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