Musculoskeletal System Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
acromi/o
A
acromion (projection of scapula)
2
Q
ankyl/o
A
bent, crooked, stiffness
3
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
4
Q
articul/o
A
joint
5
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
6
Q
burs/o
A
sac
7
Q
calcane/o
A
calcaneum (heel bone)
8
Q
carp/o
A
carpus (wrist bone)
9
Q
cephal/o
A
head
10
Q
cervic/o
A
neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
11
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
12
Q
clavicul/o
A
clavicle (collar bone)
13
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx
14
Q
cortic/o
A
outer portion
15
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
16
Q
crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
17
Q
dactyl/o
A
fingers, toes
18
Q
duct/o
A
to bring
19
Q
extens/o
A
to stretch out
20
Q
fasci/o
A
band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
21
Q
femor/o
A
femur (thigh bone)
22
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber, fibrous tissue
23
Q
fibul/o
A
fibula (smaller bone of lower leg)
24
Q
flex/o
A
to bend
25
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
26
ili/o
illium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
27
ischi/o
ischium (lower portion of hip bone)
28
keton/o
ketone bodies (acids and acetones)
29
kines/o
movement
30
kinesi/o
movement
31
kyph/o
humpback
32
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebral arch)
33
leiomy/o
smooth muscle (visceral)
34
lord/o
curve, swayback
35
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
36
mandibul/o
mandible
37
maxill/o
maxilla
38
medull/o
inner portion
39
metacarp/o
metacarpus (hand bones)
40
metatars/o
metatarsus (foot bone)
41
muscul/o
muscle
42
my/o
muscle
43
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
44
myocardi/o
heart muscle
45
myos/o
muscle
46
orth/o
straight
47
oste/o
bone
48
patell/o
patella (knee cap)
49
ped/i
foot, child
50
ped/o
foot, child
51
pelv/i
pelvis
52
pelv/o
pelvis
53
phalang/o
phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
54
plant/o
sole of foot
55
pod/o
foot
56
prosthet/o
addition
57
pub/o
pubis, pubic bone
58
quadr/i
four
59
quadr/o
four
60
radi/o
radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
61
rhabd/o
rod-shaped (striated)
62
rhabdomy/o
rod-shaped (striated) muscle
63
rotat/o
to revolve
64
sacr/o
sacrum
65
sarc/o
flesh (muscular substance)
66
scapul/o
scapula
67
scoli/o
crooked, bent
68
spin/o
spine
69
spondyl/o
vertebrae (backbone)
70
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
71
synovi/o
synovial membrane
72
tars/o
ankle
73
ten/o
tendon
74
tend/o
tendon
75
tendin/o
tendon
76
thorac/o
chest
77
tibi/o
tibia (larger bone of lower leg)
78
uln/o
ulna
79
vers/o
to turn
80
vertebr/o
vertebrae (backbone)
