Chapter 4 Skeletal System Flashcards
1
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Osseous Tissue
A
The rigid portion of the bone tissue
2
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Ligaments
A
Bone connected to bone
3
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Arthr
A
Joint
4
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carp
A
wrist
5
Q
crani
A
skull
6
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dactyl
A
finger or toe
7
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femor
A
thigh bone
8
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fibul
A
small lower leg bone
9
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humer
A
upper arm bone
10
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lord
A
curve
11
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oste
A
bone
12
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patell
A
knee cap
13
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ped, pod
A
foot
14
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pelv
A
pelvis
15
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phalang
A
bones of fingers and toes
16
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rachi
A
vertebrae
17
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scoli
A
crooked, bent
18
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spondyl
A
vertebrae
19
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stern
A
sternum, breastbone
20
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tibi
A
large, lower leg bone
21
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Arthr/algia
A
arthr: joint
algia: pain
Joint pain
22
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Arthr/itis
A
arthr: joint
itis: inflammation
Inflammation of the joint
23
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Carp/al
A
carp: wrist
al: pertaining to
Pertaining to the wrist
24
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crani/o/malacia
A
crani: skull
malacia: softening
Softening of the skull
25
lord/osis
Lord: curve
osis: abnormal or increase
Forward curve of spine, swayback
26
oste/algia
oste: bone
algia: pain
Bone Pain
27
oste/o/arthr/itis
oste: bone
arthr: joint
itis: inflammation
Chronic bone and joint disease
28
oste/o/carcin/oma
oste: bone
carcin: cancer
oma: tumor
Cancerous bone tumor
29
osteo/chondr/osis
osteo: bone
chondr: cartilage
osis: abnormal condition
Bone and cartilage disease
30
osteo/por/osis
osteo: bone
por: porous
osis: abnormal condition, increased
Decrease bone density and porosity
31
peri/oste/itis
peri: around
oste: bone
itis: inflammation
Inflammation around the bone
32
phalang/ia
phalang: bones of fingers and toes
ia: condition of
Pain in finger or toe bones
33
rach/itis
rach: vertebrae
itis: inflammation
Inflammation of the spine
34
Scoli/osis
scoli: crooked, bent
osis: abnormal condition
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
35
spondyl/itis
spondyl: vertebrae
itis: inflammation
inflammation of the verebrae
