Question | Answer |
a small space between muscles, tendons, and bones that is lined with synovial membrane and contains a fluid, synovia | bursa |
the shaft of a long bone | diaphysis |
a tough connective tissue membrane lining the medullary canal and containing the bone marrow | endosteum |
the ends of a developing bone | epiphysis |
the big or great toe | hallux |
the formation of blood cells | hemopoiesis |
the membrane that forms the covering of bones except at their articular surfaces | periosteum |
main long bones | tibia, femure, humerus, radius |
functions of the skeletal system | shape and support, protection of internal organs, storage for mineral salts, calcium, phosphorus, formation of blood cells, attachment of of skeletal muscles, movement through articulation |
arthro | joint |
-blast | immature/germ cell |
chon | cartilage |
calcane | heel bone |
chondr/o | cartilage |
dactylo | finger or toe |
-ectomy | excision |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-osis | condition of |
oste/o | bone |
por | a passage |
moving a body part away from the middle | abduction |
surgical puncture of a joint for removal of fluid | arthrocentesis |
inflammation of a joint | arthritis |
bending a limb | flexion |
straightening a flexed limb | extension |
lying prone or face down, also turning the hand so the palm faces downward | pronation |
occurs at the ankle and affects both bones of the lower leg (fibula and tibia) | Pott's fracture |
air cavity within certain bones | sinus |
very large process of the femur | trocanter |
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine | scoliosis |