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Skeletal Word Parts (Full List)

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the term 'myel/o' refer to?

a)

Spinal cord

b)

Bone marrow

c)

Both spinal cord and bone marrow

d)

None of the above

2.

Which of the following is the meaning of 'narc/o'?

a)

Stupor

b)

Numbness

c)

Sleep

d)

All of the above

3.

What does 'orth/o' mean?

a)

Straight

b)

Bent

c)

Crooked

d)

None of the above

4.

The term 'oste/o' refers to which body part?

a)

Spinal column

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Bone

d)

All of the above

5.

What does 'ped/o' mean?

a)

Foot

b)

Child

c)

Both foot and child

d)

None of the above

6.

Which body part does 'pod/o' refer to?

a)

Foot

b)

Hand

c)

Head

d)

All of the above

7.

What does the term 'pyret/o' indicate?

a)

Fever

b)

Pain

c)

Infection

d)

None of the above

8.

The term 'rach/i' refers to which part of the body?

a)

Spinal column

b)

Brain

c)

Heart

d)

All of the above

9.

What does 'rhumat/o' mean?

a)

Watery flow

b)

Inflammation

c)

Swelling

d)

None of the above

10.

Which body part does 'sacr/o' refer to?

a)

Sacrum

b)

Skull

c)

Shoulder

d)

All of the above

11.

The term 'sarc/o' indicates which substance?

a)

Flesh

b)

Blood

c)

Bone

d)

All of the above

12.

What does 'scoli/o' mean?

a)

Straight

b)

Bent

c)

Crooked

d)

None of the above

13.

Which body part does 'spondyl/o' refer to?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Brain

c)

Lungs

d)

All of the above

14.

The term 'ster/o' refers to which substance?

a)

Solid structure

b)

Water

c)

Gas

d)

All of the above

15.

What does 'synovi/o' indicate?

a)

Lubricating fluid of joints

b)

Muscle contraction

c)

Nerve impulse

d)

None of the above

16.

What does the term 'centesis' mean?

a)

Surgical removal

b)

Inflammation

c)

Softening

d)

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

17.

What does the term 'desis' mean?

a)

To bind, tie together

b)

Abnormal condition

c)

Deficiency

d)

Instrument for viewing

18.

What does the term 'ectomy' mean?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Surgical removal, excision

c)

Like, resembling

d)

Tumor, mass

19.

What does the term 'itis' mean?

a)

Softening

b)

Abnormal condition

c)

Inflammation

d)

Deficiency

20.

What does the term 'malacia' mean?

a)

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

b)

To bind, tie together

c)

Softening

d)

Surgical removal, excision

21.

What does the term 'oid' mean?

a)

Like, resembling

b)

Inflammation

c)

Deficiency

d)

Instrument for viewing

22.

What does the term 'oma' mean?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Tumor, mass

c)

Softening

d)

Abnormal condition

23.

What does the term 'osis' mean?

a)

Surgical removal, excision

b)

Abnormal condition

c)

Like, resembling

d)

Deficiency

24.

What does the term 'porosis' mean?

a)

Deficiency

b)

Inflammation

c)

Softening

d)

Abnormal condition of small holes

25.

What does the term 'penia' mean?

a)

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

b)

To bind, tie together

c)

Deficiency

d)

Surgical removal, excision

26.

What does the term 'scope' mean?

a)

Like, resembling

b)

Inflammation

c)

Instrument for viewing

d)

Tumor, mass

27.

What does the term 'scopy' mean?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Visual examination using a scope

c)

Deficiency

d)

Softening

28.

What does the term 'tomy' mean?

a)

Surgical removal, excision

b)

Abnormal condition

c)

Like, resembling

d)

Deficiency

29.

What does the term 'myel/o' refer to?

a)

Spinal cord

b)

Bone marrow

c)

Both spinal cord and bone marrow

d)

None of the above

30.

Which of the following is the meaning of 'narc/o'?

a)

Stupor

b)

Numbness

c)

Sleep

d)

All of the above

31.

What does 'orth/o' mean?

a)

Straight

b)

Bent

c)

Crooked

d)

None of the above

32.

The term 'oste/o' refers to which body part?

a)

Spinal column

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Bone

d)

All of the above

33.

What does 'ped/o' mean?

a)

Foot

b)

Child

c)

Both foot and child

d)

None of the above

34.

Which body part does 'pod/o' refer to?

a)

Foot

b)

Hand

c)

Head

d)

All of the above

35.

What does the term 'pyret/o' indicate?

a)

Fever

b)

Pain

c)

Infection

d)

None of the above

36.

The term 'rach/i' refers to which part of the body?

a)

Spinal column

b)

Brain

c)

Heart

d)

All of the above

37.

What does 'rhumat/o' mean?

a)

Watery flow

b)

Inflammation

c)

Swelling

d)

None of the above

38.

Which body part does 'sacr/o' refer to?

a)

Sacrum

b)

Skull

c)

Shoulder

d)

All of the above

39.

The term 'sarc/o' indicates which substance?

a)

Flesh

b)

Blood

c)

Bone

d)

All of the above

40.

What does 'scoli/o' mean?

a)

Straight

b)

Bent

c)

Crooked

d)

None of the above

41.

Which body part does 'spondyl/o' refer to?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Brain

c)

Lungs

d)

All of the above

42.

The term 'ster/o' refers to which substance?

a)

Solid structure

b)

Water

c)

Gas

d)

All of the above

43.

What does 'synovi/o' indicate?

a)

Lubricating fluid of joints

b)

Muscle contraction

c)

Nerve impulse

d)

None of the above

44.

What does the term 'centesis' mean?

a)

Surgical removal

b)

Inflammation

c)

Softening

d)

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

45.

What does the term 'desis' mean?

a)

To bind, tie together

b)

Abnormal condition

c)

Deficiency

d)

Instrument for viewing

46.

What does the term 'ectomy' mean?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Surgical removal, excision

c)

Like, resembling

d)

Tumor, mass

47.

What does the term 'itis' mean?

a)

Softening

b)

Abnormal condition

c)

Inflammation

d)

Deficiency

48.

What does the term 'malacia' mean?

a)

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

b)

To bind, tie together

c)

Softening

d)

Surgical removal, excision

49.

What does the term 'oid' mean?

a)

Like, resembling

b)

Inflammation

c)

Deficiency

d)

Instrument for viewing

50.

What does the term 'oma' mean?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Tumor, mass

c)

Softening

d)

Abnormal condition

51.

What does the term 'osis' mean?

a)

Surgical removal, excision

b)

Abnormal condition

c)

Like, resembling

d)

Deficiency

52.

What does the term 'porosis' mean?

a)

Deficiency

b)

Inflammation

c)

Softening

d)

Abnormal condition of small holes

53.

What does the term 'penia' mean?

a)

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

b)

To bind, tie together

c)

Deficiency

d)

Surgical removal, excision

54.

What does the term 'scope' mean?

a)

Like, resembling

b)

Inflammation

c)

Instrument for viewing

d)

Tumor, mass

55.

What does the term 'scopy' mean?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Visual examination using a scope

c)

Deficiency

d)

Softening

56.

What does the term 'tomy' mean?

a)

Surgical removal, excision

b)

Abnormal condition

c)

Like, resembling

d)

Deficiency