chapter 14: musculoskeletal system

Question 1

combining form

arthr/o

example: arthr/itis

Answer 1

joint

Question 2

combining form

burs/o

example: burs/itis

Answer 2

bursa (cavity)

Question 3

combining form

ankyl/o

example: ankyl/osis

Answer 3

stiff, bent

Question 4

combining form

aponeur/o

example: aponeur/o/rrhaphy

Answer 4

aponeurosis

Question 5

suffix

-physis

example: sym/physis

Answer 5

growth

Question 6

suffix

-schisis

example: crani/o/schisis

Answer 6

split, fissure

Question 7

suffix

-asthenia

example: my/asthenia

Answer 7

weakness

Question 8

suffix

-desis

example: arthr/o/desis

Answer 8

surgical fixation, fusion

Question 9

prefix

supra-

example: supra/scapul/ar

Answer 9

above

Question 10

prefix

sym-, syn-

example: sym/physis

Answer 10

together, joined

Question 11

combining form

stern/o

example: stern/o/clavicul/ar

Answer 11

sternum (breastbone)

Question 12

combining form

scoli/o

example: scoli/osis

Answer 12

(lateral) curved (spine)

Question 13

combining form

synovi/o

example: synovi/ectomy

Answer 13

synovia, synovial membrane

Question 14

combining form

tars/o

example: tars/ectomy

Answer 14

tarsals (ankle bones)

Question 15

combining form

tibi/o

example: tibi/al

Answer 15

tibia (lower leg bone)

Question 16

combining form

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

example: tendin/itis

Answer 16

tendon

Question 17

combining form

uln/o

example: uln/o/radi/al

Answer 17

ulna (lower arm bone)

Question 18

prefix

inter-

example: inter/vertebr/al

Answer 18

between

Question 19

combining form

petr/o

example: oste/o/petr/osis

Answer 19

stone

Question 20

combining form

phalang/o

example: phalang/ectomy

Answer 20

phalanx
(pl. phalanges)
(any bone of the fingers or toes)

Question 21

combining form

pub/o

example: pub/ic

Answer 21

pubis

Question 22

combining form

rachi/o, spondyl/o, vertebr/o

example: rachi/o/tomy

Answer 22

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

Question 23

combining form

radi/o

example: radi/al

Answer 23

radius (lower arm bone)

Question 24

combining form

sacr/o

example: sacr/al

Answer 24

sacrum

Question 25

# combining form sarc/o ## Footnote example: oste/o/sarc/oma

Answer 25

flesh, connective tissue

Question 26

# combining form scapul/o ## Footnote example: supra/scapul/ar

Answer 26

scapula (shoulder blade)

Question 27

# combining form maxill/o ## Footnote example: maxill/itis

Answer 27

maxilla (upper jawbone)

Question 28

# combining form mandibul/o ## Footnote example: sub/mandibul/ar

Answer 28

mandible (lower jawbone)

Question 29

# combining form menisc/o ## Footnote example: menisc/itis

Answer 29

meniscus (crescent)

Question 30

# combining form my/o, myos/o ## Footnote example: my/o/rrphaphy

Answer 30

muscle

Question 31

# combining form myel/o ## Footnote example: myel/oma

Answer 31

bone marrow

Question 32

# combining form oste/o ## Footnote example: oste/itis

Answer 32

bone

Question 33

# combining form patell/o ## Footnote example: patell/ectomy

Answer 33

patella (kneecap)

Question 34

# combining form pelv/i ## Footnote example: pelv/ic

Answer 34

pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity

Question 35

# combining form humer/o ## Footnote example: humer/al

Answer 35

humerus (upper arm bone)

Question 36

# combining form ili/o ## Footnote example: ili/o/femor/al

Answer 36

ilium

Question 37

# combining form ischi/o ## Footnote example: ischi/o/fibul/ar

Answer 37

ischium

Question 38

# combining form kinesi/o ## Footnote example: brady/kinesi/a

Answer 38

movement, motion

Question 39

# combining form kyph/o ## Footnote example: kyph/osis

Answer 39

hump

Question 40

# combining form lamin/o ## Footnote example: lamin/ectomy

Answer 40

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

Question 41

# combining form lord/o ## Footnote example: lord/osis

Answer 41

bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)

Question 42

# combining form lumb/o ## Footnote example: lumb/o/sacr/al

Answer 42

loin; lumbar region of the spine

Question 43

# combining form carp/o ## Footnote example: carp/al

Answer 43

carpals (wrist)

Question 44

# combining form chondr/o ## Footnote example: chondr/ectomy

Answer 44

cartilage

Question 45

# combining form clavic/o, clavicul/o ## Footnote example: clavicul/ar

Answer 45

clavicle (collarbone)

Question 46

# combining form cost/o ## Footnote example: inter/cost/al

Answer 46

rib

Question 47

# combining form crani/o ## Footnote example: crani/al

Answer 47

cranium (skull)

Question 48

# combining form disk/o ## Footnote example: disk/itis

Answer 48

intervertebral disk

Question 49

# combining form femor/o ## Footnote example: femor/al

Answer 49

femur (upper leg bone)

Question 50

# combining form fibul/o ## Footnote example: fibul/ar

Answer 50

fibula (lower leg bone)

Question 51

# suffix -trophy ## Footnote example: dys/trophy

Answer 51

nourishment, development