Chapter 15 Flashcards
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Bones…
… provide the framework on which the body s constructed and protected and supported internal organs.
Joints..
… are the places at which bones comes together. Several different types of joints are found within the body.
Muscles…
.. whether attached to bones or to internal organs and blood vessels, are responsible for movement.
Tendons…
..are connective tissue that bind muscles to bones.
Ligaments..
.. bind bones to other bones.
Bone formations is called….
Ossification.
-clast
To break (cellular concept)
-clasis
To surgical break
What represents an area of cartilage tissue that is constantly being replaced by new bone tissue as the bone grows; it is commonly know as the growth plate?
Epiphyseal Line or Epiphyseal Plate
-poiesis
Formation
The cranial bones join each other at joints called??
Sutures
Mast/o
Breast
Styl/o
Pole or stake
Sphen/o
Wedge
Ethm/o
Sieve
Acetabulum
Rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis that joins the femur (thigh bone), forming the hip joint.
Bone
Dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton.
Epiphysis
Each end of a long bone.
Orthopedist
Medical doctor who specializes in bone, joint and muscle conditions.
Calc/o
Calci/o
Calcium
Kyph/o
Posterior Curvature
Humpback, hunchback
Lamin/o
Laminate
Lord/o
Anterior curvature
Curve, swayback
De-
Less or lack