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ch. 6&7
musculoskeletal and neurological system roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -acro- | extremity |
| -ankylo- | fusion |
| -arthro- | joint |
| -brachio- | arm |
| -burso- | bursa |
| -carpo- | wrist |
| -cervico- | neck, cervix uteri |
| -cheiro- | hand |
| -chondro- | cartilage |
| -costo- | rib |
| -coxo- | hip |
| -cranio- | skull |
| -dactylo- | digits |
| -fascio- | fascia |
| -fibro- | fiber |
| -gnatho- | jaw |
| -ilio- | ilium |
| -lamino- | lamina |
| -leio- | smooth |
| -myo- | muscle |
| -myelo- | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| -osteo- | bone |
| -pedo- | foot |
| -podo- | foot |
| -rachio- | spine |
| -sacro- | sacrum |
| -spino- | spine |
| -spondylo- | vertebra |
| -sterno- | sternum |
| -synovio- | synovial fluid or membrane |
| -tarso- | ankle |
| -teno- | tendon |
| -tendo- | tendon |
| -vertebro- | verteba |
| -cerebro- | cerebrum |
| -encephalo- | brain |
| -ganglio- | ganglion |
| -hypno- | sleep |
| -meningo- | meninges |
| -meningio- | meninges |
| -myelo- | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| -neuro- | nerve |
| -psycho- | mind |
| -rachio- | spine |
| -radicul- | nerve root |
| -radiculo- | nerve root |
| -somno- | sleep |
| -spino- | spine |