Chapter 3 Flashcards
(27 cards)
1
Q
Oste
A
Bone
2
Q
Hemat/o
A
Blood
3
Q
-poietic
A
Pertaining to formation
4
Q
Peri-
A
Surrounding
5
Q
Crani
A
Skull
6
Q
Cost
A
Rib
7
Q
Sacr/o
A
Sacrum
8
Q
Pod
A
Foot
9
Q
the portion of the skull that encloses and protects the brain
A
Cranium
10
Q
pertaining to the formation of blood cells
A
Hematopoietic
11
Q
the tissue that lines the medullary cavity
A
Endosteum
12
Q
the slightly movable articulation between the sacrum and posterior portion of the ilium
A
Sacroiliac
13
Q
Which bone tissue is porous and also known as cancellous bone?
A
Spongy bone
14
Q
the shaft of a long bone
A
Diaphysis
15
Q
bone of the upper arm
A
Humerus
16
Q
Lord
A
Bent backward
17
Q
Ankyl
A
Crooked, bent, or stiff
18
Q
Kyph
A
Hump
19
Q
Scoli
A
Curved
20
Q
-sclerosis
A
Abnormal hardening
21
Q
-malacia
A
Abnormal softening
22
Q
-penia
A
Deficiency
23
Q
-ago
A
Diseased condition
24
Q
Radicul/o
A
Root or nerve
25
Spondyl/o
Vertebrae
26
-desis
To bind
27
Arthrodesis
The surgical fusion to bind two joints
