Musculoskeletal System Word Roots Flashcards - Part 1

Ankyl/o

stiff or bent

Arthr/o

joint

Burs/o

small, fluid-filled sac located near joints

calc/o

calcium or lime

Carp/o

wrist

Cervic/o

neck

Chondr/o

cartilage

Clavicul/o

collarbone or clavicle

Coccyg/o

coccyx or tailbone

Cost/o

rib

Crani/o

skull

Femor/o

femur or thigh

Fibul/o

fibula - one of the two bones in the lower leg

Humer/o

humerus - bone of the upper arm

Ili/o

ilium - one of the three bones that make up the hip bone or pelvis

Ischi/o

ischium - one of the three bones that make up the hip bone or pelvis

Lumb/o

lumbar region of the spine

Metacarp/o

metacarpal bones - the five long bones in the hand

Metatars/o

metatarsal bones - the long bones in the midfoot