Chapter 15: Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

calc/o, calci/o

Answer 1

Calcium

Question 2

kyph/o

Answer 2

Humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)

Question 3

lamin/o

Answer 3

Lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

Question 4

lord/o

Answer 4

Curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)

Question 5

lumb/o

Answer 5

Loins, lower back

Question 6

myel/o

Answer 6

Bone marrow

Question 7

orth/o

Answer 7

Straight

Question 8

oste/o

Answer 8

Bone

Question 9

scoli/o

Answer 9

Crooked, bent (lateral curvature)

Question 10

spondyl/o (used to make words about conditions of the structure)

Answer 10

Vertebra

Question 11

vertebr/o (used to describe the structure itself)

Answer 11

Vertebra

Question 12

-blast

Answer 12

Embryonic or immature cell

Question 13

-clast

Answer 13

To break

Question 14

-listhesis

Answer 14

Slipping

Question 15

-malacia

Answer 15

Softening

Question 16

-physis

Answer 16

To grow

Question 17

-porosis

Answer 17

Pore, passage

Question 18

-tome

Answer 18

Instrument to cut

Question 19

acetabul/o

Answer 19

Acetabulum (hip socket)

Question 20

calcane/o

Answer 20

Calcaneus (heel)

Question 21

carp/o

Answer 21

Carpals (wrist bones)

Question 22

clavicul/o

Answer 22

Clavicle (collar bone)

Question 23

cost/o

Answer 23

Ribs (true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs)

Question 24

crani/o

Answer 24

Cranium (skull)

Question 25

femor/o

Answer 25

Femur (thigh bone)

Question 26

fibul/o

Answer 26

Fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

Question 27

humer/o

Answer 27

Humerus (upper arm bone)

Question 28

ili/o

Answer 28

Ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)

Question 29

ischi/o

Answer 29

Ischium (posterior part of the pelvic bone)

Question 30

malleol/o

Answer 30

Malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)

Question 31

mandibul/o

Answer 31

Mandible (lower jawbone)

Question 32

maxill/o

Answer 32

Maxilla (upper jawbone)

Question 33

metacarp/o

Answer 33

Metacarpals (hand bones)

Question 34

metatars/o

Answer 34

Metatarsals (foot bones)

Question 35

Olecran/o

Answer 35

Olecranon (elbow)

Question 36

patell/o

Answer 36

Patella (kneecap)

Question 37

pelv/o

Answer 37

Pelvis

Question 38

phalang/o

Answer 38

Phalanges (fingers and/or toe bones)

Question 39

pub/o

Answer 39

Pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

Question 40

radi/o

Answer 40

Radius (forearm bone - thumb side)

Question 41

scapul/o

Answer 41

Scapula (shoulder blade)

Question 42

stern/o

Answer 42

Sternum (breastbone)

Question 43

tars/o

Answer 43

Tarsals (bones of the mid and hind foot)

Question 44

tibi/o

Answer 44

Tibia (shin bone)

Question 45

uln/o

Answer 45

Ulna (forearm bone — little finger side)