Ch 6 Skeletal Flashcards
(67 cards)
1
Q
Canal
A
tunnel
2
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condyle (dial on stove)
A
rounded projection
3
Q
crest, crista
A
high ridge
4
Q
facet
A
small, smooth area
5
Q
foramen
A
opening or hole
6
Q
fossa, fovea
A
basin-like depression
7
Q
head
A
rounded eminence or projection
8
Q
line
A
low ridge
9
Q
meatus
A
passage or opening
10
Q
process
A
any projection
11
Q
sinus
A
cavity or channel
12
Q
spine
A
sharp projection
13
Q
sulcus
A
open, ditch-like groove
14
Q
suture
A
seam
15
Q
trochanter
A
broad, flat process
16
Q
suberosity
A
protuberance
17
Q
flexion
A
bending at a joint, elbow
18
Q
extension
A
strengthening or unbending of joint; opposite of flexion
19
Q
abduction
A
movement away from the midline
20
Q
adduction
A
movement toward the midline
21
Q
Rotation
A
movement that turns on its own axis
22
Q
circumduction
A
movement describing a circle
23
Q
atlas (t comes before x)
A
first cervical vertebrae
24
Q
axis
A
second cervical vertebrae
25
cancellous bone
inner spongy surface of long bones
26
compact bone
outer hard shell of bone
27
diaphysis
central part of bone shaft
28
epiphysis
end part of developing bone
29
epiphysitis
inflammation of the end part of the developing bone
30
lumbar (lower)
vertebrae of back
31
mandible
lower jaw, moveable portion of skull
32
maxilla
upper jaw
33
osteoblasts
bone forming cells
34
osteoclasts
bone remodeling cells
35
osteology
study of bone
36
periosteum
membrane covering bone
37
quadruped
four footed animal
38
sacrum
fused sacral vertebrae resulting in one bone to which pelvis is attached
39
thoracic
vertebrae of thorax
40
ungulates
animals with hooves
41
vertebrae
spinal column bones
42
arthrology
study of joints
43
articulation (join in conversation)
joining/connecting together as in joint
44
bursa
sacs of synovial fluid found near joint surfaces
45
carilaginous
joints containing cartilage that connect bone and allow slight movement, such as between vertebrae
46
diathrosis
joint that allows free movement
47
fibrous
spinal column bones
48
arthritis
acute or chronic inflammation of one or more joints
49
bursitis
inflammation of bursa
50
chrondroma
tumor of cartilage cell origin
51
comminuted (community many pieces)
fracture of multiple pieces
52
compound
Fx (fracture) with an open wound
53
desmitis
inflammation of ligament
54
greenstick
Fx. with one side broken and the other side bent, common in young
55
osteitis
inflammation of bone
56
osteochondritis
inflammation of cartilage of bone
57
brain tissue tumor
58
osteomalicia
softening of bone
59
osteomyelitis
inflammation of bone involving periosteum and cancellous and marrow tissue
60
osteoporesis
abnormal loss of bone density
61
osteosarcoma
malignant bone tumor
62
spondylitis
inflammation of the vertebrae
63
synovitis
inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint
64
transverse
Fx at a right angle to its axis
65
tendinitis/tendonitis
inflammation of a tendon
66
tendosynovitis
inflammation of the tendon and its surrounding sheath
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