Musculoskeletal System Muscles, Suffixes, Prefixes, Terminology, Movement

Origins

attachment site that stays immobile

Insertion

attachment site that moves

Agonist

produces the primary movement

Antagonist

help control the movement

Synergist

assist the agonist in the desired movement

Stabilizer

provides a stable base for efficiency and control

chondr/o

Cartilage- Chondritis

fasci/o

Fascia- a fibrous membrane that supports and separates muscle.

leiomy/o

Smooth muscle

muscul/o OR my/o

Muscle- Muscular

myocardi/o

Heart muscle

rhabdomy/o

Rod-shaped (striated) muscle. Rhabdomyoma

tend/o

Tendon- Tendoplasty

ten/o

Tendon

tendin/o

Tendon- Tendinitis

-asthenia

Weakness

-clasia

To break; a surgical fracture

-clast

To break; a surgical fracture

-desis

Surgical fixation

-kinesia

Movement

-malacia

Softening

-porosis

Porus- Osteoporosis

-sarcoma

Malignant tumor of connective tissue

-trophy

Nutrition/nourishment/growth

a-

without, not

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

circum-

around

dys-

bad, difficult, painful, abnormal

syn-

together, joined

Abduction

movement away from the body's midline

Adduction

movement toward the body's midline

Flexion

bending a joint; decreases the angle

Extension

straightening a joint; increases the angle

Eversion

turning the sole of the foot outward

Inversion

turning the sole of the foot inward

Rotation

turning a bone or body part around its axis

AE

above elbow

AK

above knee

BE

below elbow

BK

below knee

CI, C2

first cervical vertebrae, second cervical vertebrae, etc.

T1, T2

first thoracic vertebrae, second thoracic vertebrae

L1, L2

first lumbar vertebrae, second lumber vertebrae

FX, Fx

fracture

NSAID

nonsteroidal anti

OA

osteoarthritis

orth, ortho

orthopedics

RA

rheumatoid arthritis