ALHS 1090 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CHAPTERS 1 TO 15 EXAM PREPARATION GUIDE 2026 KEY TERMS AND BREAKDOWNS

ALHS 1090 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
CHAPTERS 1 TO 15 EXAM PREPARATION
GUIDE 2026 KEY TERMS AND
BREAKDOWNS

◉ oste/o
Answer: Bone


◉ condyl/o
Answer: condyle


◉ crani/o
Answer: skull (cranium) /cranial


◉ dactyl/o
Answer: digitus (finger or toe)


◉ dia-
Answer: through,complete


◉ endo-, end-

,Answer: within


◉ epicondyl/o
Answer: epicondyle


◉ ex-, e-
Answer: out, outward


◉ fasci/o
Answer: fascia


◉ femor/o
Answer: femur (thigh bone)


◉ fibul/o
Answer: fibula (lower lateral leg bone)


◉ foramin/o
Answer: hole, foramen


◉ front/o
Answer: front, forehead

, ◉ humer /o
Answer: humerus (upper arm bone)


◉ ile/o
Answer: ilium (third part of small intestine


◉ ischi /o
Answer: ischium (lower part of pelvic bone)


◉ lamin/o
Answer: lamina, thin plate


◉ leiomy/o
Answer: smooth muscle


◉ ligament/o ,syndesm/o
Answer: ligament


◉ lumb/o
Answer: lower back / lumbar