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skel system pt3
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Question | Answer |
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birth defect where the maxillae and palatine bones don't fuse | cleft palate |
birth defect where the vertebrae don't properly fuse | spina bifida |
problem when the neck muscles supporting the head are injured | whiplash |
soft spot in baby's skull | frontanel |
air spacein a skull bone | sinus |
an immovable joint in the skull | suture |
exaggerated lumbar curvature | lordosis |
exaggerated thoracic curvature | kyphosis |
replacing old bone with new bone | remodeling |
too little growth horomone results in this condition | dwarfism |
vertebrae, coaxe, ethmoid, sphenoid | irregular bones |
vitamin c deficiency | scurvy |
vitamin D deficiency disease resulting in weak, flexable bones | otteomalacia (rickets) |
when artificial bone is placed into a break to facilitate new bone formation | bone graft |
where blood enters and leaves a bone | nutrient vessels |
passageways for blood vessels and nerves | foramen |
projections for muscle attachment | tuberosity |
a shallow depression | fossa |
a smooth surface where bones articulate and move | condyle |
when the partition between the two sides of the nose isn't straight | deviated septum |
irritaition of the jaw joint | TMJ syndrome |
a unique bone that doesn't articulate with other bones | hyoid |
the eye socket | orbit |
the vertebra without a body | atlas |