Medical Terminology Simplified

10–10 The CF tend/omeans tendon,which is fibrous connective tissue that

attaches muscles to bone.

Tend/o/plasty is a surgical repair of a ____________________.

10–11

Use tend/oto form words that mean

instrument to cut a tendon:__________ / _____ / __________

incision of a tendon:__________ / _____ / __________

surgical repair of a tendon:__________ / _____ / ____________________

10–12 The Achilles tendon is attached to a muscle in the lower leg. Locate the

Achilles tendon in Figure 10–1A. It is located (superior, inferior)

____________________ to the gastrocnemius muscle.

10–13 The prefix quadri-refers to four.Quadri/plegia is a

____________________ of all four extremities.

10–14 The prefix hemi-means one half. Hemi/plegia is a

____________________ of half the body.

10–15 With the exception of rotations of the body, other types of body

movements occur in pairs, as summarized in Figure 10–2.

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tendon

tend/o/tome

TĔN-dō-tōm

tend/o/tomy

tĕn-DŎT-ō-mē

tend/o/plasty

TĔN-dō-plăs-tē

inferior

paralysis
pă-RĂL-ĭ-sĭs

paralysis
pă-RĂL-ĭ-sĭs

Frame 10–1to Frame 10–15