Ch 8: Bones of the Head and More Terminations Flashcards
The Bones of the Head
front-o
frontal bone
e. g. front
latin: os front-al-e
pariet-o
parietal bone (wall) latin: os pariet-al
occipit-o
occiput
e. g. capital
latin: os occipit-al-e
at(lant)-o
atlas
e. g. atlantic
latic: atlas
tempor-o
temporal bone
e. g. temple
latin: os tempor-al-e
mast(oid)-o
mastoid process
e.g. mast-o
styl-o, styl-oid-o
styloid process
e.g. stylus
petr-o, petr-os-o
petrous part of the temproal bone
e.g. petrify
squam-o
squamous part of the temporal bone (scale)
sphen-o, sphen-oid-o
sphenoid bone (wedge-like) latin: os sphen-oid-al-e
zygomat(ic)-o
zygomatic bone
e. g. yoke
latin: os zygomat-ic-um
ethm(oid)-o
ethmoid bone (sieve-like) latin: os ethm-oid-al-e
lacrim-o
lacrimal bone
latin: os lacrim-al-e
nas-o
nasal bone
latin: os nas-al-e
max-ill-o
maxilla
latin: max-ill-a
mand-i-bul-o
mandible
latin: mad-i-bul-a
sut-ur-
suture (seam)
latin: sutur-a
hy-o
hyoid bone (U-shaped) os hy-oid-e-um
x-aux-is, x-auxe, x-ausis, x-auxesus
the enlargement of x
e.g. auxilliary
x-o-cirrh-os-is
the hardening of x
e.g. cirrhosis
x-o-cleis-is
the closure of x
e.g. closing
x-(h)elc-os-is
the ulceration of x
e.g. ulcer
x-if-er-ous
-fera, ferum, feri
bearing x
e.g. coniferous
