Prefix/suffix/roots
anter/o
front
Sesamoid bones are found..
.. deep within tendons
Medial means near the _________ of the body
midline/center of the body
cell
(hint the fluid they have give them their name)
SYNOVIAL
cephal/o
head
Long bones are found in the _______ skeleton/they are your _____ and ____
apendicular skeleton (arms and legs)
Lateral means ________ the MIDLINE
AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE
The second level of organization of the body
Ball and socket joint examples include:
hips/shoulder
Cervic/o
neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
Short bones are found in your ______
... hands and feet
PROXIMAL MEANS
NEAR POINT OF ORIGIN
The third level of organization of the body
organ
Hinge joint examples include:
elbow and knee joint
DIST/O
AWAY FROM POINT OF ORIGIN
Flat bones protect ________ and provide a broad surface area for ______ attachment
vital organs and muscle
DISTAL MEANS_______
Away from the point of origin
organ system
neck/head
PROXIM/O
NEAR THE POINT OF ORIGIN/NEAR/CLOSE
top of the head/tope of the body
The fifth level of organization in the body
(smallest to biggest)
Organism
saddle joint example includes
thumb