Ch 5 - Musculoskeletal Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff; mobile
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
articul/o
A
joint
4
Q
burs/o
A
bursa
5
Q
bucc/o
A
cheek
6
Q
carp/o
A
wrist bones
7
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
8
Q
clavicul/o
A
clavicle; collarbone
9
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx; tailbone
10
Q
cost/o
A
rib
11
Q
crani/o
A
skull
12
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
13
Q
fasci/o
A
band of fibrous tissue
14
Q
femor/o
A
femur; thighbone
15
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
16
Q
fibul/o
A
fibula; outer leg bone
17
Q
humer/o
A
humerus; upper arm bone
18
Q
ili/o
A
ilium; pelvic bone, upper section
19
Q
ischi/o
A
ischium; pelvic bone, lower section
20
Q
kyph/o
A
outward curvature of the spine; pertaining to a hump
21
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina
22
Q
ligament/o
A
ligament
23
Q
lord/o
A
forward curvature of the spine; swayback
24
Q
mandibul/o
A
mandible; lower jawbone
