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‫الطبية‬1.
‫ دبلوم السكرتارية‬-‫كلية الدراسات التطبيقية وخدمة المجتمع‬
‫جامعة الملك سعود‬
Medical Secretary Diploma Program-College of Applied Studies & Community Services - King Suad University
(Crani/o)
(Claviculi/o)
(Scapul/o)
(humer/o)
(Stern/o)
(Cost/o)
(radi/o)
(Carp/o)
(Pelvi/o)
(Sacr/o)
(phalang/o)
(Femor/o)
(Patell/o)
(Fibul/o)
(Tibi/o)
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Medical Terminology
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"Level One – Medical Secretary"
By: Lec. Tagreed Osman
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‫الطبية‬1.
‫ دبلوم السكرتارية‬-‫كلية الدراسات التطبيقية وخدمة المجتمع‬
‫جامعة الملك سعود‬
Medical Secretary Diploma Program-College of Applied Studies & Community Services - King Suad University
Musculoskeletal System
Introduction
The Musculoskeletal System Consists of:
1 -Skeletal system. 2 - Muscles. 3 -joints. 4 – Cartilages 5-ligaments 6- Bursae
These structures give the human body its shape and ability to move.
1. The Skeletal System (Skeleton):
Is the biological system providing physical support in living organisms. It made up
of 206 bones, divided into:
1) Axial Skeleton: comprising the skull, the hyoid, the ribs, the sternum and
the vertebral column.
Axial
Skeleton
Skull
Hyoid
Vertebral
Column
Sternum
Ribs
2) Appendicular Skeleton: Consists of bones of the limb girdles and limbs.
Medical Terminology
"Level One – Medical Secretary"
By: Lec. Tagreed Osman
‫الطبية‬1.
‫ دبلوم السكرتارية‬-‫كلية الدراسات التطبيقية وخدمة المجتمع‬
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‫جامعة الملك سعود‬
Medical Secretary Diploma Program-College of Applied Studies & Community Services - King Suad University
Functions of the Skeleton:
1-It provides a framework for the body.
2-It protects vital organs and soft tissues thus the ribs protect the lungs and
heart, skull protect the brain, vertebrae protect spinal cord.
3-It enables the body to move, it provides attachments for muscles and ligaments.
4-It contains bone marrow which manufactures blood cells.
5- It provides store house for calcium.
Medical terms pertaining to the Skeletal System
A. Root pertaining to parts of the skeleton .
Root
Meaning.
Example
Definition
Crani / o
Skull
Craniostosis
Ossification of the cranial suture
Spondy / o
Vertebra
Spondylitis
Inflammation of the vertebra
Cost / o
Rib
Costo chondral
Pertaining to the rib and its cartilage
Sacr / o
Sacrum
Lumbosacral
Pertaining to the lumbar vertebra and sacrum
Coccy / o
Coccyx
Coccygeal
Pertaining to the coccyx
Pelvi / o
Pelvis
Pelvimetry
Measurement of the pelvis
Ili / o
Ilium
Iliopelic
Pertaining to the pelvis and ilium
Medical Terminology
"Level One – Medical Secretary"
By: Lec. Tagreed Osman
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‫الطبية‬1.
‫ دبلوم السكرتارية‬-‫كلية الدراسات التطبيقية وخدمة المجتمع‬
‫جامعة الملك سعود‬
Medical Secretary Diploma Program-College of Applied Studies & Community Services - King Suad University
B. Root pertaining to the bones and joints
Root
Meaning.
Example
Definition
Oste / o
Bone
Periosteum
Membrane that covers the bone
Myel / o
Marrow
/spinal cord
Myelitis
Inflammation of the bone marrow
Osteomylitis
Inflammation of the bone and B.M.
Chondr / o Cartilage
Chondrogenesis Formation of cartilage
Arthr / o
Arthritis
Joint
Inflammation of the joint
Exercise (15)
Word building. Write a word for each of the following definitions:
1. deficiency (-penia) of bone tissue
_____________________________
2. inflammation of bone and bone marrow ______________________________
3. any disease of a joint
______________________________
4. tumor of bone marrow
_______________________________
5. Formation(- genesis) of bone tissue
Medical Terminology
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"Level One – Medical Secretary"
By: Lec. Tagreed Osman