Ch. 7 Parts of Bones Flashcards
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
medull/o
bone marrow, innermost part of an organ
spin/o
spine, thorn, vertebral column
rach/o
vertebral column, spinal cord
physi/o
nature, natural function
-physis
growth, growth plate
phyt/o
a growth, plant
-phyte
a growth, plant
-phyma
a growth, tumor
capit/o
head, head of a long bone
coll/o
neck, neck of a long bone
corpor/o
body
foramin/o
a hole or passageway in a bone (foramen)
lamin/o
plate (lamina)
condyl/o
rounded protuberance at the ends of bones (condyle)
styl/o
column-shaped bone, pillar
-style
column-shaped bone, pillar
tuber/o
an elevated process of bone (tuberosity), tubercle, nodule, swelling
tubercul/o
small eminence on long bone (tubercle), a nodule, small swelling
crist/o
crest, ridge
foss/o
a shallow depression, something dug, ditch
sulc/o
a groove, furrow
incisur/o
notch, indentation, incision
Apophysis
natural protuberance from a bone
Metaphysis
neck portion of a long bone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis
Epiphysis
the end part of a long bone
Diaphysis
shaft or central part of a long bone
Osteophyte
a bone growth
