Chabner Ch 15 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
calc/o, calci/o | calcium |
kyph/o | humpback,hunchback |
lamin/o | lamina(part of the vertebral arch) |
lord/o | curve, swayback |
lumb/o | loins, lower back |
myel/o | bone marrow |
orth/o | straight |
oste/o | bone |
scoli/o | crooked, bent |
spondyl/o (used to make words about the conditions of the structure) | vertebra |
vertebr/o (used to describe the structure itself) | vertebra |
-blast | embryonic or immature cell |
-clast | to break |
-listhesis | slipping |
-malacia | softening |
-physis | to grow |
-porosis | pore, passage |
-tome | instrument to cut |
acetabul/o | acetabulum(hip socket) |
calcane/o | calcaneus(heel) |
carp/o | carpals(wrist bones) |
clavicul/o | clavicle(collar bone) |
cost/o | ribs(true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs) |
crani/o | cranium(skull) |
femor/o | femur(thigh bone) |
fibul/o | fibula(smaller leg bone) |
humer/o | humerus(upper arm bone) |
ili/o | ilium(upper part of pelvic bone) |
ischi/o | ischium(posterior part of pelvic bone) |
malleol/o | malleolus(process on each side of the ankle) |
mandibul/o | mandible(lower jawbone) |
maxill/o | maxilla(upper jawbone) |
metacarp/o | metacarpals(hand bones) |
olecran/o | olecranon(elbow) |
patell/o | patella(kneecap) |
pelv/i | pelvis(hipbone) |
perone/o | fibula |
phalang/o | phalanges(finger and/or toe bones) |
pub/o | pubis(anterior part of the pelvic bone) |
radi/o | radius(forearm bone-thumb side) |
scapul/o | scapula(shoulder blade) |
stern/o | sternum(breastbone) |
tars/o | tarsals(bones of the hindfoot) |
tibi/o | tibia(shin bone) |
uln/o | ulna(forearm bone-little finger side) |
gouty arthritis(gout) | Inflammation and painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body. |
flexion | Decreasing the angle between two bones; bending a limb |
extension | Increasing the angle between two bones; straightening out a limb |
abduction | Movement away from the midline of the body |
adduction | Movement toward the midline of the body |
rotation | Circular movement around an axis(central point). Internal rotation is toward the midline and external rotation is away from the midline. |
dorsiflexion | Decreasing the angle of the ankle joint so that the foot bends backward(upward). This is the opposite movement of stepping on the gas pedal when driving a car. |
plantar flexion | Motion that extends the foot downward toward the ground as when pointing the toes or stepping on the gas pedal. Plant/o means sole of the foot. |
supination | As applied to the hand and forearm, the act of turning the palm up. As applied to the foot, it is an outward roll of the foot during normal motion. |
pronation | As applied to the hand and the forearm, the act of turning the palm down. As applied to the foot, it is inward rool of the foot during normal motion. |
fasci/o | fascia(forms sheaths enveloping muscles). |
fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
leiomy/o | smooth(visceral)muscle that lines the walls of internal organs |
my/o | muscle |
myocardi/o | heart muscle |
myos/o | muscle |
plant/o | sole of the foot |
rhabdomy/o | skeletal(striated)muscle connected to bones |
sarc/o | muscle and flesh |
-asthenia | lack of strength |
-trophy | development,nourishment |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
dorsi- | back |
poly | many,much |
rheumatoid factor test(RF) | Serum is tested for the presence of an antibody |
flexion | Decreasing the angle between two bones; bending a limb |
extension | Increasing the angle between two bones; straightening out a limb |
abduction | Movement away from the midline of the body |
adduction | Movement toward the midline of the body |
rotation | Circular movement around an axis(central point). Internal rotation is toward the midline and external rotation is away from the midline. |
dorsiflexion | Decreasing the angle of the ankle joint so that the foot bends backward(upward). This is the opposite movement of stepping on the gas pedal when driving a car. |
plantar flexion | Motion that extends the foot downward toward the ground as when pointing the toes or stepping on the gas pedal. Plant/o means sole of the foot. |
supination | As applied to the hand and forearm, the act of turning the palm up. As applied to the foot, it is an outward roll of the foot during normal motion. |
pronation | As applied to the hand and the forearm, the act of turning the palm down. As applied to the foot, it is inward rool of the foot during normal motion. |
fasci/o | fascia(forms sheaths enveloping muscles). |
fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
leiomy/o | smooth(visceral)muscle that lines the walls of internal organs |
my/o | muscle |
myocardi/o | heart muscle |
myos/o | muscle |
plant/o | sole of the foot |
rhabdomy/o | skeletal(striated)muscle connected to bones |
sarc/o | muscle and flesh |
-asthenia | lack of strength |
-trophy | development,nourishment |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
dorsi- | back |
poly | many,much |
rheumatoid factor test(RF) | Serum is tested for the presence of an antibody |
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