Musculoskeletal System-Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiffness, bent/crooked
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
calcane/o
A
calcaneum (heel bone)
4
Q
carp/o
A
carpals (wrist bones)
5
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
6
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
8
Q
crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
9
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia (fibrous tissue supporting/separating muscles)
10
Q
femor/o
A
femur (thigh bone)
11
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber, fibrous tissue
12
Q
fibul/o
A
fibula (smaller lateral bone of lower leg)
13
Q
humer/o
A
humerus (upper arm bone)
14
Q
leiomy/o
A
smooth muscle (visceral)
15
Q
lumb/o
A
lower back
16
Q
metacarp/o
A
metacarpals (hand bones)
17
Q
muscul/o
A
muscle
18
Q
my/o
A
muscle
19
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
20
Q
orth/o
A
straight
21
Q
oste/o
A
bone
22
Q
patell/o
A
patella (kneecap)
23
Q
pelv/i
A
pelvis
24
Q
pelv/o
A
pelvis
25
phalang/o
phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
26
radi/o
radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)
27
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
28
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
29
ten/o
tendon
30
tend/o
tendon
31
tendin/o
tendon
32
tibi/o
tibia (large medial bone of lower leg)
33
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
