skeletal system

Question 1

-lysis

Answer 1

loosening or setting free

Question 2

clasts

Answer 2

break down

Question 3

blasts

Answer 3

form new bone

Question 4

zygomatic bones

Answer 4

cheekbones

Question 5

ribs

Answer 5

costal

Question 6

spondylosis

Answer 6

degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure

Question 7

gouty arthritis

Answer 7

type of arthritis caused by deposits of uric acid in the joints (uric acid is normally from the kidneys)

Question 8

ankylosing spondylitis

Answer 8

a form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae

Question 9

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 9

autoimmune disorder that affects children under 16

Question 10

herniated disk

Answer 10

breaking apart of a disk

Question 11

spina bifida

Answer 11

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

Question 12

fibrous dysplasia

Answer 12

replaces normal bone structure with scarlike tissue

Question 13

osteonecrosis

Answer 13

death of bone tissue from lack of blood supply

Question 14

pagets disease

Answer 14

a bone disease of an unknown cause

Question 15

rickets

Answer 15

lack of vitamin d in kids

Question 16

talipes (clubfoot)

Answer 16

congenital deformity of the foot involving the talus

Question 17

allogenic

Answer 17

use healthy bone marrow cells from a compatible donor

Question 18

autologous

Answer 18

uses own bone marrow cells

Question 19

orthotic

Answer 19

mechanical appliance designed to control, correct or compensate for impaired limb function

Question 20

arthrolysis

Answer 20

loosening of an anklyosed joint (surgical)

Question 21

arthroscopic surgery

Answer 21

minimally-invasive procedure for the treatment of the interior of a joint

Question 22

chrondroplasty

Answer 22

surgical repair of damaged cartilage

Question 23

synovectomy

Answer 23

surgical removal of synovial membrane from a joint

Question 24

viscosupplementation

Answer 24

injection of a preparation of hyaluronic acid and related compounds to a joint

Question 25

percutaneous discectomy

Answer 25

treats a herniated invertebratal disk

Question 26

percutaneous vertebroplasty

Answer 26

treats osteoporosis-related compression fractures

Question 27

laminectomy

Answer 27

surgical removal of a lamina

Question 28

spinal fusion

Answer 28

immobilizes part of the spine by fusing two or more vertebrae