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Skeletal System
Musculoskeletal System Terminology
Term | Definition |
---|---|
clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
crani/o | cranium (skull) |
cost/o | costa (ribs) |
scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade) |
stern/o | sternum (chest bone) |
rachi/o | spine |
spondyl/o | vertebrae |
cervic/o | cervical (pertaining to neck) |
thorac/o | thoracic (middle 12 vertebrae) |
lumb/o | lumbar (lower back) |
sacr/o | sacrum (conjoined bones at bottom of spine) |
coccyg/o | coccyx coccyx (tail bone) |
pelv/i | pelvis |
ili/o | ilium |
ischi/o | ischium |
pub/o | pubis |
femor/o | femur (thigh) |
patell/o | patella (knee cap) |
tibi/o | tibia (shin bone) |
fibul/o | fibula (small bone of lower leg) |
tars/o | tarsals (ankle bones) |
calcane/o | calcaneus (heel) |
metatars/o | metatarsals (bones of foot) |
phalang/o | phalanges (fingers and toes) |