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Chapter 15 a&p
combining forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| calc/o | calcium |
| kyph/o | humpback, hunchback |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| lumb/o | loins, lower back |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| verterbr/o | verterbra |
| -blast | embryonic or immature cell |
| -clast | to break |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | to grow |
| -porosis | pore, passage |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| acetabul/o | acetabulum |
| calcane/o | calcaneus |
| carp/o | carpals |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | cranium |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| humer/o | humerus |
| ili/o | ilium |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| malleol/o | malleolus |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| maxill/o | maxilla |
| metacarp/o | metacarpals |
| metatars/o | metatarsals |
| olecran/o | olecranon |
| patell/o | patella |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| perone/o | fibula |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| pub/o | pubis |
| radi/o | radius |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| stern/o | sternum |
| tars/o | tarsals |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| uln/o | ulna |
| ankyl/o | stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| chrondr/o | cartilage |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| rheumat/o | watery flow |
| synov/o | synovial membrane |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| -desis | to bind, tie together |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| fasci/o | facia |
| fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle that lines the walls of internal organs |
| my/o | muscle |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| plant/o | sole of the foot |
| rhabdomy/o | skeletal muscle connected to bones |
| -asthenia | lack of strength |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| dorsi- | back |
| poly- | many, much |
| the type of connective tissue acts as a shock absorber between the bones | cartilege |
| which type of muscle does not regenterate when damaged? | cardiac |
| what action is accomplished by curling a weight? | flexion |
| moving your leg away from your body is called | abduction |
| smooth muscles are also refferd to as ---- muscles | visceral |
| a ---- is the displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint | dislocation |
| this form of arthritis is characterized by an excess or uric acid | gouty arthritis |
| what is the neuromuscular disorder caused by bacteria found in the ground | tetanus |
| what is the disorder of the peripheral nervous systen that causes ascending paralysis | guillain-barre syndrome |
| name the muscular disease that is characterized by aches, pains and muscle stiffness with specific tender areas | fibromyalgia |
| what is the neuromuscular disease characterized by degenerative muscle fibers | muscular dystrophy |
| what is the examination to evaluate the strength of the contractions of a muscle | EMG |
| the repair of a fracture through surgical means is called | open reduction |
| the test administered to evaluate bone density is called a | DEXA scan |
| the disorder is due to a vitamin d deficienct in children | rickets |
| the disorder that is caused by repetitive motions of the hands and wrists is called | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| ---- means inflamation of a joint | arthritis |
| a broken bone with an external wound is called a | compound/open |
| the type of fracture that results i many small fragments of a bone is called a --- fracture | comminuted |
| fibroids of the uterus are examples of benign smooth muscle tumors called | leiomyomas |
| ---- is a a disorder in which the natural process of bone growth has changed | paget's disease |
| a ---- is a break or injury to a ligament | sprain |
| a ---- is a break or injury to a tendon | strain |
| MRI stands for | magnetic resonance imaging |
| ---- is the surgical repair of a joint | arthroplasty |
| --- is the visual exam of a joint with an endoscope | arthroscopy |
| the removal of a limb is called an | amputation |
| the removal of bone or disc material from the vertebral coloumn is called | laminectomy |
| an --- is the removal of fluid from a joint through a surgical procedure | arthrocentesis |
| ---- is a a disorder in which the natural process of bone growth has changed | paget's disease |
| a ---- is a break or injury to a ligament | sprain |
| a ---- is a break or injury to a tendon | strain |
| MRI stands for | magnetic resonance imaging |
| ---- is the surgical repair of a joint | arthroplasty |
| --- is the visual exam of a joint with an endoscope | arthroscopy |
| the removal of a limb is called an | amputation |
| the removal of bone or disc material from the vertebral coloumn is called | laminectomy |
| an --- is the removal of fluid from a joint through a surgical procedure | arthrocentesis |
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