Affixes and Root Words
This root word means "bone" and is found in words like "osteoporosis."
Osteo
This bone protects your brain.
Skull, Cranium
This is the tough, outer layer of a bone.
periosteum, or Compact Bone
What is this abbreviation stands for Ca
Calcium
This joint allows movement in all directions, like your shoulder.
Ball and Socket Joint
This prefix means "joint" and appears in words like "arthritis."
Artho
These are the 3 long bones in your arms. MUST NAME ALL 3
humerus, radius, and ulna
This is the soft, fatty tissue found inside bones located in the Medullar cavity.
Bone Marrow
HTN means
Hypertension = High Blood Pressure
These bones are flat and protect your organs, like the ribs
Flat Bones
This suffix means "inflammation" and is seen in conditions like "tendinitis."
his is the bone commonly known as the collarbone
Clavicle
This is the flexible, rubbery tissue found at the ends of bones.
cartilage
The Symbol "T" Represents what?
Temperature
This joint allows Flexion and Extension movement, like your tibial- femoral joint
This root word means "cartilage" and is found in words like "chondrocyte."
Chondro
These 4 regions make up the Vertebral Column
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum
This Mineral is stored in bones and makes the hard.
Ca Calcium
LLE means
Left Lower Extremity
These bones are cube-shaped and found in the wrist and ankle.
Short Bones
Periosteum is what part of the Skelton System
Area around bone
This is the bone commonly called the shinbone
Tibia
This type of cartilage is found in the pulmonary system
Elastic
This acronym stands for "rheumatoid arthritis."
RA
This joint allows rotational movement, like turning your head.
Pivot joint