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Skeletal system
Skeleta system word roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |