MS: root words

Question 1

calc/o, calci/o

Answer 1

calcium

Question 2

kyph/o

Answer 2

humpback, hunchback, posterior curvature of 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

orth/o

Answer 5

straight

Question 6

scoli/o

Answer 6

crooked, bent, lateral curvature

Question 7

spondyl/o

Answer 7

vertebra (used to make words about the condition of the structure)

Question 8

acetabul/o

Answer 8

acetabulum, hip socket

Question 9

calcane/o

Answer 9

calcaneus, heel

Question 10

clavicul/o

Answer 10

clavicle, collar bone

Question 11

cost/o

Answer 11

ribs

Question 12

femor/o

Answer 12

femur, thigh bone

Question 13

fibul/o

Answer 13

fibula, smaller lower leg bone

Question 14

humer/o

Answer 14

humerus, upper arm bone

Question 15

ili/o

Answer 15

ilium, upper part of the pelvic bone

Question 16

ischi/o

Answer 16

ischium, posterior part of the pelvic bone

Question 17

malleol/o

Answer 17

malleolus, process on each side of the ankle

Question 18

mandibul/o

Answer 18

mandible, lower jawbone

Question 19

maxill/o

Answer 19

maxilla, upper jawbone

Question 20

metacarp/o

Answer 20

metacarpals, hand bones

Question 21

metatars/o

Answer 21

metatarsals, foot bones

Question 22

olecran/o

Answer 22

olecranon, pointy part of the ulna that’s part of the elbow

Question 23

patell/o

Answer 23

patella, kneecap

Question 24

perone/o

Answer 24

fibula

Question 25

phalang/o

Answer 25

phalanges, finger or toe bones

Question 26

radi/o

Answer 26

radius, forearm bone, thumb side

Question 27

scapul/o

Answer 27

scapula, shoulder blade

Question 28

stern/o

Answer 28

sternum, breastbone

Question 29

tars/o

Answer 29

tarsals, bones of the hindfoot

Question 30

tibi/o

Answer 30

tibia, shin bone

Question 31

ankyl/o

Answer 31

stiff

Question 32

articul/o

Answer 32

joint

Question 33

burs/o

Answer 33

bursa

Question 34

ligament/o

Answer 34

ligament

Question 35

rheumat/o

Answer 35

watery flow [think arthritis collecting fluid]

Question 36

synov/o

Answer 36

synovial membrane

Question 37

ten/o; tendin/o

Answer 37

tendon

Question 38

fasci/o

Answer 38

fascia

Question 39

fibr/o

Answer 39

fibrous connective tissue

Question 40

leiomy/o

Answer 40

smooth muscle that lines the walls of internal organs

Question 41

fasciotomy

Answer 41

treatment for compartment syndrome

Question 42

compartment syndrome

Answer 42

compression of muscle, blood vessels, and nerves inside an enclosed space, generally the lower leg

Question 43

myocard/o

Answer 43

heart muscle

Question 44

myos/o

Answer 44

muscle

Question 45

plant/o

Answer 45

sole of foot

Question 46

rhabdomy/o

Answer 46

skeletal muscle connected to bones