Chapter 19

Question 1

oste/o

Answer 1

bone

ex. ‘osteopenia’ - deficiency of bone tissue

Question 2

myel/o

Answer 2

bone marrow, also spinal cord

ex. ‘myeloid’ - pertaining to or resembling bone marrow

Question 3

chondr/o

Answer 3

cartilage

ex. ‘chondroblast’ - a cartilage-forming cell

Question 4

arthr/o

Answer 4

joint

ex. ‘arthrosis’ - joint, condition affecting a joint

Question 5

synov/i

Answer 5

synovial fluid, joint, or membrane

ex. ‘asynovia’ - lack of synovial fluid

Question 6

burs/o

Answer 6

bursa

ex. ‘peribursal’ - around a bursa

Question 7

crani/o

Answer 7

skull, cranium

ex. ‘craniometry’ - measurement of the cranium

Question 8

spondyl/o

Answer 8

vertebra

ex. ‘spondylolysis’ - destruction and separation of a vertebra

Question 9

vertebr/o

Answer 9

vertebra, spinal column

ex. ‘paravertebral’ - near the vertebrae or spinal column

Question 10

rachi/o

Answer 10

spine

ex. ‘rachischisis’ - fissure of the spine

Question 11

cost/o

Answer 11

rib

ex. ‘ costochondral’ - pertaining to the rib and it’s cartilage

Question 12

sacr/o

Answer 12

sacrum

ex. ‘presacral’ - in front of the sacrum

Question 13

coccy

Answer 13

coccyx

ex. ‘coccygeal’ - pertaining to the coccyx

Question 14

coccyg/o

Answer 14

coccyx

Question 15

pelvi/o

Answer 15

pelvis

ex. ‘pelviscope’ - endoscope for examining the pelvis

Question 16

ili/o

Answer 16

ilium

ex. ‘iliopelvic’ - pertaining to the ilium and pelvis

Question 17

Synovial fluid

Answer 17

Fluid contained in a freely movable joint

Question 18

Bursa

Answer 18

A fluid filled sac that reduced friction near a joint

Question 19

Sacrum

Answer 19

Triangle bone at the end of the spine

Question 20

Coccyx

Answer 20

Tailbone

Question 21

Ilium

Answer 21

Large, flared portion of the pelvic bone.