Medical Terminology Simplified

454 CHAPTER 10• Musculoskeletal System Chiropractic Another health-care provider who treats musculoskeletal disorders is thechir ...

The main function of bones is to form a skeleton to support and protect the body and serve as storage areas for mineral salts, e ...

456 CHAPTER 10• Musculoskeletal System Word Element Meaning Word Analysis Suffixes -algia pain my/algia(mī-ĂL-jē-ă): pain or ten ...

SECTION REVIEW 10-1 For the following medical terms, first write the suffix and its meaning. Then translate the meaning of the r ...

10–1 Fibers within each muscle are characteristically arranged into specific patterns that provide specific functional capabilit ...

10–10 The CF tend/omeans tendon,which is fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscles to bone. Tend/o/plasty is a surgical re ...

460 CHAPTER 10• Musculoskeletal System Flexion: Decreases the angle of a joint Extension: Increases the angle of a joint Abducti ...

SECTION REVIEW 10-2 Using the table below, write the combining form, suffix, or prefix that matches its definition in the space ...

SKELETAL SYSTEM The skeleton of a human adult consists of 206 individual bones, but this chapter covers only the major bones. Fo ...

Skeletal System • CHAPTER 10 463 WORD ELEMENTS This section introduces CFs related to the bones. Included are key suffixes; pref ...

464 CHAPTER 10• Musculoskeletal System Word Element Meaning Word Analysis fibul/o fibula (smaller, fibul/ar (FĬB-ū-lăr): pertain ...

Skeletal System • CHAPTER 10 465 Word Element Meaning Word Analysis orth/o straight orth/o/ped/ics (or-thō-PĒ-dĭks): branch of m ...

SECTION REVIEW 10-3 For the following medical terms, first write the suffix and its meaning. Then translate the meaning of the r ...

10–18 Identify the four types of bones described in Frame 10–17. Cube-shaped bones of the wrists, ankles, and toes are the _____ ...

10–20 The two ends of bones, the (5) distal epiphysis and (6) proximal epiphysis, have a bulbous shape to provide space for musc ...

10–26 Cartilage, which is more elastic than bone, composes parts of the skeleton. It is found chiefly in the joints, thorax, tra ...

10–32 Proxim/al is a directional word that means pertaining to (a structure) near the point of attachment to the trunk, or near ...

10–40 Hypo/calc/emia is a deficiency of calcium in the blood. The term that means excessive amount of calcium in the blood is __ ...

10–48 A myel/o/gram, a radiograph of the spinal canal after injection of a con- trast medium, is used to identify and study spin ...

SECTION REVIEW 10-4 Using the following table, write the CF, suffix, or prefix that matches its definition in the space provided ...