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Chapter 4 Word Parts Flash Cards

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the word part 'acr/o'?

a)

extremities

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

stomach

2.

What is the definition of the word part 'ankyl/o'?

a)

crooked; bent; stiff; fused together

b)

joint; articulation

c)

muscle

d)

cartilage

3.

What is the definition of the word part 'arthr/o'?

a)

joint

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

4.

What is the definition of the word part 'brachi/o'?

a)

arm

b)

leg

c)

head

d)

foot

5.

Which word part means 'extremities'?

a)

acr/o

b)

arthr/o

c)

derm/o

d)

cardi/o

6.

Which word part means 'crooked; bent; stiff; fused together'?

a)

ankyl/o

b)

arthr/o

c)

my/o

d)

oste/o

7.

Which word part means 'joint'?

a)

arthr/o

b)

my/o

c)

derm/o

d)

neur/o

8.

Which word part means 'arm'?

a)

brachi/o

b)

cephal/o

c)

ped/o

d)

derm/o

9.

What is the definition of the word part 'burs/o'?

a)

bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

cartilage

10.

What is the definition of the word part 'calcane/o'?

a)

calcaneus; heel bone

b)

wrist bone

c)

collar bone

d)

thigh bone

11.

What is the definition of the word part 'carp/o'?

a)

wrist

b)

ankle

c)

elbow

d)

knee

12.

What is the definition of the word part 'cervic/o'?

a)

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

b)

heart; cardiac muscle

c)

lung; air sac

d)

liver; bile production

13.

What is the definition of the word part 'chir/o'?

a)

hand

b)

foot

c)

eye

d)

ear

14.

What is the definition of the word part 'chondr/o'?

a)

cartilage

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

15.

What is the definition of the word part 'clavicul/o'?

a)

clavicle; collarbones

b)

shoulder blade

c)

wrist bone

d)

breastbone

16.

What is the definition of the word part 'cost/o'?

a)

rib

b)

lung

c)

heart

d)

bone

17.

Which word part means 'hand'?

a)

chir/o

b)

derm/o

c)

cardi/o

d)

neur/o

18.

Which word part means 'cartilage'?

a)

chondr/o

b)

my/o

c)

oste/o

d)

arthr/o

19.

Which word part means 'clavicle; collarbones'?

a)

clavicul/o

b)

cost/o

c)

scapul/o

d)

stern/o

20.

Which word part means 'rib'?

a)

cost/o

b)

my/o

c)

arthr/o

d)

derm/o

21.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'crani/o' means _______.

a)

skull

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

bone

22.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'cubit/o' means _______.

a)

elbow

b)

knee

c)

wrist

d)

shoulder

23.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'dactyl/o' means _______.

a)

digits (fingers or toes)

b)

skin

c)

bone

d)

muscle

24.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'dextr/o' means _______.

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

above

d)

below

25.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'skull' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

crani/o

b)

my/o

c)

dermat/o

d)

nephr/o

26.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'elbow' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

cubit/o

b)

carp/o

c)

cost/o

d)

crani/o

27.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'digits (fingers or toes)' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

dactyl/o

b)

derm/o

c)

my/o

d)

oste/o

28.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'to the right' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

dextr/o

b)

sinistr/o

c)

anter/o

d)

poster/o

29.

What is the definition of the word part 'femor/o'?

a)

thigh bone

b)

upper arm bone

c)

shin bone

d)

hip socket

30.

What is the definition of the word part 'fibul/o'?

a)

fibula; lower leg bone

b)

thigh bone

c)

shoulder blade

d)

wrist bone

31.

What is the definition of the word part 'humer/o'?

a)

humerus; upper arm bone

b)

femur; thigh bone

c)

radius; forearm bone

d)

scapula; shoulder blade

32.

What is the definition of the word part 'hy/o'?

a)

hyoid bone

b)

muscle

c)

cartilage

d)

nerve

33.

Which word part means 'thigh bone'?

a)

femor/o

b)

humer/o

c)

tibi/o

d)

uln/o

34.

Which word part means 'fibula; lower leg bone'?

a)

fibul/o

b)

tibi/o

c)

patell/o

d)

femor/o

35.

Which word part means 'humerus; upper arm bone'?

a)

humer/o

b)

femor/o

c)

tibi/o

d)

uln/o

36.

Which word part means 'hyoid bone'?

a)

hy/o

b)

cost/o

c)

my/o

d)

arthr/o

37.

What is the definition of the word part 'ili/o'?

a)

ilium; top of the hip bone

b)

muscle; flesh

c)

rib

d)

cartilage

38.

What word part means 'ilium; top of the hip bone'?

a)

ili/o

b)

ischi/o

c)

pub/o

d)

femor/o

39.

What is the definition of the word part 'kyph/o'?

a)

humpback

b)

straight

c)

twisted

d)

soft

40.

What word part means 'humpback'?

a)

kyph/o

b)

lord/o

c)

scoli/o

d)

myel/o

41.

What is the definition of the word part 'ligament/o'?

a)

ligament

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

cartilage

42.

What word part means 'ligament'?

a)

ligament/o

b)

my/o

c)

arthr/o

d)

oste/o

43.

What is the definition of the word part 'lord/o'?

a)

curve; swayback

b)

bone

c)

joint

d)

muscle

44.

What word part means 'curve; swayback'?

a)

lord/o

b)

scoli/o

c)

kyph/o

d)

arthr/o

45.

What is the definition of the word part 'lumb/o'?

a)

lumbar region; loin

b)

shoulder blade

c)

neck

d)

wrist

46.

What is the definition of the word part 'lux/o'?

a)

slide

b)

light

c)

bone

d)

joint

47.

What is the definition of the word part 'mandibul/o'?

a)

mandible; lower jaw bone

b)

muscle; flesh

c)

cheekbone; zygomatic bone

d)

upper jaw bone

48.

What is the definition of the word part 'menisc/o'?

a)

meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint

b)

muscle; tissue that contracts

c)

bone; structural support

d)

ligament; connects bone to bone

49.

Which word part means 'lumbar region; loin'?

a)

lumb/o

b)

cervic/o

c)

thorac/o

d)

sacr/o

50.

Which word part means 'slide'?

a)

lux/o

b)

arthr/o

c)

my/o

d)

derm/o

51.

Which word part means 'mandible; lower jaw bone'?

a)

mandibul/o

b)

maxill/o

c)

oste/o

d)

gnath/o

52.

Which word part means 'meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint'?

a)

menisc/o

b)

arthr/o

c)

chondr/o

d)

oste/o

53.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'myel/o' means ________.

a)

bone marrow; spinal cord

b)

muscle

c)

nerve

d)

cartilage

54.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'narc/o' means ________.

a)

numbness; sleep; stupor

b)

pain

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

55.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'nas/o' means ________.

a)

nose

b)

ear

c)

eye

d)

mouth

56.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'orth/o' means ________.

a)

straight

b)

curved

c)

short

d)

soft

57.

What is the definition of the word part 'oste/o'?

a)

bone

b)

muscle

c)

skin

d)

nerve

58.

What is the definition of the word part 'patell/o'?

a)

patella; kneecap

b)

shoulder blade

c)

thigh bone

d)

wrist bone

59.

What is the definition of the word part 'ped/o'?

a)

foot; child

b)

hand; finger

c)

eye; vision

d)

ear; hearing

60.

What is the definition of the word part 'phalang/o'?

a)

phalanges; fingers or toes

b)

bones of the skull

c)

muscles of the arm

d)

cartilage of the knee

61.

What is the definition of the word part 'physi/o'?

a)

nature; function

b)

disease; condition

c)

bone; structure

d)

muscle; movement

62.

What is the definition of the word part 'por/o'?

a)

opening; passageway; porous

b)

bone; bony

c)

muscle; muscular

d)

nerve; nervous tissue

63.

What is the definition of the word part 'pod/o'?

a)

foot

b)

hand

c)

eye

d)

ear

64.

What is the definition of the word part 'pub/o'?

a)

pubis; pubic region

b)

lung; air

c)

kidney

d)

liver

65.

What is the definition of the word part 'pyret/o'?

a)

fever

b)

pain

c)

blood

d)

swelling

66.

What is the definition of the word part 'rachi/o'?

a)

spine; vertebra

b)

kidney

c)

liver

d)

heart

67.

What is the definition of the word part 'rheumat/o'?

a)

watery flow

b)

joint inflammation

c)

muscle pain

d)

nerve weakness

68.

What is the definition of the word part 'rhin/o'?

a)

nose

b)

ear

c)

eye

d)

mouth

69.

What is the definition of the word part 'sacr/o'?

a)

sacrum

b)

muscle

c)

nerve

d)

joint

70.

What is the definition of the word part 'sarc/o'?

a)

flesh; connective tissue

b)

bone

c)

nerve

d)

blood

71.

What is the definition of the word part 'scoli/o'?

a)

crooked; bent

b)

straight; narrow

c)

hard; stiff

d)

soft; flexible

72.

What is the definition of the word part 'sinistr/o'?

a)

to the left

b)

to the right

c)

above

d)

below

73.

Which word part means 'sacrum'?

a)

sacr/o

b)

myel/o

c)

cost/o

d)

arthr/o

74.

Which word part means 'flesh; connective tissue'?

a)

sarc/o

b)

oste/o

c)

derm/o

d)

my/o

75.

Which word part means 'crooked; bent'?

a)

scoli/o

b)

arthr/o

c)

my/o

d)

derm/o

76.

Which word part means 'to the left'?

a)

sinistr/o

b)

dextr/o

c)

anter/o

d)

poster/o

77.

What is the definition of the word part 'spondyl/o'?

a)

vertebra; backbone

b)

muscle

c)

joint

d)

cartilage

78.

What is the word part for 'vertebra; backbone'?

a)

spondyl/o

b)

myel/o

c)

arthr/o

d)

oste/o

79.

What is the definition of the word part 'ster/o'?

a)

solid structure; steroid

b)

cell

c)

blood

d)

fat

80.

What is the word part for 'solid structure; steroid'?

a)

ster/o

b)

oste/o

c)

my/o

d)

neur/o

81.

What is the definition of the word part 'stern/o'?

a)

sternum; breastbone

b)

spine; backbone

c)

rib; costal

d)

shoulder blade; scapula

82.

What is the word part for 'sternum; breastbone'?

a)

stern/o

b)

cost/o

c)

clavicul/o

d)

scapul/o

83.

What is the definition of the word part 'styl/o'?

a)

column; pillar; tube

b)

bone; joint

c)

muscle; tissue

d)

blood; vessel

84.

What is the word part for 'column; pillar; tube'?

a)

styl/o

b)

cyt/o

c)

oste/o

d)

my/o

85.

What is the definition of the word part 'synovi/o'?

a)

lubricating fluid of joints

b)

muscle tissue

c)

bone marrow

d)

cartilage

86.

What is the definition of the word part 'tars/o'?

a)

ankle

b)

wrist

c)

knee

d)

elbow

87.

What is the definition of the word part 'ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o'?

a)

tendon

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

ligament

88.

What is the definition of the word part 'tibi/o'?

a)

tibia; lower leg bone

b)

shoulder blade

c)

thigh bone

d)

upper arm bone

89.

Which word part means 'lubricating fluid of joints'?

a)

synovi/o

b)

myel/o

c)

oste/o

d)

arthr/o

90.

Which word part means 'ankle'?

a)

tars/o

b)

carp/o

c)

patell/o

d)

femor/o

91.

Which word part means 'tendon'?

a)

ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

b)

my/o, muscul/o

c)

arthr/o, articul/o

d)

oste/o

92.

Which word part means 'tibia; lower leg bone'?

a)

tibi/o

b)

femor/o

c)

humer/o

d)

patell/o

93.

What is the definition of the word part 'uln/o'?

a)

ulna; lower arm bone

b)

shoulder blade

c)

thigh bone

d)

wrist bone

94.

What is the word part for 'ulna; lower arm bone'?

a)

uln/o

b)

femor/o

c)

humer/o

d)

tibi/o

95.

What is the definition of the word part 'vertebr/o'?

a)

vertebrae; spinal column bones

b)

muscle tissue

c)

cartilage

d)

nerve cells

96.

What is the word part for 'vertebrae; spinal column bones'?

a)

vertebr/o

b)

myel/o

c)

cost/o

d)

crani/o

97.

What is the definition of the word part 'a-, an-'?

a)

not; without

b)

with; together

c)

before; after

d)

over; above

98.

What is the word part for 'not; without'?

a)

a-, an-

b)

anti-

c)

pre-

d)

bio-

99.

What is the definition of the word part 'ambi-'?

a)

both sides

b)

one side

c)

above

d)

under