WorksheetsMuscular System Combining Forms
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
The combining form 'fibr/o' refers to ______.
Fibers
Muscle
Movement
Fibrous band
What is the meaning of the combining form 'kinesi/o'?
Muscle
Movement
Fibers
Fibrous band
Fill in the blank: The combining form 'my/o' refers to ______.
Fibers
Muscle
Movement
Fibrous band
What does the combining form 'ankyl/o' mean?
Joint
Stiff joint
Sac
Neck
Fill in the blank: The combining form 'arthr/o' refers to a ______.
A) Sac
B) Wrist
C) Joint
D) Neck
What is the meaning of the combining form 'articul/o'?
Wrist
Neck
Joint
Sac
Fill in the blank: The combining form 'burs/o' means ______.
A) Sac
B) Stiff joint
C) Neck
D) Wrist
Fill in the blank: The combining form 'cervic/o' is related to the ______.
Wrist
Neck
Sac
Joint
What does the combining form 'chondr/o' refer to?
Skull
Rib
Cartilage
Clavicle
What is the meaning of the combining form 'femor/o'?
Fibula
Femur
Humerus
Ilium
The combining form 'humer/o' refers to which bone?
Ilium
Ischium
Humerus
Hump
The combining form 'orth/o' refers to ______.
Bone
Straight
Metacarpals
Patella
What does the combining form 'oste/o' refer to?
A) Bone
B) Patella
C) Metatarsals
D) Bone marrow
What is the meaning of the combining form 'ped/o'?
Pelvis
Foot
Pubis
Radius
The combining form 'radi/o' refers to which part of the body?
Foot
Pelvis
Radius
Phalanges
What is the combining form for 'sacrum'?
scapul/o
sacr/o
stern/o
synovi/o
Fill in the blank: The combining form for 'vertebrae' is ______.
stern/o
synovi/o
spondyl/o
scoli/o
Which combining form refers to the synovial membrane?
tars/o
thorac/o
synov/o
tibi/o
What does the suffix '-blast' mean?
slipping
porous
immature, embryonic
stabilize, fuse.
The suffix '-clasia' means ______.
to break surgically
porous
slipping
stabilize, fuse
Which suffix means 'stabilize, fuse'?
-porosis
-desis
-listhesis
-blast
The suffix '-listhesis' refers to ______.
A) porous
B) slipping
C) immature, embryonic
D) to break surgically.
What is the meaning of the suffix '-porosis'?
slipping
porous
stabilize, fuse
to break surgically
What does the term 'bursectomy' mean?
Inflammation of bursa
Surgical removal of bursa
Softening of cartilage
Cartilage tumor
Fill in the blank: 'Chondromalacia' refers to the ______ of cartilage.
Surgical removal
Inflammation
Softening
Repair
Fill in the blank: 'Chondroplasty' refers to the ______ of cartilage.
Surgical removal
Inflammation
Softening
Surgical repair
What does the suffix '-asthenia' mean?
Movement
Weakness
Tone
Strength
The suffix '-kinesia' refers to ______.
Weakness
Tone
Movement
Balance
Which of the following suffixes means 'tone'?
-asthenia
-kinesia
-tonia
-phobia
What does the prefix 'ab-' mean?
towards
away from
around
inside
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'ad-' means ______.
away from
towards
around
inside
Which prefix means 'around'?
ab-
ad-
circum-
intra-
What does the term 'fasciitis' mean?
Pertaining to fascia
Inflammation of fascia
Incision into fascia
Study of movement.
Fill in the blank: 'Kinesiology' is the study of ______.
fascia
inflammation
movement
incision
What does the suffix '-ar' mean in medical terminology?
A) Inflammation
B) Pertaining to muscles
C) Many
D) Muscle
Fill in the blank: The term 'polymyositis' refers to the ______ of many muscles.
healing
inflammation
growth
reduction
What does the medical term 'myalgia' mean?
A) Muscle weakness
B) Muscle pain
C) Muscle disease
D) Muscle rupture
