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WorksheetsChapter 4 Word Parts Flash Cards
Total questions: 99
Worksheet time: 50mins
What is the definition of the word part 'acr/o'?
extremities
heart
liver
stomach
What is the definition of the word part 'ankyl/o'?
crooked; bent; stiff; fused together
joint; articulation
muscle
cartilage
What is the definition of the word part 'arthr/o'?
joint
muscle
bone
nerve
What is the definition of the word part 'brachi/o'?
arm
leg
head
foot
Which word part means 'extremities'?
acr/o
arthr/o
derm/o
cardi/o
Which word part means 'crooked; bent; stiff; fused together'?
ankyl/o
arthr/o
my/o
oste/o
Which word part means 'joint'?
arthr/o
my/o
derm/o
neur/o
Which word part means 'arm'?
brachi/o
cephal/o
ped/o
derm/o
What is the definition of the word part 'burs/o'?
bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)
bone
muscle
cartilage
What is the definition of the word part 'calcane/o'?
calcaneus; heel bone
wrist bone
collar bone
thigh bone
What is the definition of the word part 'carp/o'?
wrist
ankle
elbow
knee
What is the definition of the word part 'cervic/o'?
neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
heart; cardiac muscle
lung; air sac
liver; bile production
What is the definition of the word part 'chir/o'?
hand
foot
eye
ear
What is the definition of the word part 'chondr/o'?
cartilage
muscle
bone
nerve
What is the definition of the word part 'clavicul/o'?
clavicle; collarbones
shoulder blade
wrist bone
breastbone
What is the definition of the word part 'cost/o'?
rib
lung
heart
bone
Which word part means 'hand'?
chir/o
derm/o
cardi/o
neur/o
Which word part means 'cartilage'?
chondr/o
my/o
oste/o
arthr/o
Which word part means 'clavicle; collarbones'?
clavicul/o
cost/o
scapul/o
stern/o
Which word part means 'rib'?
cost/o
my/o
arthr/o
derm/o
Fill in the blank: The word part 'crani/o' means _______.
skull
heart
liver
bone
Fill in the blank: The word part 'cubit/o' means _______.
elbow
knee
wrist
shoulder
Fill in the blank: The word part 'dactyl/o' means _______.
digits (fingers or toes)
skin
bone
muscle
Fill in the blank: The word part 'dextr/o' means _______.
to the right
to the left
above
below
Fill in the blank: The definition of 'skull' corresponds to the word part _______.
crani/o
my/o
dermat/o
nephr/o
Fill in the blank: The definition of 'elbow' corresponds to the word part _______.
cubit/o
carp/o
cost/o
crani/o
Fill in the blank: The definition of 'digits (fingers or toes)' corresponds to the word part _______.
dactyl/o
derm/o
my/o
oste/o
Fill in the blank: The definition of 'to the right' corresponds to the word part _______.
dextr/o
sinistr/o
anter/o
poster/o
What is the definition of the word part 'femor/o'?
thigh bone
upper arm bone
shin bone
hip socket
What is the definition of the word part 'fibul/o'?
fibula; lower leg bone
thigh bone
shoulder blade
wrist bone
What is the definition of the word part 'humer/o'?
humerus; upper arm bone
femur; thigh bone
radius; forearm bone
scapula; shoulder blade
What is the definition of the word part 'hy/o'?
hyoid bone
muscle
cartilage
nerve
Which word part means 'thigh bone'?
femor/o
humer/o
tibi/o
uln/o
Which word part means 'fibula; lower leg bone'?
fibul/o
tibi/o
patell/o
femor/o
Which word part means 'humerus; upper arm bone'?
humer/o
femor/o
tibi/o
uln/o
Which word part means 'hyoid bone'?
hy/o
cost/o
my/o
arthr/o
What is the definition of the word part 'ili/o'?
ilium; top of the hip bone
muscle; flesh
rib
cartilage
What word part means 'ilium; top of the hip bone'?
ili/o
ischi/o
pub/o
femor/o
What is the definition of the word part 'kyph/o'?
humpback
straight
twisted
soft
What word part means 'humpback'?
kyph/o
lord/o
scoli/o
myel/o
What is the definition of the word part 'ligament/o'?
ligament
muscle
bone
cartilage
What word part means 'ligament'?
ligament/o
my/o
arthr/o
oste/o
What is the definition of the word part 'lord/o'?
curve; swayback
bone
joint
muscle
What word part means 'curve; swayback'?
lord/o
scoli/o
kyph/o
arthr/o
What is the definition of the word part 'lumb/o'?
lumbar region; loin
shoulder blade
neck
wrist
What is the definition of the word part 'lux/o'?
slide
light
bone
joint
What is the definition of the word part 'mandibul/o'?
mandible; lower jaw bone
muscle; flesh
cheekbone; zygomatic bone
upper jaw bone
What is the definition of the word part 'menisc/o'?
meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint
muscle; tissue that contracts
bone; structural support
ligament; connects bone to bone
Which word part means 'lumbar region; loin'?
lumb/o
cervic/o
thorac/o
sacr/o
Which word part means 'slide'?
lux/o
arthr/o
my/o
derm/o
Which word part means 'mandible; lower jaw bone'?
mandibul/o
maxill/o
oste/o
gnath/o
Which word part means 'meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint'?
menisc/o
arthr/o
chondr/o
oste/o
Fill in the blank: The word part 'myel/o' means ________.
bone marrow; spinal cord
muscle
nerve
cartilage
Fill in the blank: The word part 'narc/o' means ________.
numbness; sleep; stupor
pain
muscle
nerve
Fill in the blank: The word part 'nas/o' means ________.
nose
ear
eye
mouth
Fill in the blank: The word part 'orth/o' means ________.
straight
curved
short
soft
What is the definition of the word part 'oste/o'?
bone
muscle
skin
nerve
What is the definition of the word part 'patell/o'?
patella; kneecap
shoulder blade
thigh bone
wrist bone
What is the definition of the word part 'ped/o'?
foot; child
hand; finger
eye; vision
ear; hearing
What is the definition of the word part 'phalang/o'?
phalanges; fingers or toes
bones of the skull
muscles of the arm
cartilage of the knee
What is the definition of the word part 'physi/o'?
nature; function
disease; condition
bone; structure
muscle; movement
What is the definition of the word part 'por/o'?
opening; passageway; porous
bone; bony
muscle; muscular
nerve; nervous tissue
What is the definition of the word part 'pod/o'?
foot
hand
eye
ear
What is the definition of the word part 'pub/o'?
pubis; pubic region
lung; air
kidney
liver
What is the definition of the word part 'pyret/o'?
fever
pain
blood
swelling
What is the definition of the word part 'rachi/o'?
spine; vertebra
kidney
liver
heart
What is the definition of the word part 'rheumat/o'?
watery flow
joint inflammation
muscle pain
nerve weakness
What is the definition of the word part 'rhin/o'?
nose
ear
eye
mouth
What is the definition of the word part 'sacr/o'?
sacrum
muscle
nerve
joint
What is the definition of the word part 'sarc/o'?
flesh; connective tissue
bone
nerve
blood
What is the definition of the word part 'scoli/o'?
crooked; bent
straight; narrow
hard; stiff
soft; flexible
What is the definition of the word part 'sinistr/o'?
to the left
to the right
above
below
Which word part means 'sacrum'?
sacr/o
myel/o
cost/o
arthr/o
Which word part means 'flesh; connective tissue'?
sarc/o
oste/o
derm/o
my/o
Which word part means 'crooked; bent'?
scoli/o
arthr/o
my/o
derm/o
Which word part means 'to the left'?
sinistr/o
dextr/o
anter/o
poster/o
What is the definition of the word part 'spondyl/o'?
vertebra; backbone
muscle
joint
cartilage
What is the word part for 'vertebra; backbone'?
spondyl/o
myel/o
arthr/o
oste/o
What is the definition of the word part 'ster/o'?
solid structure; steroid
cell
blood
fat
What is the word part for 'solid structure; steroid'?
ster/o
oste/o
my/o
neur/o
What is the definition of the word part 'stern/o'?
sternum; breastbone
spine; backbone
rib; costal
shoulder blade; scapula
What is the word part for 'sternum; breastbone'?
stern/o
cost/o
clavicul/o
scapul/o
What is the definition of the word part 'styl/o'?
column; pillar; tube
bone; joint
muscle; tissue
blood; vessel
What is the word part for 'column; pillar; tube'?
styl/o
cyt/o
oste/o
my/o
What is the definition of the word part 'synovi/o'?
lubricating fluid of joints
muscle tissue
bone marrow
cartilage
What is the definition of the word part 'tars/o'?
ankle
wrist
knee
elbow
What is the definition of the word part 'ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o'?
tendon
muscle
bone
ligament
What is the definition of the word part 'tibi/o'?
tibia; lower leg bone
shoulder blade
thigh bone
upper arm bone
Which word part means 'lubricating fluid of joints'?
synovi/o
myel/o
oste/o
arthr/o
Which word part means 'ankle'?
tars/o
carp/o
patell/o
femor/o
Which word part means 'tendon'?
ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o
my/o, muscul/o
arthr/o, articul/o
oste/o
Which word part means 'tibia; lower leg bone'?
tibi/o
femor/o
humer/o
patell/o
What is the definition of the word part 'uln/o'?
ulna; lower arm bone
shoulder blade
thigh bone
wrist bone
What is the word part for 'ulna; lower arm bone'?
uln/o
femor/o
humer/o
tibi/o
What is the definition of the word part 'vertebr/o'?
vertebrae; spinal column bones
muscle tissue
cartilage
nerve cells
What is the word part for 'vertebrae; spinal column bones'?
vertebr/o
myel/o
cost/o
crani/o
What is the definition of the word part 'a-, an-'?
not; without
with; together
before; after
over; above
What is the word part for 'not; without'?
a-, an-
anti-
pre-
bio-
What is the definition of the word part 'ambi-'?
both sides
one side
above
under
