med 103, chapter 8

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering muscle-related roots, prefixes, suffixes, and key anatomical and functional terms from the lecture notes.

anter/o

before; front part

-ior

pertaining to

intern/o

inside

gastr/o

stomach

-cnemius

leg

pector/o

chest

inter-

between

then/o

thumb

cleid/o

clavicle; collar bone

mast/o

breast; mastoid process

-oid

resembling

-ator

person or thing that does or produces

masset/o

chewing

stern/o

breastbone; sternum

brachii

arm

orbicul/o

small circle

buccin/o

cheek

gluteus

buttocks

maximus

large

rectus

straight up and down

abdominis

abdomen

tempor/o

side of head; temple

triceps

muscle with three heads/origins

flex/o

bending

hallucis

big toe; hallux

brevis

short

radi/o

radius (forearm bone); X-ray

-alis

pertaining to

digitorum

digits

bi-

two

-ceps

head

brachi/o

arm

vert/o

travel; turn

inversion

turning a body part inward

in-

in; not; within

eversion

turning a body part outward and to the side

e-

out; without

vers/o

travel; turn

supinat/o

lying on the back

pronation

turning the palm downward/inferiorly

pronat/o

face down

rotation

moving a body part around its axis

rotat/o

rotate

supination

turning the palm upward/superiorly

duct/o

bring; move; duct

adduction

moving a body part toward the midline

ad-

toward

extens/o

straightening

abduction

moving a body part away from the midline

ab-

away from

-ion

action; condition

-or

person or thing that does or produces

extension

straightening a joint to increase the angle between parts

synerg/o

joined; enhanced effect

flexion

bending a joint to decrease the angle

insert/o

introduce; put in

antagon/o

opposing effect

-ism

disease from a specific cause

retinaculum

fibrous band that holds tendons down at wrist or ankle

bursa

synovial-fluid sac reducing friction near joints

smooth muscle

non-striated muscle with a single nucleus; in organs; involuntary

tendon

non-elastic cordlike band attaching muscle to bone

skeletal muscle

striated, multi-nucleated, voluntary muscle

cardiac muscle

involuntary heart muscle with faint striations and one nucleus

fascia

thin connective tissue layer merging into tendon

aponeurosis

broad fibrous sheet attaching flat muscle to bone

-ac

pertaining to

tendin/o

tendon

-ous

pertaining to

ten/o

tendon

fasci/o

fascia

burs/o

bursa

-ary

pertaining to

stri/o

parallel strips

-ation

being; having; process

skelet/o

skeleton

-al

pertaining to

volunt/o

one's own will

troph/o-

development

vuls/o

tear

contract/o

pull together

-ure

Result of; system

contus/o

bruising

tort/o

twisted position

-collis

condition of the neck

dys-

abdnirmal, painful, difficult

-trophy

process of development

MD

Muscular Dystrophy

poly-

many; much

my/o

muscle

alg/o

pain

-ia

condition, state, thing

asthe/o

lack of strength

CTD

Cumulative Trauma Disorder

RSI

repetative strain injury

tax/o

coordination

-rhabd/o

rod shaped

kines/o

movement