Medical Terminology: Chapter 3

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Across
  1. 2. towards the beginning or origin of a structure (opposite of distal)
  2. 5. ___________ membrane lines the capsule of a joint which holds ___________ fluid
  3. 7. this is the vertical plane/division that separates the body into right and left portions
  4. 8. specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes
  5. 10. the frontal plane is also called the __________ plane
  6. 13. the opposite of medial
  7. 16. tension; prolonged continuous muscle contraction
  8. 18. this term is the abbreviation for a directional phrase that also means from back to front
  9. 20. __________ bone: round bones found near joints
  10. 23. the junction of two bones, AKA a joint
  11. 26. meaning of the root word lei/o
  12. 27. ______bone: mesh-like bone tissue
  13. 29. root word for rib
  14. 30. band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone
Down
  1. 1. nucleus _____________: the soft fibrocartilaginous central portion of intervertebral disk
  2. 3. root word for rod-shaped or striated
  3. 4. this indicates the back of the body
  4. 6. the diaphysis is the shaft of a ____ bone
  5. 9. smooth muscles found in the internal organs move without our direction; they are ______________
  6. 11. a band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle
  7. 12. root word for crooked or stiff
  8. 14. turning outword (eg. of a foot)
  9. 15. fibrous, vascular membrane that covers bone
  10. 17. muscles attached to the skeleton have a distinct striped pattern described as ____________
  11. 19. ______ skeleton: bones of the skull, vertebral column, chest, and hyoid bone
  12. 21. lying down, especially in bed
  13. 22. the flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
  14. 24. bending at the joing so that the angle between the bones is decreased
  15. 25. this abbreviation indicates total motion possible in terms of joints; measured in degrees
  16. 28. meaning of the roots arthr/o and articul/o