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Skeletal system
Skeleta system word roots
Question | Answer |
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arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
burs/o | bursa |
carp/o | wrist bones |
chondr/o | cartilage |
clavicul/o | clavicle; collar bone |
coccyg/o | coccyx; tailbone |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | skull |
femor/o | femur; thigh bone |
fibul/o | fibula; outer leg bone |
humer/o | humerus; upper arm bone |
ili/o | ilium; pelvic bone, upper section |
ischi/o | ischium; pelvic bone,lower section |
lamin/o | lamina; thin,flat plate or layer |
lumb/o | lower back |
mandibul/o | mandible; lower jaw bone |
maxill/o | maxilla; upper jaw bone |
metacarp/o | hand bones |
metatars/o | foot bones |
myel/o | bone marrow |
ortho/o | straight |
oste/o | bone |
patell/o | patella;kneecap |
pelv/i | pelvis |
phalang/o | finger and toe bones |
pubi/o; pub/o | pubis; pelvic bone, anterior section |
radi/o | radius; outer lower arm bone |
scapula/o | scapula; shoulder blade |
spondyl/o | vertebra |
stern/o | sternum; breastbone |
tars/o | ankle bones |
vertabr/o | vertebra |