Medical Terminology Bones, Muscles and Joints

Which prefix means BEYOND

• meta-

• mega-

• peri-

• intra-

Which root word form means cartilage?

• calcane/o

• clavicul/o

• cervic/o

• chondr/o

Which bone fracture is common in children

• comminuted

• olique

• open compound

• greenstick

The root word oste/o means

• dead

• bone

• ligament

• muscle

to excise/remove

• -ectomy

• -stomy

• -omy

• -otomy

The root word form coste/o means

• cartilage

• bone

• ligament

• rib

which term means to excise/remove a rib

• carpectomy

• costectomy

• diskectomy

• craniectomy

Which of the root word combining forms refers to the upper arm bone?

• fibul/o

• femor/o

• humer/o

• rad/i

Which of the following terms pertains to the two bones in the forearm

• humeroradial

• radiocarpal

• radioulnar

• humerotibial

Which root word form refers to the crest of the upper hip bone

• pub/o

• ischi/o

• ili/o

• pelv/o