Musculoskeletal System Combining Form Flashcards
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
crooked or stiff
2
Q
arthr/o, articul/o
A
joint
3
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
4
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
5
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage (gristle)
6
Q
cost/o
A
rib
7
Q
crani/o
A
skull
8
Q
dactyl/o
A
digit (finger or toe)
9
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia (a band)
10
Q
femor/o
A
femur
11
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
12
Q
kyph/o
A
humped-back
13
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
14
Q
lord/o
A
bent
15
Q
lumb/o
A
loin (lower back)
16
Q
my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
A
muscle
17
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow or spinal cord
18
Q
oste/o
A
bone
19
Q
patell/o
A
knee cap
20
Q
pelv/i
A
pelvis (basin) or hip bone
21
Q
radi/o
A
radius
22
Q
rhabd/o
A
rod-shaped or striated (skeletal)
23
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh
24
Q
scoli/o
A
twisted
25
Q
spondyl/o, vertebr/o
A
vertebra
26
Q
stern/o
A
sternum (breastbone)
27
Q
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
A
tendon (to stretch)
28
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
29
Q
ton/o
A
tone or tension
30
Q
uln/o
A
ulna
