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Skeletal System Word Parts Flashcards

1
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acetabul/o

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

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joint

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5
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burs/o

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bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

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calc/o, calci/o

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calcium

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7
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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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8
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carp/o

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wrist bones (carpals)

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9
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chondr/o

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cartilage (connective tissue)

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10
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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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11
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cost/o

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rib

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12
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crani/o

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skull (cranium)

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13
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fasci/o

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fascia (membrane supporting
muscles)

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14
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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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15
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fibr/o

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fiber

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16
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fibul/o

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fibula (thinner lower leg bone)

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17
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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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18
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ili/o

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ilium (large, heart-halves shaped bones part of pelvis (hip))

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19
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isch/o

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to hold back; back

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20
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kyph/o

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humpback

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21
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lamin/o

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lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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22
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leiomy/o

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smooth (visceral) muscle

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23
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ligament/o

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ligament (stabilizes joint that holds 2 bones together)

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24
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lord/o

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curve; swayback

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25
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lumb/o

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lower back; loin

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26
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malleol/o

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malleolus (round bones on either side of ankles)

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27
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mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jaw bone)

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28
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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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29
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metacarp/o

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metacarpals (hand bones) (under phalanges)

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30
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metatars/o

A

metatarsals (foot bones)

31
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my/o

A

muscle

32
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myel/o

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

33
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myocardi/o

A

myocardium (heart muscle)

34
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myos/o

A

muscle

35
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olecran/o

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olecranon (elbow)

36
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orth/o

A

straight

37
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oste/o

A

bone

38
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patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

39
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pelv/i

A

pelvis; hip region

40
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perone/o

A

fibula (thinner lower leg bone)

41
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phalang/o

A

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

42
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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

43
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pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of hip bone) (lower front bone of pelvis)

44
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radi/o

A

x-rays; radioactivity; radius
(lateral lower arm bone) (lower arm bone connecting to thumb)

45
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rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

46
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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

47
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sarc/o

A

flesh (connective tissue)

48
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scapul/o

A

scapula; shoulder blade

49
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scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

50
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spondyl/o

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vertebra (backbone)

51
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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

52
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synov/o

A

synovia; synovial membrane;
sheath around a tendon (protects tendons as they move)

53
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tars/o

A

tarsus; hindfoot or ankle (7
bones between the foot and the
leg)

54
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ten/o

A

tendon (connects muscles to bones)

55
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tendin/o

A

tendon (connects muscles to bones)

56
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tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone) (thicker lower leg bone)

57
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uln/o

A

ulna (middle lower arm bone) (connects to pinky)

58
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

59
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-blast

A

embryonic; immature cell

60
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-clast

A

to break

61
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-listhesis

A

slipping

62
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-malacia

A

softening

63
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-physis

A

to grow

64
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-porosis

A

condition of pores (spaces)

65
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-tome

A

instrument to cut

66
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-desis

A

to bind, tie together

67
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-stenosis

A

tightening; stricture

68
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-asthenia

A

lack of strength

69
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-trophy

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nourshiment; development

70
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ab-

A

away from

71
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ad-

A

toward

72
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dorsi-

A

back

73
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meta-

A

change; beyond

74
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poly-

A

many; much

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