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Upper Extremities
Combining form
Question | Answer |
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Acromi/o | the point (acr/o) of the shoulder (om/o) blades; acromion |
Carp/o | the wrist; the bones of the wrist |
Clavicul/o | the collar bone ( clavicula, clav/I key + cula, little) |
Glen/o | a socket or pit |
Humer/o | humerus, upper arm bone (actually means shoulder) |
Metacarp/o | bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers |
Phalang/o | a bone of a finger or toe |
Radi/o | smaller lateral bone of the forearm; spoke of a wheel |
Scapul/o | the shoulder blade |
Uln/o | larger, medial bone of the forearm (actually means “elbow”) |