Unit 5 Roots

Question 1

acet(um)

Answer 1

Vinegar

Question 2

agon

Answer 2

Main actor; driver

Question 3

alges(ia)

Answer 3

Pain

Question 4

ankylos

Answer 4

Stiff

Question 5

appendix

Answer 5

Part attached to the end

Question 6

arthr, arthro

Answer 6

Joint

Question 7

articu(us)

Answer 7

Joint

Question 8

asthenia

Answer 8

Weakness

Question 9

axi

Answer 9

Axis

Question 10

Blast

Answer 10

A rapidly dividing cell

Question 11

Burs, bursa

Answer 11

Purse; bag

Question 12

carcin

Answer 12

Cancer

Question 13

carp

Answer 13

Wrist

Question 14

center

Answer 14

Middle of a round object

Question 15

cephal

Answer 15

Pertaining to the head

Question 16

cervic, cervico

Answer 16

Neck

Question 17

chondr, chondro

Answer 17

Cartilage

Question 18

circum

Answer 18

Around

Question 19

clast

Answer 19

Breakdown

Question 20

clonus

Answer 20

Violent shaking

Question 21

condyle

Answer 21

Knob

Question 22

cost, costo

Answer 22

Rib

Question 23

cranio

Answer 23

Head; skull

Question 24

crepit(us)

Answer 24

Crackling noise

Question 25

cyt

Answer 25

Cell

Question 26

dactyl

Answer 26

Finger

Question 27

duct

Answer 27

To lead

Question 28

effusion

Answer 28

Pouring out of

Question 29

electro

Answer 29

Related to electricity

Question 30

erg(on)

Answer 30

Energy

Question 31

exten(d)

Answer 31

Moving away from

Question 32

facet

Answer 32

Flat spot, like on a jewel

Question 33

fasci, fascio

Answer 33

Bundle of fibers

Question 34

femor, femur

Answer 34

Thigh

Question 35

fissure

Answer 35

Deep crack

Question 36

fixate

Answer 36

Remain in place

Question 37

flex

Answer 37

Reducing the angle of a joint

Question 38

foramen

Answer 38

Hole

Question 39

fossa

Answer 39

Shallow groove

Question 40

fracture

Answer 40

Broken bone

Question 41

genu

Answer 41

Knee

Question 42

glen(e)

Answer 42

Socket

Question 43

gomph

Answer 43

Tooth

Question 44

graph

Answer 44

Written record

Question 45

hallux

Answer 45

Big toe

Question 46

hemo, hemato

Answer 46

Blood

Question 47

hydr

Answer 47

Water

Question 48

inflammation

Answer 48

Information

Question 49

kines, kinet

Answer 49

Movement

Question 50

kyphosis

Answer 50

Hunchback curve of spine

Question 51

lacrim

Answer 51

Crying; tears

Question 52

lamella

Answer 52

Thin plate

Question 53

lemma

Answer 53

Thin layer surrounding a cell

Question 54

lordosis

Answer 54

Swayback curve of spine

Question 55

lumb, lumbo

Answer 55

Lower back

Question 56

luxation

Answer 56

Dislocation

Question 57

meatus

Answer 57

Tube; passage

Question 58

medull(a)

Answer 58

Marrow; center

Question 59

membran(e)

Answer 59

Thin sheet

Question 60

mere

Answer 60

A part

Question 61

metric

Answer 61

Measurement

Question 62

musculo

Answer 62

Muscle

Question 63

my, myo, myos

Answer 63

Muscle

Question 64

myel

Answer 64

Marrow

Question 65

necro

Answer 65

Death

Question 66

neuro

Answer 66

Nervous system

Question 67

occipit(o)

Answer 67

Back of the head

Question 68

Olisthes

Answer 68

Slippage

Question 69

ortho

Answer 69

Straight, at right angle, true

Question 70

os, osse, ost, osteo

Answer 70

Bone

Question 71

pector(is)

Answer 71

Chest

Question 72

pelvis

Answer 72

Hip; lower abdomen

Question 73

phalanges

Answer 73

Fingers and toes

Question 74

physis

Answer 74

Part of a bone

Question 75

plasm

Answer 75

Something molded; plastic or dough

Question 76

polariz(e)

Answer 76

To go to one extreme or another

Question 77

pollex

Answer 77

Thumb

Question 78

por(e)

Answer 78

Hole

Question 79

prone

Answer 79

Face down

Question 80

pyre

Answer 80

Fever

Question 81

sarc, sarco

Answer 81

Muscle; flesh

Question 82

scler

Answer 82

Hard

Question 83

scoliosis

Answer 83

Lateral curvature of the spine

Question 84

scop

Answer 84

Instrument for looking inside

Question 85

skelet

Answer 85

Skeleton; bones collectively

Question 86

spasm

Answer 86

Uncontrollable contraction

Question 87

sphincter

Answer 87

Muscle surrounding an opening

Question 88

spin, spina, spine

Answer 88

Spine; vertebrae

Question 89

spondyl, spondylo

Answer 89

Vertebrae

Question 90

sprain

Answer 90

Injury to ligament

Question 91

sten

Answer 91

Abnormal narrowing

Question 92

sterno, sternum

Answer 92

Sternum; breastbone

Question 93

strain

Answer 93

Injury to muscles or tendons

Question 94

sulcus

Answer 94

Groove

Question 95

supine

Answer 95

Face up

Question 96

tars, tarso, tarsus

Answer 96

Ankle

Question 97

tax

Answer 97

Moving

Question 98

tempor

Answer 98

Side of the head

Question 99

Ten, teno, tendo, tendin, tendon

Answer 99

Tendon

Question 100

thorac, thorax

Answer 100

Chest

Question 101

tibia

Answer 101

Bone of the lower extremity below the knee

Question 102

tomo

Answer 102

Cutting

Question 103

ton, tono

Answer 103

Tone, strength

Question 104

trochanter

Answer 104

Point on femur where large leg muscles attach

Question 105

trochlea

Answer 105

Piece of bone that acts as a pulley

Question 106

troph

Answer 106

Nourishment, growth

Question 107

tuber

Answer 107

Potato like raised area on bone

Question 108

valgum

Answer 108

Knees closer than normal

Question 109

varum

Answer 109

Knees farther apart than normal

Question 110

vertebra

Answer 110

Bone of spinal column

Question 111

zygoma

Answer 111

Yoke; joints bones of face to those of skull