Medical Terminology: Chapter 3

2. towards the beginning or origin of a structure (opposite of distal)
5. ___________ membrane lines the capsule of a joint which holds ___________ fluid
7. this is the vertical plane/division that separates the body into right and left portions
8. specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes
10. the frontal plane is also called the __________ plane
13. the opposite of medial
16. tension; prolonged continuous muscle contraction
18. this term is the abbreviation for a directional phrase that also means from back to front
20. __________ bone: round bones found near joints
23. the junction of two bones, AKA a joint
26. meaning of the root word lei/o
27. ______bone: mesh-like bone tissue
29. root word for rib
30. band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone

1. nucleus _____________: the soft fibrocartilaginous central portion of intervertebral disk
3. root word for rod-shaped or striated
4. this indicates the back of the body
6. the diaphysis is the shaft of a ____ bone
9. smooth muscles found in the internal organs move without our direction; they are ______________
11. a band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle
12. root word for crooked or stiff
14. turning outword (eg. of a foot)
15. fibrous, vascular membrane that covers bone
17. muscles attached to the skeleton have a distinct striped pattern described as ____________
19. ______ skeleton: bones of the skull, vertebral column, chest, and hyoid bone
21. lying down, especially in bed
22. the flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
24. bending at the joing so that the angle between the bones is decreased
25. this abbreviation indicates total motion possible in terms of joints; measured in degrees
28. meaning of the roots arthr/o and articul/o