Topic 2 - The Skeletal System

Question 1

Aka collar bone

Answer 1

Clavicle

Question 2

Aka shoulder blade

Answer 2

Scapula

Question 3

Aka upper arm bone

Answer 3

Humerus

Question 4

One of the two bones in the forearm - on the pinky side.

Answer 4

Ulna

Question 5

One of the two bones in the forearm - on the thumb side

Answer 5

Radius

Question 6

The group of bones that make up the wrist

Answer 6

Carpals

Question 7

of carpal bones in the wrist

Answer 7

8

Question 8

The bones of the palm

Answer 8

Metacarpals

Question 9

of bones in the palm (metacarpals)

Answer 9

5

Question 10

The bones of the digits

Answer 10

Phalanges

Question 11

of phalange bones in the hand

Answer 11

14

Question 12

This passage allows the ulnar artery and ulnar nerve into the hand

Answer 12

Tunnel of Guyon

Question 13

Connects bone to bone

Answer 13

Ligament(s)

Question 14

A set of signs and symptoms that appear together and characterize a disease or medical condition

Answer 14

Syndrome

Question 15

A medical condition due to compression of the median nerve, as it travels through the wrist

Answer 15

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 16

The nerve that travels through the carpal tunnel

Answer 16

Median nerve

Question 17

A tingling sensation caused by the compression of a nerve.

Aka “pins and needles”

Greek for “alongside/beside” + “feeling/sensation”

Answer 17

Paresthesia

Question 18

To waste away. Specifically, muscles.

Answer 18

Atrophy

Question 19

A series of bones held together to give support for the spinal cord and the nerves arising from it

Answer 19

Vertebra(e)

Question 20

The most anterior segment of a vertebra

Answer 20

Body (of a vertebra)

Question 21

A bony projection at the back of each vertebra

Answer 21

Spinous process (SP)

Question 22

of articulating vertebrae

Answer 22

24

Question 23

The vertebrae in the neck

“Narrowing of the body”

Answer 23

Cervical

Question 24

of vertebrae in the neck (cervical spine)

Answer 24

7

Question 25

The name for the C1 vertebra

Answer 25

Atlas

Question 26

The name for the C2 vertebra

Answer 26

Axis

Question 27

The vertebrae in the chest region (section of the spine)

Answer 27

Thoracic

Question 28

of thoracic vertebrae

Answer 28

12

Question 29

The vertebrae in the lower back

Answer 29

Lumbar

Question 30

of lumbar vertebrae

Answer 30

5 (sometimes 4)

Question 31

A large triangular bone at the base of the spinal column, where it is inserted like a wedge between the two hip bones

Answer 31

Sacrum

Question 32

Aka the tailbone Connects to the bottom of the sacrum

Answer 32

Coccyx

Question 33

A hard vascular connective tissue consisting of cells embedded in a mineralized matrix Aka bone tissue

Answer 33

Osseous

Question 34

A bone-forming cell

Answer 34

OsteoBlast

Question 35

A bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted

Answer 35

Osteocyte

Question 36

Any cell that ingests foreign particles, bacteria or cell debris Coming from the Greek words “To eat” + “cell”

Answer 36

Phagocyte

Question 37

A type of phagocyte that removed osseous tissue to remodel bones, and to release calcium needed by the nervous system and muscle

Answer 37

OsteoClast

Question 38

Dense bone that forms the external layer of all bone; provides protection and support

Answer 38

Compact bone

Question 39

Bone in which the trabeculae form a 3D latticework, with the spaces filled with bone marrow.

Answer 39

Trabecular bone/ spongy bone

Question 40

Rod-like bits of bone that form a 3D latticework, with the spaces filled with bone marrow

Answer 40

Trabecula(e)

Question 41

The area in which two bones come together Aka joint

Answer 41

Articulation

Question 42

The hip joint is an articulation between [fill in the blank] of the femur and the acetabulum

Answer 42

Head [of a bone]

Question 43

The thigh bone

Answer 43

Femur

Question 44

The hip bone’s cup-shaped socket Latin for “vinegar cup”

Answer 44

Acetabulum

Question 45

The property of a fluid that resists the force, tending to cause the fluid to flow and reduce friction

Answer 45

Viscosity/ viscous (adjective)

Question 46

The cartilage covering the ____ surfaces of the bones

Answer 46

Articular

Question 47

A viscous fluid that lubricates the articular surfaces of a joint

Answer 47

Synovial fluid

Question 48

A joint in which a viscous fluid is produced

Answer 48

Synovial joint

Question 49

Inflammation of a bursa

Answer 49

Bursitis

Question 50

A suffix that means inflammation

Answer 50

-itis

Question 51

A closed sac or envelope lined with a synovial membrane and containing fluid. It is usually found or formed in areas subject to friction. Greek for purse/bag

Answer 51

Bursa

Question 52

A connective tissue that connects muscle to bone

Answer 52

Tendon

Question 53

Disorder characterized by erosion of articular cartilage, either primary or secondary to trauma or other conditions. Aka wear & tear

Answer 53

Osteoarthritis

Question 54

A prefix that means joint

Answer 54

Arth-

Question 55

Disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components

Answer 55

Osteoporosis

Question 56

Symptoms: sudden, severe back pain, worsening of pain when standing or walking, difficulty and pain when bending or twisting, and loss of height.

Answer 56

Compression fracture

Question 57

Excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back

Answer 57

Kyphosis

Question 58

Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Answer 58

Scoliosis

Question 59

A chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and progressive deformity of the joints

Answer 59

Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 60

A system of structures and process within an organism that protects against disease. If functioning properly, it detects a wide variety of agents and distinguishes them from the organism’s own healthy tissue.

Answer 60

Immune system

Question 61

An abnormal tissue

Answer 61

Pannus

Question 62

A stiffness of a joint due to abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of the joint, which may be the result of injury or disease in

Answer 62

Ankylosis