Skeletal Prefixes
Skeletal Terminology
Types of body movement
Skeletal Illnesses
100
osteo-
what is "bone"?
100
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton, protects organs, and allows the body to move.
what is "bone"?
100
movement of a body part away from the midline
what is "abduction"?
100
Arthritis
What is the inflammation of a joint. Arth/o (joint); -itis (inflammation)
200
arthr-
what is "joint"?
200
the place at which two bones meet
what is "joint"?
200
moving of a body part toward the midline of the body
what is "adduction"?
200
Costalgia
What is pain in the rib(s). Cost/o (rib); -algia (pain)
300
pod-
what is "foot"?
300
the type of joint found in the elbow and permits movement in one direction only
what is a "hinge joint"?
300
bending of a body part
what is "flexion"?
300
Rickets
What is a disease due to vitamin D deficiency characterized by deficient calcification and self bones associated with skeletal deformities.
400
hallux-
what is "great toe" or "big toe"?
400
a type of synovial joint that allows movement in all directions, found in the hip and shoulder.
what is "ball-and-socket joint"?
400
straightening of a body part
what is "extension"?
400
Osteomyelitis
What is inflammation of bone marrow. oste/o (bone); myel/o (marrow); -itis (inflammation)
500
dactyl-
what is "finger" or "toe"?
500
The production of red blood cells
what is "hematopoiesis"?
500
TWO PART ANSWER:
turns the body part downward; turns the body part upward
what is "pronation" and "supination"?
500
Lordosis
What is an abnormal anteriorly convex curvature of the lunar part of the spine; swayback.