Med Terms Chapter 2

Prefix that means "within" or "into"

• supra-
• -osis
• arthr/o
• intra-

Combining form that means "joint"

• -ation
• arthr/o
• -osis
• chondr/o

Suffix that mean "abnormal condition"

• -ation
• brachi/o
• meta-
• -osis

The elbow is an example of what type of joint?

• gliding
• hinge
• pivot
• saddle

Which joint is an example of a ball-and-socket joint?

• thumb
• wrist
• hip
• knee

The two major divisions of the skeletal system are the ___ skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.

• axle
• apex
• ankle
• axial

The frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones are all part of the ___.

• cranium
• face
• cephalic
• cervical

Prefix that means "above"

• infra-
• intra-
• syn-
• supra-

Combining form that means "bone marrow" or "spinal cord"

• -malacia
• oste/o
• myel/o
• -ation

Suffix that means "process" or "condtion"

• -osis
• -ation
• syn-
• meta-