Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
2
Q
Cervic/o
A
Neck
3
Q
Calcane/o
A
Calcanous
4
Q
Cubit/o
A
Elbow
5
Q
Carp/o
A
Wrist Bones
6
Q
Cost/o
A
Ribs
7
Q
Crani/o
A
Cranium/ Skull
8
Q
Dactyl/o
A
Digits
9
Q
Faci/o
A
Facial Bones
10
Q
Femor/o
A
Femur
11
Q
Fibul/o
A
Fibula
12
Q
Hy/o
A
Hyoid
13
Q
Humer/o
A
Humorous
14
Q
Lamin/o
A
Lamina of the Vertebra
15
Q
Lumb/o
A
Lower Back
16
Q
Mandibul/o
A
Mandible
17
Q
Odont/o
A
Teeth
18
Q
Dent/o
A
Teeth
19
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
20
Q
Patell/o
A
Patella
21
Q
Phalange/o
A
Phalanges
22
Q
Pub/o
A
Pubis/ Pubic
23
Q
Ped/o
A
Foot
24
Q
Radi/o
A
Radius/ X-ray
25
Rachi/o
Vertebrae
26
Sacr/o
Sacrum
27
Spondyl/o
Vertebrae/ Spine
28
Thorac/o
Thoracic Cage
29
Tars/o
Ankle Bone
30
Tibi/o
Tibia
31
Uln/o
Ulna
32
Vertebr/o
Vertebra
33
Ambul/o
Walk
34
Ambi/o
Both
35
Ankyl/o
Crooked
36
Arthr/o
Joint
37
Burs/o
Bursa
38
Calc/o
Calcium
39
Caud/o
Tail
40
Chondr/o
Cartilage
41
Cry/o
Cold
42
Dextr/o
Performing tasks with hands
43
Dist/o
Right side
44
Encephal/o
Brain
45
Fontan/o
Fontanel
46
Kinesi/o
Movement
47
Menisc/o
Meniscus
48
Meningi/o
Meninges
49
-asthenia
Weakness
50
-blast
Build
51
-clast
Destroy
52
-desis
Fixation
53
-pexy
Surgical fixation
54
-phobia
Abnormal fear
55
-physis
To grow
56
-plegia
Paralysis
57
-poiesis
Formation
58
-rrhexis
Rupture/ Tear
59
-taxia
Coordination
60
-therapy
Treatment
61
Meter/o
Change
62
Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
63
My/o
Muscle
64
Orth/o
Straight
65
Pelv/i/o
Pelvic bone
66
Physi/o
Physical/ Function
67
Por/o
Pore/ Hole
68
Proxim/o
Near
69
Quadr/i/o
Four
70
Roentgen/o
X-ray
71
Sarc/o
Soft tissue
72
Scoli/o
Curved
73
Synov-Synovi/o
Synovial membrane
74
Ten-Tend-Tendin/o
Tendon
75
Troph/o
Development
76
-throphy
Development
77
Ab-
Away from
78
Ad-
Toward
79
De-
Decrease
80
Endo-
Within
81
En-
Within
82
Intra-
Within
83
Hemi-
Half
84
Inter-
Between
85
Meta-
Beyond
86
Peri-
Surrounding
87
Para-
Beside
88
-gram
Record/ picture
89
-graphy
Process of recording
