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Musculoskeletal
The Musculoskeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| osseous | bony; composed of bone; pertaining to bone |
| osteoblast | a cell associated with the production of bone |
| osteoclast | a large cell associated with the absorption and removal of bone |
| osteocyte | a mature osteoblast |
| collagen | a fibrous insoluble protein found in the white fibers of connective tissue |
| periosteum | specialized connective tissue covering all the bones of the body |
| endosteum | connective tissue membrane lining the medullary cavity of the bone |
| medullary | pertaining to the bone marrow or the inner portion of an organ |
| diaphysis | the portion of a long bone between its ends |
| epiphysis | the end of a long bone that is usually wider than the shaft |
| ossification | the formation of bone |
| calcification | deposit of calcium salts within bony tissues |
| axis | a straight line(imaginery)passing through the center about which a body or part may rotate |
| axial | pertaining to or forming an axis |
| appendicular | pertaining to an appendage such as limb or extremity |
| skeletal | pertaining to the skeleton |
| cranium | the skull; portion of the skull which encloses the brain |
| frontal | pertaining to the forehead or forehead bone |
| parietal | pertaining to the two bones that form most of the roof and upper sides of the cranium |
| temporal | pertaining to the temple or central sides of the cranium |
| occipital | pertaining to the back and most of the lower base of the skull |
| sphenoid | pertaining to the bat-shaped bones that extends behind the eyes, forming the anterior base of the cranium and part of each orbit |
| ethmoid | pertaining to the delicate bone that forms much of the internal nasal structure and part of each orbit |
| suture | one of the jagged seams that unite the adjoining bones of the skull |
| skeleton | the bony framework of the body consisting of 206 bones |
| fontanel | a space located at the juction of the sutures in the skull of the infant |
| sinus | one of the eight air-filled cavities in the skull that communicate with the nasal cavity |
| orbital | pertaining to the orbit or eye socket |
| zygoma | cheekbone |
| maxilla | one of the pair of bones forming the upper jaw |
| maxillary | pertaining to the upper jaw bone |
| mandible | lower jaw bone |
| mandibular | pertaining to the lower jaw bone |
| nasal | pertaining to the nose or one of the two bones that form the bridge of the nose |
| vertebra | a backbone |
| intervertebral | situated between two adjacent vertebrae |
| cervical | pertaining to the neck |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| lumbar | pertaining to the loin or small of the back |
| sacrum | large triangular bone near the lower end of the spinal column to which the hip bones are attached |
| coccyx | tail bone or small bone at the end of the spinal column |
| coccygeal | pertaining to the coccyx or tail bone |
| costa | a rib |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| sternum | the breastbone |
| manubrium | upper portion of the sternum |
| xiphoid process | lower end of the sternum |
| pelvis | large basin or cup-shaped ring of bone at the base of the spinal column |
| pelvic | pertaining to the pelvis or pelvic bone |
| ilium | the uppermost bone of each pelvic bone |
| ischium | the inferoposterior bone of each pelvic bone |
| pubis | the inferoanterior bone of each of the hipbones |
| symphysis pubis | the cartilaginous joint formed by the union of the 2 pubic bones at the midline |
| clavicle | collar bone or clavicula |
| clavicular | pertaining to the collar bone |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| glenoid | socket-like; resembling a socket |
| acromion | lateral extension of the projecting spine of the scapula |
| humerus | upper arm bone |
| radius | shorter and thicker of the two forearm bones located on the side of the thumb |
| ulna | the forearm bone on the side of the little finger that extends from the wrist to the elbow |
| carpus | eight bones of the wrist |
| metacarpus | five bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers |
| phalanx | any bone of a finger or toe (pl. phalanges) |
| acetabulum | hip socket |
| os innominatum | innominate bone |
| os coxae | hip bone or pelvic bone |
| femur | thigh bone |
| patella | knee cap |
| tibia | shin bone |
| fibula | small lateral bone of the lower leg |
| tarsus | ankle |
| calcaneus | heel bone |
| metatarsus | part of the foot between the tarsus and the toes |
| phalangeal | pertaining to a phalanx or the phalanges |
| condyle | a rounded knobby projection at the end of a bone that fits into a joint |
| malleolus | rounded bony prominence or projection on either side of the ankle joint |
| fossa | a furrow or depression in a bone or other structure |
| olecranon | large process of the ulna forming the bony prominence of the elbow |
| foramen | a natural opening (pl. foramina) |
| meatus | tube-shaped passage |
| process | a noticeable projection of bone |
| articulation | a joint |
| ligament | a band of strong fibrous connective tissue serving to hold the articular ends of bones together or to hold organs in place |
| tendon | a strong cord of fibrous connective tissue serving to attach muscles to bones |
| bursa | small closed sac containing synovial fluid |
| meniscus | crescent-shpaed fibrocartilage in the knee joint |
| retinaculum | tight transverse fibrous bands or ligaments that serve to bind down the tendons close to the bones as they pass over a joint |
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