Chapter 14 Med Term Section 1
Kayla's physical therapist wants her to practice ___, which involves continually swinging her leg away from the midline of the body.
abduction
A strong sheet of tissue bonds muscle to bone; this tissue is represented by the combining form ___.
aponeur/o
The combining form ____ means "joint."
arthr/o
The medical term intercostal means pertaining to:
between the ribs
The wrist bones are called the:
carpal bones
The clavicle is the:
collarbone
The shaft of the long bones is called the:
diaphysis
The medical term denoting turning outward is:
eversion
The medical term referring to the upper leg bone is:
femur
The upper, wing-shaped part on each side of the pelvis is called the:
ilium
The medical term flexion indicates movement:
in which a limb is bent
The medical term referring to pertaining to between the vertebrae is:
intervertebral
The medical term referring to the flexible, tough band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches one bone to another at a joint is:
ligament
The word part that completes the medical term meaning pertaining to the loins (the part of the back between the thorax and pelvis), ___________/ar, is:
lumb
The combining form for the lower jawbone is:
mandibul/o
One of the combining forms for muscle is:
myos/o
The medical term referring to a developing bone cell is:
osteoblast
A type of bone cell that absorbs and removes bone minerals to enlarge the inner cavity of a bone is called a(n):
osteoclast
The outermost layer of the bone, made up of fibrous tissue, is called:
periosteum
The combining form meaning radius (lower arm bone) is:
radi/o
The patient's medical report mentions "tibial" damage. From this we know that there has been an injury to the:
shin bone
Skeletal muscles are also called:
striated muscles
The two pubic bones join anteriorly at midline to form the:
symphysis pubis
The lower leg bones are the:
tibia and fibula
The lower arm bone on the little finger side, or medial side, is the:
ulna
In describing a crushing injury to both of the bones of the forearm, Juan's medical report is most likely to contain the term:
ulnoradial
