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Skeletal System Word Parts

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a- / an-

a)

against

b)

without; not

c)

below

d)

beyond

2.

anti-

a)

above

b)

within

c)

none

d)

against

3.

inter-

a)

between

b)

surrounding

c)

within

d)

without

4.

intra-

a)

above

b)

below

c)

within

d)

between

5.

meta-

a)

large

b)

beyond

c)

above

d)

small

6.

non-

a)

nine

b)

under

c)

above

d)

not

7.

peri-

a)

surrounding; around

b)

below; beneath

c)

excessive

d)

deficiency

8.

sub-

a)

over; above

b)

surrounding

c)

below; under

d)

sandwich

9.

supra-

a)

above

b)

below

c)

to the side of

d)

within

10.

syn-

a)

evil

b)

apart

c)

together

d)

change

11.

acr/o

a)

skull

b)

extremities

c)

bone

d)

ligament

12.

ankyl/o

a)

ankle

b)

cartilage

c)

curvature

d)

fused together; stiff

13.

arthr/o

a)

joint

b)

bone

c)

artery

d)

cartilage

14.

brachi/o

a)

fracture

b)

bone marrow

c)

arm

d)

neck

15.

burs/o

a)

burst

b)

bursa

c)

bicep

d)

balance

16.

carp/o

a)

ankle

b)

wrist

c)

rib cage

d)

spine

17.

cervic/o

a)

skull

b)

sternum

c)

neck

d)

pelvis

18.

chir/o

a)

spine

b)

hand

c)

knee

d)

neck

19.

chondr/o

a)

cartilage

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

d)

fluid

20.

cost/o

a)

cartilage

b)

pelvis

c)

heel

d)

rib

21.

crani/o

a)

crooked

b)

rib cage

c)

skull

d)

extremities

22.

kyph/o

a)

arch

b)

humpback

c)

club foot

d)

fused

23.

lord/o

a)

superior

b)

long

c)

ligament

d)

curve; swayback

24.

lumb/o

a)

neck

b)

lumbar region

c)

flexible

d)

arch

25.

lux/o

a)

slide

b)

fuse

c)

swell

d)

lock

26.

myel/o

a)

muscle

b)

mandible

c)

bone marrow

d)

vertebrae

27.

orth/o

a)

crooked

b)

straight

c)

bone

d)

skeleton

28.

oste/o

a)

bone

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

d)

cartilage

29.

ped/o

a)

ankle

b)

wrist

c)

hand

d)

foot

30.

pod/o

a)

pelvis

b)

foot

c)

phalanges

d)

clavicle

31.

rheumat/o

a)

rib cage

b)

radius

c)

fused together

d)

watery flow

32.

sacr/o

a)

thoracic spine

b)

lumbar spine

c)

sacrum

d)

coccyx

33.

sarc/o

a)

flesh; connective tissue

b)

sacrum

c)

fracture

d)

infection

34.

scoli/o

a)

fractured

b)

fused

c)

crooked; bent

d)

arched

35.

spondyl/o

a)

spine; vertebrae

b)

spongy; soft

c)

synovial fluid

d)

limbs

36.

ster/o

a)

softening

b)

sternum

c)

solid structure

d)

shoulder blade

37.

synovi/o

a)

synthesis

b)

lubricating fluid of joints

c)

fusion

d)

ankle bones

38.

tars/o

a)

tibia

b)

wrist

c)

ankle

d)

lower back

39.

-al, -ic

a)

without

b)

pertaining to

c)

cell

d)

pain

40.

-algia

a)

stiffness

b)

surgical repair

c)

resembling

d)

pain

41.

-ation

a)

similarity

b)

enlargement

c)

tumor

d)

process; condition

42.

-centesis

a)

infection

b)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

c)

inflammation

d)

surgical repair

43.

-desis

a)

to bind; tie together

b)

surgical removal

c)

enlargement

d)

abnormal condition

44.

-ectomy

a)

tumor

b)

deficiency

c)

surgical removal; excision

d)

visualization

45.

-itis

a)

pain

b)

fever

c)

inflammation

d)

tumor

46.

-malacia

a)

softening

b)

hardening

c)

fused together

d)

split apart

47.

-megaly

a)

deficiency

b)

surgical repair

c)

incision

d)

enlargement

48.

-oid

a)

like; resembling

b)

tumor

c)

opposing

d)

deficiency

49.

-oma

a)

pain; discomfort

b)

tumor; mass

c)

fever

d)

swelling

50.

-osis

a)

excess

b)

surgical repair

c)

abnormal condition

d)

growth

51.

-penia

a)

excessive

b)

deficiency

c)

softening

d)

hardening

52.

-plasty

a)

disease

b)

artificial

c)

surgical removal

d)

surgical repair

53.

-porosis

a)

removal of fluid

b)

surgical biopsy

c)

process of visualizing

d)

abnormal condition of small holes

54.

-scope

a)

instrument used to view

b)

disease severity

c)

non-invasive surgery

d)

surgical puncture

55.

-scopy

a)

surgical removal; excision

b)

visual examination using an instrument

c)

procedure to stabilize fractures

d)

pertaining to

56.

-tomy

a)

anatomical structure

b)

painful condition

c)

process of cutting; incision

d)

swelling