Ch. 15 - Bones Terminology Flashcards
calc/o
calci/o
calcium
kyph/o
humpback
hunchback
posterior curvature in the thoracic region
lamin/o
lamina
part of the vertebral arch
lord/o
curve
swayback
anterior curvature in the lumbar region
lumb/o
lower back
loins
myel/o
bone marrow
orth/o
straight
oste/o
bone
scoli/o
crooked, bent
lateral curvature
spondyl/o
vertebra
used to make words about conditions of the structure
vertebr/o
vertebra
used to describe the structure itself
-blast
immature cell
embryonic
-clast
to break
-listhesis
slipping
-malacia
softening
-physis
to grow
-porosis
passage
pore
-tome
instrument to cut
acetabul/o
acetabulum
hip socket
calcane/o
calcaneus
heel
carp/o
carpals
wrist
clavicul/o
clavicle
collar bone
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
cranium
skull
femor/o
femur
thigh bone
fibul/o
fibula
smaller lower leg bone
humer/o
humerus
upper arm bone
ili/o
ilium
upper part of pelvic bone
ischi/o
ischium
posterior part of pelvic bone, butt
malleol/o
malleolus
process on each side of ankle
mandibul/o
mandible
lower jaw bone
maxill/o
maxilla
upper jaw bone
metacarp/o
metacarpals
hand bones
metatars/o
metatarsals
foot bones
olecran/o
olecranon
elbow
patell/o
patella
kneecap
pelv/i
pelvis
hipbone
perone/o
fibula
phalang/o
phalanges
finger and toe bones
pub/o
pubis
anterior part of the pelvic bone
radi/o
radius
forearm bone, thumb side
scapul/o
scapula
shoulder blade
stern/o
sternum
breast bone
tars/o
tarsals
bones of the hindfoot
tibi/o
tibia
shin bone
uln/o
ulna
forearm, little finger side