Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
ankyl/o
Denoting something as crooked/ bent
Arthr/o
Joint
Burs/o
Bursa (fluid sac between the bones)
Calc/o
Calcium
Carp/o
Wrist bones (carpals)
Cervic/o
Neck
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Claviclu/o
Clavicle (collar bone)
Coccyg/o
Tail bone
Cost/o
Rib
Crani/o
Skull
Femor/o
Femur, thigh bone
Fibul/o
Fibula (smaller leg bone)
Humer/o
Humerus (upper arm bone)
Ili/o
Ilium (upper part of hip bone)
Ischi/o
Pertaining to the ischium (hip-joint)
Lumb/o
Loin, waist region
Metacarp/o
Metacarpals (hand bones)
Musculo/o
Metatarsals (foot bones)
My/o
Muscle
Myel/o
Bone marrow
Patell/o
Patella
Pelv/I
Hip bon
Phalang/o
Phalanges (fingers, toe bones)
Pub/o
Adult
Pubic
Relating to the pubes or pubic bone
Adi/o
Fat
Sacr/o
Sacrum
Scapul/o
Shoulder bone, vertebra
Spondyl/o
Back bone, vertebra
Stern/o
Sternum (breastbone)
Tars/o
Tarsals (ankle bones)
Ten/o
Tendon
Tend/o
Tendon
Thorac/o
Chest
Tibi/o
Tibia or shin bone
Uln/o
Ulna
Vertbr/o
Vertebra