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skel system pt3
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |