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Chapter 3
Term | Definition |
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cost/o | rib |
crani/o | skull |
oste/o | bone |
patell/o | knee cap |
pelv/i | pelvis |
radi/o | radios |
sarc/o | flesh |
scoli/o | twisted |
spindly/o | vertebra |
stern/o | sternum |
ten/o | tendon |
thorac/o | chest |
ton/o | tone or tension |
diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
endosteum | membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone |
bone marrow | soft connective tissue within the medullary cavity of bones |
periosteum | vascular membrane that covers the bone |
articular cartilage | gristle-like substance on bones where they articulate |
ligament | a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone |
synovial fluid | joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane |
cardiac muscle | Muscle of the heart |
tendon | a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone |
fascia | a band of fibrous connective tissue that covers and separates muscle |
anterior | front of body |
Posterior | back of the body |
dorsal | also know as back of the body |
distal | away from the body |
medial | toward the body |
lateral | toward the side |
erect | normal standing position |
prone | lying face down |
arthralgia | joint pain |