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Med Term Ch 10
Musculoskeletal System - Specific Bones - Combining Forms
Question | Answer |
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acromi/o | acromion (projection of scapula) |
brachi/o | arm |
calcane/o | calcaneum (heel bone) |
carp/o | carpus (wrist bone) |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck, cervix uteri (neck of the uterus) |
clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
cost/o | ribs |
crani/o | cranium (skull) |
dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
fibul/o | fibula (smaller bone of lower leg) |
humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
ili/o | ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone) |
ischi/o | ischium (lower portion of the hip bone) |
lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
metacarp/o | metacarpus (hand bones) |
metatars/o | metatarsus (foot bones) |
patell/o | patella (knee cap) |
pelv/i pelv/o | pelvis |
phalang/o | phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes) |
pod/o | foot |
pub/o | pelvis bone (anterior part of the pelvic bone) |
radi/o | radiation, x-ray: radius (lower arm bone on thumb side) |
spondyl/o vertebr/o | vertebrae (backbone) |
stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
tibi/o | tibia (larger bone of lower leg) |