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Med Term Musculoskeletal System
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| maxilla | upper jawbone |
| mandible | lower jawbone |
| vertebral column | bones called vertebrae which the spinal cord runs |
| cervical vertebra | first set of 7 bones, forming the neck |
| C1 - C7 | cervical vertebra, forming the neck |
| thoracic vertebrae | second set of 12 vertebrae, articulate with ribs to form the outward curve of the spine |
| T1-T12 | thoracic vertebrae |
| lumbar vertebrae | third set of 5 larger vertebrae, forms the inward curve of the spine |
| L1-L5 | lumbar vertebrae |
| sacrum | next five vertebrae which fuse together to form a triangular bone positioned between the two hip bones |
| cocyx | four vertebrae fused together to form the tailbone |
| clavicle | collarbone |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| sternum | breastbone |
| humerus | upper arm bone |
| ulna & radius | lower arm bones |
| carpal bones | wrist bones |
| metacarpal bones | hand bones |
| phalanges | finger & toe bones |
| pelvic one, hip bone | made up of 3 bones, ischium, ilium, pubis |
| ilium | hip bone |
| acetabulum | large socket in the pelvic bone for the head of the femur |
| femur | upper leg bone |
| tibia & fibula | lower leg bones |
| patella | kneecap |
| tarsal bones | ankle bones |
| calcaneus | heel bone |
| metatarsal bones | foot bones |
| meniscus | crescent shaped cartilage found in the kneecap |
| carpo | carpals |
| clavico or claviculo | clavicle |
| costo | ribs |
| cranio | cranium |
| femoro | femur |
| fibulo | fibula |
| humero | humerus |
| ilio | ilium |
| ischio | ischium |
| lumbo | loin, lumbar region |
| mandibulo | mandible |
| maxillo | maxilla |
| patello | patella |
| phalango | phalanges |
| pubo | pubis |
| radio | radius |
| sacro | sacrum |
| scapulo | scapula |
| spondylo or vertebro | vertebra |
| sterno | sternum |
| tarso | tarsals |
| tibio | tibia |
| ulno | ulna |
| athro | joint |
| burso | bursa |
| chondro | cartilage |
| disko | intervertabral disk |
| menisco | meniscus |
| synovio | synovia, synovial membrane |
| teno or tendo | tendon |
| ankylo | crooked,stiff, bent |
| kypho | hump |
| lamino | lamina |
| lordo | bent forward |
| myelo or myelono | bone marrow |
| myo or myoso | muscle |
| osteo | bone |
| petro | stone |
| scolio | crooked, curved |
| inter- | between |
| supra- | above |
| sym- or syn- | together, joined |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -clasia | break |
| -desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| -physis | growth |
| -schisis | split, fissure |
| athritis | inflammation of a joint |
| carpoptosis | drooping wrist |
| chondromalacia | softening of cartilage |
| fibromyalgia | pain in the fibrous tissues and muscles |
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Tina Reich, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC |
| Turlock, CA |
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