Ch. 4 Skeletal System Combining Forms Flashcards

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1
Q

ankyl/o

A

stiff joint

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2
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arthr/o and articul/o

A

joint

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3
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burs/o

A

sac
(holds synovial fluid around joints)

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4
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carp/o

A

wrist

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5
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cervic/o

A

neck

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6
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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7
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clavicul/o

A

clavicle (collar bone)

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8
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coccyg/o

A

coccyx

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9
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cartic/o

A

outer portion

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10
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cost/o

A

rib

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11
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crani/o

A

skull

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12
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femor/o

A

femur

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13
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fibul/o

A

fibula

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14
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humer/o

A

humerous

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15
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ili/o

A

ilium

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16
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ischi/o

A

ischium (butt bone)

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17
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kyph/o

A

hump

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18
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lamin/o

A

lamina (bony prominences of the vertebrae)

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19
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lord/o

A

bent backwards

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20
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lumb/o

A

low back, loin

21
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mandibul/o

A

mandible

22
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maxill/o

A

maxilla

23
Q

medull/o

A

inner portion

24
Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpals

25
Q

metatars/o

A

metatarsals

26
Q

*myel/o

A

bone marrow

27
Q

orth/o

A

strait

28
Q

oste/o

A

bone

29
Q

patell/o

A

patella (knee cap)

30
Q

pector/o

A

chest

31
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ped/o

A

foot, child

32
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pelv/o

A

pelvis

33
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phalang/o

A

phalanges

34
Q

*pod/o

A

foot

35
Q

prosthet/o

A

addition

36
Q

pub/o

A

pubis

37
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radi/o

A

radius, ray

38
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

39
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scapul/o

A

scapula

40
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked, bent

41
Q

spin/o

A

spine

42
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebrae

43
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stern/o

A

sternum

44
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synovi/o and synov/o

A

synovial membrane

45
Q

tars/o

A

ankle

46
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thorac/o

A

chest

47
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tibi/o

A

tibia

48
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uln/o

A

ulna

49
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra