Chapter 3 part 2

Question 1

diaphysis

Answer 1

shaft of the bone

Question 2

axial skeleton

Answer 2

protects the major organs of the nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems

Question 3

appendicular skeleton

Answer 3

makes body movements possible and also protects the organs of digestion, excretion, and reproduction

Question 4

appendage

Answer 4

anything that is attached to a major part of the body

Question 5

appendicular

Answer 5

referring to an appendage

Question 6

extremity

Answer 6

terminal end of a body part such as an arm or leg

Question 7

skull

Answer 7

consists of 8 bones that form the cranium, 14 bones that form the face and 6 bones in the middle ear

Question 8

frontal bone

Answer 8

anterior portion of the cranium that forms the forehead houses the frontal sinuses and forms the roof of the ethmoid sinuses, the nose and part of the socket that protects the eyeball

Question 9

parietal bones

Answer 9

2 of the largest bones of the skull, together they form most of the roof and upper sides of the cranium

Question 10

occipital bone

Answer 10

forms the back part of the skull and the base of the cranium

Question 11

orth/o

Answer 11

straight, normal

Question 12

ped/o

Answer 12

foot

Question 13

pod/o

Answer 13

foot

Question 14

ten/o, tendin/o

Answer 14

tendon

Question 15

desis

Answer 15

fixation of a bone or joint, bind together, fuse

Question 16

listhesis

Answer 16

slipping

Question 17

lysis

Answer 17

loosening or setting free

Question 18

oma

Answer 18

tumor

Question 19

penia

Answer 19

deficiency

Question 20

plegia

Answer 20

paralysis

Question 21

porosis

Answer 21

porous condition

Question 22

arthrodesis

Answer 22

surgical procedure to stiffen a joint such as an ankle, elbow or shoulder

Question 23

arthrolysis

Answer 23

surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint

Question 24

comminuted fracture

Answer 24

fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed

Question 25

compression fracture

Answer 25

broken bone that occurs when the bone is pressed together on itself

Question 26

crepitation

Answer 26

crackling sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together

Question 27

dual x-ray absorptiometry

Answer 27

low-exposure radiographic measurement of the spine and hips to measure bone density

Question 28

hemarthrosis

Answer 28

blood within a joint

Question 29

hemopoietic

Answer 29

pertaining to the formation of blood cells

Question 30

lordosis

Answer 30

abnormal increase in the curvature of the lumbar spine

Question 31

kyphosis

Answer 31

abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side

Question 32

lumbago

Answer 32

pain in the lumbar region of the spine aka low back pain

Question 33

orthotic

Answer 33

mechanical appliance such as a leg brace or splint that is specially designed to control, correct or compensate for impaired limb function

Question 34

osteoclasis

Answer 34

surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity

Question 35

osteopenia

Answer 35

thinner than average bone density in a young person

Question 36

osteoporosis

Answer 36

marked loss of bone density and an increase in bone porosity that is frequently associated with aging

Question 37

Paget’s disease

Answer 37

bone disease of unknown cause characterized by excessive breakdown followed by abnormal bone formation

Question 38

prosthesis

Answer 38

artificial substitute for a diseased or missing body part such as a leg that has been amputated

Question 39

scoliosis

Answer 39

abnormal latera curvature of the spine

Question 40

spina bifida

Answer 40

congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it