Question | Answer |
diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
tarsal | seven short bones in the ankle |
manubrium | the upper portion of the sternum |
synovial joint | moveable / created where two bones articulate to permit a variety of motions |
pubis | bone located just below the urinary bladder |
formen | opening in a bone through which the blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass |
ligament | connects one bone to another bone |
acetabulum | hip socket |
phalanges | bones of the fingers and toes |
process | normal projection on the surface of a bone that serves as an attachment for muscles and tendons |
sternum | breast bone |
zygomatic | cheekbones |
clavicle | collarbone |
patella | kneecap |
olecranon process | point of the elbow |
arthrolysis | surgical procedure for loosening of an ankylosed joint |
fibrous dysplasia | bone disorder of unknown cause that destroys normal bone structure and replaces it with fibrous (scar-like) tissue |
allogenic | bone marrow transplant uses bone marrow from a donor |
vertebroplasty | percutaneous---- performed to treat osteoporosis related compression fractures |
osteorathritis | medical term for the form of arthritis that is commonly known as wear-and-tear arthritis |
lambago | lower back pain |
osteoclasis | surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity |
ankylosing spondylitis | form of rheumatoid arthritis characterized by progressive stiffening of the spine |
osterorraphy | surgical suturing, or wiring together, of bones |
crepitation | the sound that is heard when the ends of a broken bone move together |
osteonecrosis | death of bone tissue |
lordosis | curvature of the lower or lumbar spine |
spina bifida | a congenital defect |
myeloma | a malignant tumor composed of cells derived from blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow |
callu | the bulging deposit that forms around the area of the break during the healing of a fractured bone |