Ch. 15 - Bones Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
calc/o
calci/o
A
calcium
2
Q
kyph/o
A
humpback
hunchback
posterior curvature in the thoracic region
3
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina
part of the vertebral arch
4
Q
lord/o
A
curve
swayback
anterior curvature in the lumbar region
5
Q
lumb/o
A
lower back
loins
6
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow
7
Q
orth/o
A
straight
8
Q
oste/o
A
bone
9
Q
scoli/o
A
crooked, bent
lateral curvature
10
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebra
used to make words about conditions of the structure
11
Q
vertebr/o
A
vertebra
used to describe the structure itself
12
Q
-blast
A
immature cell
embryonic
13
Q
-clast
A
to break
14
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
15
Q
-malacia
A
softening
16
Q
-physis
A
to grow
17
Q
-porosis
A
passage
pore
18
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
19
Q
acetabul/o
A
acetabulum
hip socket
20
Q
calcane/o
A
calcaneus
heel
21
Q
carp/o
A
carpals
wrist
22
Q
clavicul/o
A
clavicle
collar bone
23
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
24
Q
crani/o
A
cranium
skull
25
femor/o
femur
| thigh bone
26
fibul/o
fibula
| smaller lower leg bone
27
humer/o
humerus
| upper arm bone
28
ili/o
ilium
| upper part of pelvic bone
29
ischi/o
ischium
| posterior part of pelvic bone, butt
30
malleol/o
malleolus
| process on each side of ankle
31
mandibul/o
mandible
| lower jaw bone
32
maxill/o
maxilla
| upper jaw bone
33
metacarp/o
metacarpals
| hand bones
34
metatars/o
metatarsals
| foot bones
35
olecran/o
olecranon
| elbow
36
patell/o
patella
| kneecap
37
pelv/i
pelvis
| hipbone
38
perone/o
fibula
39
phalang/o
phalanges
| finger and toe bones
40
pub/o
pubis
| anterior part of the pelvic bone
41
radi/o
radius
| forearm bone, thumb side
42
scapul/o
scapula
| shoulder blade
43
stern/o
sternum
| breast bone
44
tars/o
tarsals
| bones of the hindfoot
45
tibi/o
tibia
| shin bone
46
uln/o
ulna
| forearm, little finger side
