Chapter 15a Bones Flashcards
calc/o; calci/o
calcium
kyph/o
humpback; hunchback; posterior curvature in the thoracic region
lamin/o
lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
lord/o
curve; swayback; anterior curvature in the lumbar region
lumb/o
loins; lower back
myel/o
bone marrow
orth/o
straight
oste/o
bone
scoli/o
crooked; bent; lateral curvature
spondyl/o
vertebra; (used to make words about conditions of the structure)
vertebr/o
vertebra; (used to describe the structure itself)
-blast
embryonic or immature cell
-clast
to break
-listhesis
slipping
-malacia
softening
-physis
to grow
-porosis
pore; passage
-tome
instrument to cut
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel)
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
cranium (skull)
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
fibul/o
fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
ili/o
ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)
ischi/o
ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
malleol/o
malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
pelv/o
pelvis
phalang/o
phalanges (finger/toe bones)
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
radi/o
radius (forearm bone–thumb side)
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
tars/o
tarsals (bones of the mid and hindfoot)
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
uln/o
ulna (forearm bone–little finger side)