MT Ch 4 - Muscular System Terms Review

The term bi- means

• once, only, single
• twice, double, two
• three times, multiple
• both, always

The term meaning bad, difficult or painful is

• tax/o
• -rrhexis
• dys-
• faci/o

My/o means

• motor function
• movement
• multiple
• muscle

The prefix for three is

• tri-
• bi-
• uni-
• quad-

The suffix -ia means

• disorder
• pertaining to
• movement
• abnormal condition

Tax/o means

• condition or order
• taxonomy
• both of these
• neither of these

The root word fibr/o means

• movement
• tone
• fibrous tissue
• rupture

The suffix -rrhexis means

• hernia
• tumor
• rupture
• stretching

Tendon, extend or strain is indicated with

• ten/o
• tend/o
• tendin/o
• all of these

The suffix for hernia, tumor or swelling is

• -plegia
• -cele
• -color
• -ic