Question | Answer |
Largest bone in the body | Femur |
The ends of a developing bone | Epiphysis |
The shaft of the long bone | Diaphysis |
The membrane that forms the covering of bones except at their articular surfaces | Periosteum |
The dense, hard layer of bone tissue | Compact bone |
A narrow space or cavity throughout the length of the diaphysis | Medullary canal |
A tough connective tissue membrane lining the medullary canal and containing the bone marrow | Endosteum |
Called spongy bone, this is the reticular tissue making up most of the volume of bone | Cancellous |
Air cavity within certain bones | sinus |
an opening in the bone for blood vessels, ligaments, and nerves | Foramen |
tubelike passage or canal | meatus |
very large process of the femur | trochanter |
small, rounded process | Tubercle |
Large, rounded process | tuberosity |
rounded process that enters into the formation of a joint, articlation | Condyle |
ridge on a bone | crest |
pointed, sharp, slender process | spine |
Cartilage cells | chondrocytes |
Inflammation of the joints | Arthritis |
process of bending a limb | flexion |
process of moving a body part away from the middle | abduction |
process of bending a body part backward | dorsiflexion |
process of moving a body part toward the middle | Adduction |
Process of moving a body part in a circular motion | Circumduction |
Process of turning outward | eversion |
Process of turning inward | inversion |
Process of straightening a flexed limb | extension |
Process of lying prone or face down | pronation |
Process of lying supine or face upward | supination |
Process of moving a body part forward | protraction |
Process of moving body part backward | retraction |
Process of moving a body part around a central axis | rotation |
Abnormal anterior curvature of the spine | Lordosis |
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine | Scoliosis |
normal thoracic curvature becomes exaggerated, producing "humpback" | Kyphosis |
Fracture is one that occurs at the lower end of the fibula and medial malleolus of the tibia with dislocation of foot outward and backward. | Pott's |
Only one side of the shaft is broken and the other is bent | Greenstick |
A break in the distal portion of the radius | Colles' |
curve is the first 7 vertebrae | Cervical |
Curve is next 12 vertebrae | Thoracic |
Curve is the next 5 vertebrae | Lumbar |
Curve consists of the sacrum and coccyx | Sacral |
Synthetic products that are widely used in the treatment of inflammation, arthritis, and related disorders. | NSAIDs |
Drugs that relieve the swelling, redness, and pain of the inflammation | Anti-inflammatory |
Steroid substances with potent anti-inflammtory effects | Corticosteroids |
Low-dose form of methotrexate approved for rheumatoid arthritis | Rheumatrex |
Agents that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness | Analgesics |
prevents or relieve Rheumatism | Antirheumatic drugs |
Calcium | Ca |
Degenerative joint disease | DJD |
Fracture | Fx |
Joint | jt |
Long arm cast | LAC |
Long leg cast | LLC |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs | NSAIDs |
Osteoarthritis | OA |
Rheumatoid Arthritis | RA |
Short arm cast | SAC |
Traction | Tx |
Medical-surgical specialty that deals with prevention and/or correction of disorders that involve locomotor sturctures of the obdy, especially the skeleton, joints, muscles, fascia, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. | Orthopedics |
A physician who specializes in orthopedics | Orthopedist |
Bone-forming cell | osteoblast |
Inflammation of the bone and joint | Osteoarthritis |
Cancerous tumor of the bone | Osteocarcinoma |
Inflammation of the bone marrow | Ostemyelitis |
Softening of the bone(s) | Osteomalacia |
Instrument used for cutting bone | Osteotome |
Inflammation of the bone and cartliage | OSteochondritis |
A malignant tumor of the bone arising from connective tissue | Osteosarcoma |
The principal bones of the _________ skeleton are the skull, spine, ribs, and sternum. | Axial |
The __________ Skeleton consists of the shoulder girdle, arm, and hands, and the pelvic girdle, legs, and feet. | Appendicular |
Cartilage cells | Chondrocytes |
Pertaining to cartilage | Chondral |
Pain in or around cartilage | Chondralgia |
Surgical excision of a cartilage | Chrondrectomy |
Softening of cartilage | Chondromalacia |
Study of dieases of cartilage | Chondropathology |
Joint disease | Arthropathy |
Pain in a joint | Arthralgia |
Surgical excision of a joint | Arthrectomy |
Surgical puncture of a joint | Arthrocentesis |
Surgical binding of a joint | Arthrodesis |
Surgical repair of a joint | Arthroplasty |
An instrument used to examine the interior of the knee | Arthroscope |
Does not permit movemnt | Synarthrosis |
Permits very slight movement | Amphiarthrosis |
Allows free movement in a variety of directions | Diarthosis |
Inflammation of a bursa | Bursitis |
__________, or simple, fractures are completely internal | Closed |
Open, or __________ fractures, project through the skin | Compound |
___________fractures shatter the affected area into a multitude of bony fragments | Comminuted |
Inflammation of the joints of the hands or feet | Acroarthritis |
Projecton of the spine of the scapula that forms the point at the shoulder and articulates with the clavicle | Acromion |
Surgical removal of the skull | Cranioplasty |
Protusion (herniation)of the brain from the skull | Craniocele |
Surgical excision of a portion of the skull | Craniectomy |
The study of the skull | Craniology |
Incision into the skull | Craniotomy |
Big toe | Hallux |
Heel bone | Calcaneal |
Fingerprint | Dactylogram |
Knock-knee | Genu valgum |
Abnormal flatness of the sole and arch of the foot | Flatfoot |
Pertaining to the rib | Costal |
Bones of the ankle | Tarsals |
______are synthetic products that are widely used in treatment of inflammation, arthritis, and related disorders. | NSAIDs |
Drugs that are generally used for skeletal system disorders/diseases include anti-flammatory, antirheumatic, and ______ agents | Analgesic |
A condition that results in reduction of bone mass | Osteoporosis |