 - T12 | Thoracic Vertebrae |
Tarsals | Anklebones |
Temporal Bone | Form the lower sides and base of the cranium. |
ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendon |
tendin/o | tendon (muscle to bone) |
thorac/o | chest |
tibi/o | shin bone of lower leg; medial bone |
Tibia | Shin bone |
trapezius | elevates; retracts; & rotates scapula |
triceps | extends the forearm |
uln/o | ulnar; lower arm bone; little-finger side |
Ulnar | Medial lower arm bone with the olecranon |
Vertebrae | 26 bone segements of the spinal column |