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Prefixes
Musculoskeletal System
Organization of the Body
Building on Familiar Terms
Musculoskeletal System Suffix and Combining Form
100
the prefix ab- means?
What is away from
100
calcification means?
What is tissue hardening through deposits of calcium salts
100
Which term means pertaining to the skull?
What is cranial
100
Which term means pertaining to the skin?
What is dermal
100
the suffix -asthenia means ?
What is weakness
200
the prefix a- no, not, means ?
What is without
200
the material found in the cavities of bones is called?
What is bone marrow
200
Which aspect is facing forward when the body is in the anatomic position?
What is anterior
200
A 76-year-old man’s heart has stopped beating. What has the man experienced?
What is cardiac arrest
200
the suffix -blast means?
What is embryonic form
300
the prefix ante- means?
What is before in time or in place
300
the laymen term for the scapula is?
What is shoulder blade
300
How does a frontal plane divide the body?
What is into anterior and posterior portions
300
What term means tending to become worse, spread, and cause death?
What is malignant
300
the suffix -desis means?
What is binding, fusion
400
the prefix anti- or contra- means?
What is against
400
The lower leg bones are called the?
What is tibia and fibula
400
Which location is indicated by inferior?
What is below
400
Cardiology specializes in the treatment of what structures?
What is heart
400
the combining form arthr(o), articul(o) means?
What is joint; articulation
500
the prefix hyper-or super-and supra- means?
What is excessive, more than normal
500
The medical term referring to the fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another is?
What is bursa
500
How does a sagittal plane divide the body?
What is into right and left portions
500
The combining form orth(o) in orthopedic and orthodontic means?
What is straighten
500
the combining form burs(o) means?
What is bursa