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Week 7 Skeletal
Week 7 Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ortho | straight |
| osteo | bone |
| ankylo | stiff joint |
| arthro | joint |
| clavicul- | clavicle (collar bone) |
| femora- | femur (thigh bone) |
| carpo- | wrist bones |
| chondro- | cartilage |
| costo- | ribs |
| cervico- | cervical (neck) |
| cranio- | skull |
| fibulo- | fibular (smaller shin bone) |
| humero- | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| ilio- | iliac (elephant ears of the hips) |
| ischi- | ischium (sits bones) |
| kypho- | humpback |
| lordo- | bent backwards, sway back |
| lumbo- | lumbar |
| metatarso- | foot bones |
| metacarpo- | hand bones |
| myelo- | bone marrow |
| patello- | knee cap |
| pod- | foot (podiatrist) |
| phalango- | phalanges (fingers and toes) |
| radio- | radius, xray |
| sacro- | sacrum |
| scapulo- | scapula, shoulder blade |
| scolio- | crooked |
| spondylo- | vertebra |
| sterno- | sternum |
| thoraco- | thoracic, chest |
| tarso- | ankle |
| tibi/o- | tibia |
| uln/o- | ulna (small bone in lower arm) |
| vertebro- | vertebra |
| -algia | pain |
| -clasia | surgical break |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -porosis | porous |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| pub/o- | pubis bone |
| align/o | arranged in a straight line |
| fract/o | break |
| gener/o | creation, production |
| luxat/o | displacement (ex: subluxation - dislocation) |
| mineral/o | mineral |
| sarc/o | connective tissue |
| rheumat/o | watery discharge |
| mal | bad |
| articul/o- | joint |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| osseo- | bone |
| pariet/o- | wall of a cavity |
| pelv/o- | pelvis |
| palat/o- | palate (mouth) |
| fixat/o- | make stable |
| -desis | procedure to fuse together |
| fx | fracture |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |