Med Terms- 1st Semester Refresher

Which terms means "an incision into the skull"?

• Craniectomy

• Craniostomy

• Craniotomy

• Cranioma

Which term means "hump"?

• scoli/o

• lord/o

• kyph/o

• tors/o

What does the suffix -ectomy mean?

• Incision

• Removal

• Cut open

• Inflammation

The root word for "rib" is:

• chondr/o
• cost/o
• arthr/o
• ankyl/o

-desis

• to, toward, near

• to bind, tie together

• without, lack of

• curved, bent

-algia

• rib

• bent, hump

• pain

• fracture

tars/o

• wrist

• foot

• ankle

• fingers

SELECT 2: Which two bones are in the shin?

• tibia

• ulna

• humerus

• fibula

mandibul/o

• cheek bone

• upper jaw

• lower jaw

• inner portion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What bones is represented in the  picture?

• Clavicle
• Scapula
• Sternum
• Carpals