COMBINING FORMS:THE SKULL AND CRANIAL NERVES Flashcards
1
Q
Ostium
A
Door, opening
2
Q
Forare (foramen)
A
To bore a hole
3
Q
Fossa
A
Ditch
4
Q
Bulla
A
Bubble
5
Q
Condyle
A
Knuckle
6
Q
Trochlea
A
Pulley
7
Q
Raphe
A
Seam
8
Q
TUBER-
A
Swelling
9
Q
HAM-(hamus);
CORON-
A
Hook
10
Q
MEAT-
A
Passage/ opening (to flow/ run)
11
Q
CRIST-
A
Crest, ridge
12
Q
Yoke
A
ZYG-
13
Q
Sieve
A
ETHM-(ethmos),
CRIBR-(cribrum)
14
Q
Wedge
A
SPHEN-
15
Q
Wing
A
PTERY-
pteryx
16
Q
Breast
A
MAST-
17
Q
Pillar (pen)
A
STYL-(stylus)
18
Q
PETR-
A
Rock
19
Q
CLIN-(cline)
A
Bed/ sloped
20
Q
CONCH-
A
Shell
21
Q
GALL-(gallus)
A
Cock (chicken)
22
Q
LACER-
A
Tear, rip
23
Q
Sella
A
Saddle
24
Q
Choana
A
Funnel
25
Q
Clivus
A
Slope/ hill
26
Q
Vomer
A
Ploughshare