Skeletal System

Question 0

Tibi/o

Answer 0

Tibia (shin bone)

Question 1

Uln/o

Answer 1

Ulna (lower arm bone- pinky side)

Question 2

Tars/o

Answer 2

Tarsals (bones of the hind foot)

Question 3

Stern/o

Answer 3

Sternum (breast bone)

Question 4

Scapul/o

Answer 4

Scapula (shoulder bone)

Question 5

Radi/o

Answer 5

Radius (lower arm bone- thumb side)

Question 6

Pub/o

Answer 6

Pubis (anterior part of the pelvis)

Question 7

Phalang/o

Answer 7

Phanlanges (finger bones)

Question 8

Perone/o

Answer 8

Fibula

Question 9

Pelv/i

Answer 9

Pelvis (hip bone)

Question 10

Patell/o

Answer 10

Patella (kneecap)

Question 11

Olecran/o

Answer 11

Olecranon (elbow)

Question 12

Metatars/o

Answer 12

Metatarsals (foot bones)

Question 13

Metacarp/o

Answer 13

Metacarpals (hand bones)

Question 14

Maxill/o

Answer 14

Maxilla (upper jaw bone)

Question 15

Mandibul/o

Answer 15

Mandible (lower jaw bone)

Question 16

Malleol/o

Answer 16

Malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)

Question 17

Isch/o

Answer 17

Ischium (posterior part of the pelvis)

Question 18

Ili/o

Answer 18

Ilium (upper part of the pelvis)

Question 19

Humer/o

Answer 19

Humerus (upper arm bone)

Question 20

Clavicul/o

Answer 20

Clavicle (collar bone)

Question 21

Fibul/o

Answer 21

Fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

Question 22

Femor/o

Answer 22

Femur (thigh bone)

Question 23

Crani/o

Answer 23

Cranium (skull bones)

Question 24

Cost/o

Answer 24

Ribs

Question 25

Carp/o

Answer 25

Carpals (wrist bones)

Question 26

Calcane/o

Answer 26

Calcaneus (heel bone)

Question 27

Acetabul/o

Answer 27

Acetabulum (hip socket)

Question 28

-tome

Answer 28

Instrument to cut

Question 29

-porosis

Answer 29

Pore, passage

Question 30

-listhesis

Answer 30

Slipping

Question 31

-clast

Answer 31

To break

Question 32

-blast

Answer 32

Embryonic or immature cell

Question 33

Vertebr/o

Answer 33

Vertebra

Question 34

Spondyl/o

Answer 34

Vertebra

Question 35

Scoli/o

Answer 35

Crooked, bent (lateral curvature)

Question 36

Orth/o

Answer 36

Straight

Question 37

Myel/o

Answer 37

Bone marrow

Question 38

Lumb/o

Answer 38

Loins, lower back

Question 39

Lord/o

Answer 39

Curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)

Question 40

Lamin/o

Answer 40

Lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

Question 41

Kyph/o

Answer 41

Humpback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)

Question 42

Calc/o | Calci/o

Answer 42

Calcium

Question 43

Yellow bone marrow

Answer 43

Fatty tissue found in the diaphyses of long bones

Question 44

Xiphoid process

Answer 44

Lower, narrow portion of the sternum

Question 45

Vertebra

Answer 45

Individual backbone made of the vertebral body, vertebral arch, spinous process, transverse process, lamina, and neural canal

Question 46

Tuberosity

Answer 46

Large, rounded process on a bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons

Question 47

Tubercle

Answer 47

Small, rounded process on a bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons

Question 48

Trochanter

Answer 48

Large process below the neck of the femur; attachment site for muscles and tendons

Question 49

Trabeculae

Answer 49

Supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone

Question 50

Styloid process

Answer 50

Pole-like process on the temporal bone

Question 51

Sinus

Answer 51

Cavity within a bone

Question 52

Ribs

Answer 52

True ribs- first 7 pairs False ribs- pairs 8-10 Floating ribs- pairs 11 and 12

Question 53

Red bone marrow

Answer 53

Found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis

Question 54

Pubic symphysis

Answer 54

Area of confluence of the two pubic bones, joined by a fibrocartilaginous disc

Question 55

Phosphorous

Answer 55

Mineral substance found in bones in combination with calcium