Terms And Affixes Used In Reference To Bones, Cartilages, Cavities, Membranes, Or Spaces

Front 1

aditus

Back 1

an inlet or opening

Hint 1

aditus laryngis

Front 2

alveolus

Back 2

a small cavity or socket

Hint 2

dental alveolus--a tooth socket

Front 3

arcuate

Back 3

arched or bow shaped

Hint 3

arcuate ridge--a bow-shaped ridge on the anterolateral surface of the arytenoid cartilage

Front 4

cecum

Back 4

a cul-de-sac

Hint 4

foramen cecum--a small cul-de-sac depression at the sulcus terminalis of the tongue.

Front 5

cerato-

Back 5

pertaining to a horn

Hint 5

ceratoglossus--the posterior portion of the hyoglossus muscle whose origin is the greater horn of the hyoid bone

Front 6

chondro-

Back 6

pertaining to the cartilage

Hint 6

chondroblasts--cells that allow for growth of cartilage

Front 7

concha

Back 7

a structure that is somewhat shell-shaped

Hint 7

nasal concha--a turbinate bone within th´lateral wall of the nasal cavity that is somewhat shell shaped

Front 8

condyle

Back 8

a rounded articular surface at the end of a bone or bony process

Hint 8

mandibular condyle--the rounded surface at the superior margin of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the temporal bone of the skull

Front 9

corpus

Back 9

body

Hint 9

corpus of the hyoid--the body of the hyoid bone

Front 10

crest

Back 10

a bony ridge

Hint 10

palatine crest--a bony ridge on the inferior surface of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone.

Front 11

cribriform

Back 11

a plate of bone containing many perforations

Hint 11

cribriform plate--the horizontally directed plate of the ethmoid bone of the skull containing many perforations through which nerve fibers from the olfactory nerve pass as they enter the nasal cavity

Front 12

crus

Back 12

a structure that is somewhat shaped like a leg

Hint 12

crus cerebri--the mass of nerve fibers resembling a leg that passes through the ventral surface of the midbrain

Front 13

fossa

Back 13

a longitudinally directed depression in bones

Hint 13

glenoid fossa--the depression in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus

Front 14

fovea

Back 14

a somewhat shallow depression or pit

Hint 14

foveo oblonga--a shallow depression along the base of the anterolateral surface of the arytenoid cartilage

Front 15

fronto-

Back 15

pertaining to the frontal bone of the skull

Hint 15

frontoparietal--the joint between the frontal and parietal bones of the skull

Front 16

glottic

Back 16

pertaining to the glottis

Hint 16

subglottic space--the space immediately below the level of the glottis

Front 17

lamina

Back 17

a thin plate or flat layer (usually in reference to bone or cartilage

Hint 17

posterior quadrate lamina--the somewhat flat, square-shaped posterior portion of the cricoid cartilage

Front 18

meatus

Back 18

a channel or passageway

Hint 18

external auditory meatus--the channel that runs from the pinna on the outer surface of the head to the eardrum within the temporal bone.

Front 19

musculo/ myo

Back 19

pertaining to muscles

Hint 19

musculoskeletal--the attachments of muscles to the skeleton
myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome--a condition where the muscles of mastication spasm, causing great pain to the sufferer

Front 20

nuchal

Back 20

pertaining to the back of the neck

Hint 20

superior nuchal line--a small ridge running horizontally across the occipital bone of the skull where some posterior neck muscles attach

Front 21

occipito-

Back 21

pertaining to the occipital bone of the skull

Hint 21

occipitomastoid--the region of the mastoid process of the occipital bone

Front 22

orbital

Back 22

pertaining to the eye sockets

Hint 22

infraorbital foramen--a small opening just below the orbit of the eye

Front 23

-osseo-/ osteo

Back 23

pertaining to bone

Hint 23

chrondo-osseous union--a junction between the car†ˆlage and bone osteoblasts--bone forming cells

Front 24

parieto-

Back 24

pertaining to the parietal bones of the skull

Hint 24

parieto-occipital-the joint between the parietal and occipital bones of the skull

Front 25

pars

Back 25

a part or portion

Hint 25

pars oblique--a bundle of diagonally directed fibers of the cricothyroid muscle

Front 26

pectoral/ pectoralis

Back 26

pertaining to the chest

Hint 26

pectoral girdle--the bones, ligaments, and muscles that form the shoulder region
pectoralis major--a large fan-shaped muscle of the upper lateral chest

Front 27

pelvic

Back 27

pertaining to the lower region of the abdomen and the hips

Hint 27

pelvic girdle--the bones, ligaments, and muscles that make up the lower abdominal and hip region

Front 28

process

Back 28

a projection or outgrowth on bone or cartilage

Hint 28

vocal process--the projection at the base of the arytenoid cartilage where the medial and anterolateral surfaces meet that serves as the posterior point of attachment of the vocal fold

Front 29

salpingo-

Back 29

referring to a tube

Hint 29

salpingopharyngeus--a muscle that makes up the medial wall of the cartilaginous portion of the eustacian tube

Front 30

spine

Back 30

a short thorn-like process of a bone

Hint 30

spine of the scapula--the sharp process of the scapula where the trapezius muscle attaches

Front 31

symphysis

Back 31

the union of two structures

Hint 31

pubic symphysis--the tibrocartilaginous joint between the two pubic bones

Front 32

temporo-

Back 32

pertaining to the temporal bone of the skull

Hint 32

temporomandibular joint--the joint formed between the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and the condyle of the mandible

Front 33

ventricular

Back 33

pertaining to the ventricular (false) folds

Hint 33

ventricular ligament--the skeleton of connective tissue on which a ventricular fold attaches

Front 34

vocal

Back 34

pertaining to the vocal folds

Hint 34

vocal ligament--the skeleton of connective tissue on which a vocal fold attaches