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Medical Terminology MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MATCHING EXERCISES ANATOMICAL TERMS 1. sternum a. lower arm bone 2. coccyx b. fibrous membrane around bone 3. metacarpals c. anklebones 4. patella d. lowest portion of sternum 5.tarsals e. end portion of long bone 6. ulna f. fluid in joint cavities 7. synovia g. hand bones 8. xiphoid process h. breastbone 9. epiphysis i. kneecap 10. periosteum j. tailbone 1. collarbone a. carpals 2. neck bones b. bursa 3. upper arm bone c. phalanges 4. top of skull d. ulna and radius 5. shoulderblade e. tibia, fibula 6. lower leg bones f. scapula 7. lower arm bones g. cranium 8. finger and toe bones h. humerus 9. small fluid-filled sac i. cervical vertebrae 10. wrist bones j. clavicle 1. bone shaft a. marrow 2. hard layer of bone tissue b. diaphysis 3. fibrous membrane around bone c. endosteum 4. found in bone cavities d. epiphysis 5. lining of bone cavity e. compact bone 6. ends of bones f. cancellous bone 7. contains little space g. periosteum Vertebral column 1. first set of seven bones (neck) a. sacrum 2. next twelve vertebrae (ribs) b. lumbar vertebrae 3. nest five vertebrae (inward curve of the c. coccyx vertebrae spine) d. thoracic vertebrae 4. next four vertebrae (fuse together) e. cervical 5. bottom five vertebrae (tail bone) DIRECTIONAL TERMS 1. cephalic a. dorsal recumbent 2. dorsal b. bending foot upward 3. caudal c. posterior 4. ventral recumbent d. superior MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 5. ventral e. prone 6. proximal f. anterior 7. lateral decubitus g. movement towards body 8. adduction h. towards beginning of structure 9. dorsiflexion i. lying on the side 10. supine j. inferior 1. straightening at joint a. rotation 2. turning inward b. flexion 3. turning around axis c. posterior-anterior 4. bending at joint d. medial 5. from front to back e. abduction 6. from back to front f. inversion 7. away from the beginning point g. sagittal plane 8. vertical division into right and left h. extension 9. towards the middle i. anterior-posterior 10. movement away from the body j. distal SYMPTOMATIC AND DIAGNOSTIC TERMS a. abnormal lateral curvature 1. myodynia b. inflammation of a bone 2. ostealgia c. bone tumor 3. arthritis d. bone death 4. kyphosis e. abnormal posterior curvature 5. osteomyelitis f. inflammation of bone marrow and bone 6. lordosis g. abnormal anterior curvature 7. osteitis h. muscle pain 8. scoliosis i. inflammation of a joint 9. osteoma j. pain in a bone 10. osteonecrosis 1. spondylolisthesis a. any joint disease 2. subluxation b. abnormal development of spinal cord 3. arthropathy c. related to the production of bone marrow 4. arthrolith d. bone marrow tumor 5. myoma e. partial dislocation 6. myelodysplasia f. muscle tumor 7. leiomyosarcoma g. forward slipping of a lumbar vertebra 8. arthrodysplasia h. malignant smooth muscle tumor 9. myeloma i. defective joint development 10. myelogenic j. calculus in a joint .
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