A&P CH7 word parts Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
acetabul- | (vinegar cup) acetabulum: depression of the coxa that articulates with the head of the femur |
ax- | (axis) axial skeleton: upright portion of the skeleton that supports the head,neck, and trunk |
-blast | (budding) osteoblast: cell that will form bone tissue |
carp- | (wrist) carpals: wrist bones |
-clast | (break) osteoclast: cell that breaks down bone tissue |
condyl- | (knob) condyle: rounded, bony process |
corac- | (a crow’s beak) coracoid process: bead-like process of the scapula |
cribr: | (sieve) cribriform plate: portion of the ethmoid bone with many small openings |
crist- | (crest) crista galli: bony ridge that projects upward into the cranial cavity |
fov- | (pit) fovea capitis: pit in the head of a femur |
glen- | (joint socket) glenoid cavity: depression in the scapula that articulates with the head of the humerus |
hema- | (blood) hematoma: blood clot |
inter- | (among, between) intervertebral disc: structure located between adjacent vertebrae |
intra- | (inside) intramembranous bone: bone that forms within sheetlike masses of connective tissue |
meat- | (passage) auditory meatus: canal of the temporal bone that leads inward to parts of the ear |
odont- | (tooth) odontoid process: toothlike process of the second cervical vertebra |
poie- | (make, produce) hematopoiesis process by which blood cells are formed |
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