B4 - Skeletal System Word Parts

What is the meaning of the word part "acr/o"?

• extremities

• arm

• joint

• crooked; bent; stiff; fused together

Which word part means "crooked; bent; stiff; fused together"?

• ankyl/o

• brachi/o

• arthr/o

• acr/o

If a medical term contains the word part "arthr/o", what is it referring to?

• joint

• arm

• extremities

• bone

Which of the following word parts would you use to refer to the arm in a medical term?

• brachi/o

• acr/o

• ankyl/o

• arthr/o

A patient is diagnosed with ankylosis. Based on the word part "ankyl/o", what does this condition most likely involve?

• Crooked or stiff joints

• Pain in the arm

• Swelling of extremities

• Weakness in the joints

What does the word part "burs/o" refer to?

• bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)

• heel bone

• wrist

• neck of uterus

Which word part is used to refer to the heel bone?

• carp/o

• calcane/o

• cervic/o

• burs/o

If a medical term contains "carp/o," which part of the body is it referring to?

• Neck

• Heel bone

• Wrist

• Bursa

The word part "cervic/o" can refer to which of the following?

• Wrist

• Neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

• Heel bone

• Bursa

A patient is diagnosed with bursitis. Based on your knowledge of word parts, what is most likely affected?

• The wrist

• The neck of the uterus

• A sac of fluid near a joint

• The heel bone