| Question |
Answer |
| amphiarthrosis |
joint that is slightly movable |
| appendicular skeleton |
all of the bones of the upper and lower extremities |
| articulation |
point at which two bones come together; a joint |
| axial skeleton |
bones arranged around the long axis of the body, including the skull, vertebral column, ribs, sternum, bones of the ear and hyoid |
| bursa |
sac or cavity found between bones in joints or between tendons and bones |
| cartilage |
tough, flexible material thatmakes up part of the skeleton, made up of connective tissue |
| diarthrosis |
joint that is freely movable; a hinged joint |
| ligament |
connective tissue that binds bones together at the joints |
| periosteum |
white, fibrous protective covering on the outer surface of the bone |
| synarthrosis |
an immovable joint |
| tendon |
connective tissue that attaches muscles to bones |
| trauma |
injury or wound caused by any external force or violence |
| extention |
angle between bones increase |
| flexion |
angle between bones decrease |
| club foot |
is a congenital deformity of the foot |
| Microcephalus |
a hereditary or congential condition in which the cranium is significantly smaller than normal |
| Fossa |
a valley-like depression on the surface of the bone |
| Subluxation |
incomplete dislocation of the vertebrae |
| Impacted Fracture |
broken ends of bones are jammed into each other |
| Cleft Palate |
congenital malformation in which the roof of the mouth does not close correctly |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis |
chronic systematic disease affecting the connective tissue and joints- causing acute inflammation and degeneration |
| Gout |
found mostly in the big toe, caused by faulty uric acid metabolism |
| Fotanel |
soft spot in an infant's skull |
| arthritis |
inflammation of the bones at the joints, usually with pain and changes in bone structure. |
| bunion |
abnormal lateral displacement of big toe causing inflammation and thickening of the bursae |
| bursitis |
inflamation of the bursa, which is a sac or cavity filled with synovial fluid |
| dislocation |
the displacement of bone from a joint, tearing ligaments, tendons, and capsules. |
| fracture |
a break in a bone |
| kyphosis |
increase in natural curvature of the spinal column with resulting hunchback appearance.Street Name: "Hunchback" |
| lordosis |
exaggerated inward curvature in the lumbar region of the spinal column. |
| osteitis |
inflammation or infection of the bone |
| osteomyeltis |
bone infection that involves bone marrow |
| osteoporosis |
condition in which bones become softer and more brittle, and thus more liable to fractures because fo a loss of mineral content. This condition is usally associated with aging. |
| rickets |
condition in which bones fail to calcify and growth is hampered, usually due to a deficiency of vitamin D and phosphorus in the diet. |
| scoliosis |
side to side curvature of the spinal column. |
| spina bifida |
congenital defect in which the vertebrae fail to unite at the midline. |
| sprain |
wrenching of a joint with injury to ligaments |
| tuberculosis (of bone) |
invasion of bone by tubercle bacilli, Mucobacterium tuberculosis. |
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