Chapter 8 A&P Words

anul

ring

anular ligament

ring shaped band of connective tissue below the elbow joint that encircles the head of the radius.

arth

joint

arthrology

-study of joints and ligaments.

burs

bag, purse

prepatellar bursa

-fluid-filled sac between the skin and the patella.

glen

joint socket

glenoid cavity

depression in the scapula that articulates with the head of the humerus.

labr

lip

glenoidal labrum-

rim of fibrocartilage attached to the margin of the glenoid cavity.

ov

egglike

synovial fluid

thick fluid in a joint cavity that resembles egg white.

sutur

sewing

suture

type of joint in which flat bones are interlocked by a set of tiny bony processes.

syn

with, together

synchondrosis

-type of joint in which the bones are held together by cartilage.

syndesm

band, ligament

syndesmosis

-type of joint in which the bones are held together by long fibers of connective tissue.