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    Anatomy & Physiology Terms Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED! Vol.3AB: Muscular System: Gross Anatomy & Histology
    Anatomy & Physiology Terms Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED! Vol.3AB: Muscular System: Gross Anatomy & Histology
    Anatomy & Physiology Terms Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED! Vol.3AB: Muscular System: Gross Anatomy & Histology
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    Anatomy & Physiology Terms Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED! Vol.3AB: Muscular System: Gross Anatomy & Histology

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    A&P Terms Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED! is a systematic and easy guide to the ancient origins of its nomenclature. Easy: click on the term in the Directory and you will be linked to the morphology of the term. Discovering the imagery and metaphor of common Greek and Latin words to name A&P parts or concepts facilitates understanding and recall. By "dissecting" the terms' roots and stems, prefixes and suffixes the student will gain deeper appreciation for the significance of the terms, far beyond meaningless memorization. Use this reference for the simplest of terms to the most other-worldly. Highly recommended for early entry into the health field. Helpful for non-English speakers going into the health profession and English teachers who want to introduce students to the language of medicine and allied health field.

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    PublisherLee Oliva
    Release dateSep 14, 2015
    ISBN9781310107535
    Anatomy & Physiology Terms Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED! Vol.3AB: Muscular System: Gross Anatomy & Histology
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    Lee Oliva

    Lee Oliva, Doctor of Chiropractic, graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic West., San Jose, California (1994). He practiced for 20+ years in the San Gabriel Valley, California (East of Los Angeles). He was educated in the classics in a Catholic Seminary. Received a Bachelor’s Science Degree from California State University, L.A. in Business Administration. “If these volumes ease the learning process and increase your interest in the function and form of the human body, as they did for me during the 3+ years of research and writing of this 15-section Anatomy & Physiology primer, I have accomplished my purpose” – Lee Oliva

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      Anatomy & Physiology Terms Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED! Vol.3AB - Lee Oliva

      Anatomy & Physiology Terms

      Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED!

      Vol. 3A - Muscular System Gross Anatomy

      Copyright 2015 Lee Oliva, D.C.

      By Lee Oliva, D.C.

      Distributed by Smashwords, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      CONTENTS

      Message from the Author

      How to Use This Book

      Abbreviations

      Volume 3AB – Muscular System Gross Anatomy & Histology Nomenclature

      A. Muscle Gross Anatomy Nomenclature DECODED!

      DIRECTORY of Gross Muscle Anatomy Terms DECODED!

      comp., . . and ROOT-STEMS, PREFIX-SUFFIXES

      B. Muscle Histology Nomenclature DECODED!

      DIRECTORY of Muscle Histology Terms DECODED!

      comp., . . and ROOT-STEMS, PREFIX-SUFFIXES

      Acknowledgement

      About the Author

      References

      MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR

      Congratulations for acquiring this study guide to Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) terminology. Mastering these terms will ease your sojourn through the academic years of your chosen health profession.

      By giving you a handle on the massive number of terms, the author hopes to ease the perennial concern of Health majors about A&P: How am I going to remember all these? This is the promise; the fulfillment is your task. Likewise, Education holds great promises, but the realization depends on your hard work.

      There are two parts to each entry: 1. a brief definition of term and its metaphorical imagery, its morphology, indicated by comp.,; 2. the Root-Stems, Prefix-Suffixes. The morphology of the terms is the compounding of the Root-Stems with other roots and Prefix-Suffixes. The Root-Stems, Prefix-Suffixes section truly DECODED! the cryptic imagery of the roots.

      You will discover the fascinating, sometimes, amusing metaphors and imagery of A&P Terminology. Seemingly commonplace terms hold the Aha!-discovery. You will appreciate how much Latin permeated the English Language in everyday usage. The stems morph into two or more different terms, introducing you to more concepts that you will eventually have to learn.

      Do peruse this book for the most mundane everyday A&P term to the most esoteric. English speakers may find some of the Greek&Latin ROOTS DECODED! too ordinary and the meaning, commonplace. The reasons are twofold: first, it will enhance your understanding of the terms (Try MUSCLE; the root will amuse you.); second, these books are translated into several languages. The unique nomenclature of A&P has been agreed upon amongst countries and languages.

      The books are not a rehash of Google searches. It is a distillation of sources from online etymology sites, A&P textbook, English and Latin Dictionaries. When you click on a term, you will be beamed to an organized and concise morphology of the term.

      Latin Grammar background is not required to fully gain from these guides. The reader is encouraged to scan the brief, one page, chapter HOW TO USE THIS BOOK.

      If your curiosity, wonderment, and awe for Anatomy and Physiology are enhanced by this body of work, I will have fulfilled my goal.

      Lee Emmanuel Oliva, D. C.

      Westminster, CA

      U.S.A

      HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

      Rest assured that there is no otherworldly Latin Grammar lesson lurking in this book. It is a direct to the point guide to the morphologies and etymologies of multi-syllabic A&P terms.

      You encountered roots and stems in middle school. Here they are, again, but only with regards to Latin nouns and verbs. The stems are the direct derivatives of the terms. In Latin nouns the stems are the plural forms; in verbs, the stems are the past participle forms. These are the key parts to recognize in the formation of compound A&P terms. This is illustrated below.

      GUIDELINE 1 – pertains to nouns: The plural form is the direct derivation of terms.

      Example 1: Os (n.; plu., Osses), a bone

      The plural form, Osses, is derived for OSSIFICATION, OSSICLES

      Example 2: Rete (n.; plu., Retices), a net

      The plural form, Retices, is derived for RETICULUM, RETICULATED

      Example 3: Caput (n.; plu., Capites), a head

      The plural form, Capites, is derived for CAPITATE, CAPITULUM

      NOTE: The plural forms departs to almost unrelated singular form (Os to Osses; Rete to Retices; Caput to Capites). This is the nature of Latin noun declensions; this is not a cause for concern since plural forms are indicated in the entries as shown above.

      GUIDELINE 2 – Pertains to verbs: The past participle form is the direct derivative.

      Example 1: Rotare (v.; Roto, Rotare, Rotavi, Rotatum), to turn, whirl around

      Rotatum (past participle form), turned around

      Thus, Rotatum is derived for ROTATION, ROTATOR

      Example 2: Abducere (v.; Abduco, Abducere, Abduxi, Abductum), to lead away

      Abductum (past participle form), led away

      Thus, Abductum is derived for ABDUCTION, ABDUCTOR.

      NOTE: The past participle form usually ends in –tum (Rotatum, Abductum). The rest of the entries within the parentheses, (Abduco, Abducere, Abduxi, Abductum), are mere Latin grammar convention (for the few remaining Latin Grammarians left alive).

      Recognize these patterns for nouns and verbs and the rest is self-explanatory.

      GUIDELINE 3 – Adjectives and prepositional derivatives are self-evident, demonstrably, easy to identify.

      ABBREVIATIONS

      *Greek and Latin words are bold and Italicized

      MUSCLE GROSS ANATOMY DIRECTORY OF DECODED! TERMS

      ABDOMINAL, ABDOMINIS

      ABDUCENS, ABDUCTION, ABDUCTOR

      ADDUCTION, ADDUCTOR

      ALA, ALAR, ALAQUE

      ANCONEUS

      ANGULI, ANGULI ORIS

      ANUS, ANAL, ANULUS, ANULUS FIBROSUS, ANULAR

      ANTE, ANTERIORIS, ANTI

      ARYTENOID

      AURICLE, AURICULARIS

      BICEPS, BICIPITAL

      BIFID, BIFIDA

      BIPENNATE

      BRACHIUM M., BRACHII, BRACHIALIS M., BRACHIORADIALIS M.

      BREVIS

      BUCCINATOR M., BUCCALIS M.

      BULBAR, BULB, BULBO

      BULBOSPONGIOSUS

      CAPITIS, CAPITATE, CAPITULUM

      CARPI, CARPALIS

      CAVERNOSUS

      CEPHALAD, CEPHALIC, CEPHALO-, -CEPS

      CERVIX, CERVICIS, CERVICALIS, CERVICO-

      CIRCUS, CIRCLE, CIRCULAR, CIRCULATION

      CLAVICLE, CLAVICULAR

      COCCYX, COCCYGEUS, COCCYGEAL

      COLLI, COLLICULUS

      CONSTRICTION, CONSTRICTOR

      CONTRACTION, CONTRACTILITY

      CONVERSION,

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