Chapter 15 - Combining Form Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
Q
Calc/o, Calci/o
A
Calcium
2
Q
Kyph/o
A
Humpback, hunchback
Posterior curvature in thoracic region
3
Q
Lamin/o
A
Lamina
4
Q
Lord/o
A
Curve
5
Q
Lumb/o
A
Loins, lower back
6
Q
Myel/o
A
Bone marrow
7
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight
8
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
9
Q
Scoli/o
A
Crooked
10
Q
Spondyl/o
A
Vertebra
11
Q
Vertebr/o
A
Vertebra
12
Q
Acetabul/o
A
Acetabulum (hip socket)
13
Q
Calcane/o
A
Calcaneus (heel)
14
Q
Carp/o
A
Carpals (wrist bones)
15
Q
Clavicul/o
A
Clavicle (collar bones)
16
Q
Cost/o
A
Ribs
17
Q
Crani/o
A
Cranium (skull)
18
Q
Femor/o
A
Femur (thigh bones)
19
Q
Fibul/o
A
Fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
20
Q
Humer/o
A
Humerus (upper arm bone)
21
Q
ili/o
A
Ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)
22
Q
Ischi/o
A
Ischium (part of pelvic bone)
23
Q
Malleol/o
A
Malleolus
24
Q
Mandibul/o
A
Mandible (lower jaw bone)
25
Maxill/o
Maxilla (upper jaw bone)
26
Metacarp/o
Metacarpals (hand bones)
27
Metatars/o
Metatarsals (foot bones)
28
Olecran/o
Olecranon (elbow)
29
Patell/o
Patella (kneecap)
30
Pelv/i
Pelvis
31
Perone/o
Fibula
32
Phalang/o
Phalanges
