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Ch.7 Skeletal System

Human Anatomy and Physiology Prefix/Vocabulary

TermDefinition
ax- Prefix that means "axis"
Carp- Prefix that means "wrist"
-blast Suffix that means "bud"
-clast Suffix that means "break"
acetabul- Prefix that means "vinegar cup"
condyl- Prefix that means "knob"
corac- Prefix that means "a crow’s beak "
cribr- Prefix that means "sieve"
fov- Prefix that means "pit"
glen- Prefix that means "joint socket"
inter- Prefix that means "among/between"
intra-" Prefix that means "inside"
meat- Prefix that means "passage"
odont- Prefix that means "tooth"
poie- Prefix that means "make/produce"
Acetabulum Depression of the hip bone that articulates with the head of the femur.
Axial skeleton Bones of the cranium, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum
Osteoblast Cell that will form bone tissue
Carpals Wrist bones
Osteoclast Cell that breaks down bone tissue
Condyle Rounded, bony process
Coracoid process Beaklike process of the scapula
Cribriform plate Portion of the ethmoid bone with many small openings
Crista galli Bony ridge that projects upward into the cranial cavity
Fovea capitis Pit in the head of a femur
Glenoid cavity Depression in the scapula that articulates with the head of a humerus
Intervertebral disc Structure between vertebrae
Intramembranous bone Bone that forms within sheetlike masses of connective tissue
External acoustic meatus Canal of the temporal bone that leads inward to parts of the ear
Odontoid process Toothlike process of the second cervical vertebra
Hematopoiesis Process that forms blood cells.
Crist- Prefix that means "Crest"
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