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Musculoskeletal
Bones
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Osseous | Bony;composed of 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 | The specialized connective tissues covering all the bones of the body |
| Endosteum | The connective tissue membrane lining the medullary cavity of bone |
| Medullary | Pertaining to bone marrow or the inner portion of an organ |
| Diaphysis | The portion of a long bone between its ends; the shaft of a bone |
| Epiphysis | The end of a long bone that is usually wider than the shaft |
| Ossification | The formation of bone; the normal process of hardening of bone by calcification |
| 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 a limb or extremity |
| Skeleton | the bony framework of the body consisting of 206 bones |
| Skeletal | Pertaining to the skeleton |
| Cranium | The skull |
| Frontal | Pertaining to the forehead or forehead bone |
| Parietal | Pertaining to the two bones that form most of the root 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 | Wedge-shaped; Pertaining to the bat-shaped bone that extends behind the eyes |
| Ethmoid | Sieve-like, 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 |
| Fontanel | A space located at the junction of the sutures in the skull of the infant; "Soft spots" |
| 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 | The cheekbone |
| Maxilla | One of the pair of bones forming the upper jaw |
| Maxillary | Pertaining to the upper jaw bone |
| Mandible | The lower jaw bone; horseshoe-shaped |
| Mandibular | Pertaining to the lower jaw bone |
| Nasal | Pertaining to the nose or 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 |
| Coccyx | The 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 | The upper portion of the sternum |
| Xiphoid process | The lower end of the sternum |
| Pelvis | The large basin or cup-shaped ring of the bone at the base of the spinal column |
| Pelvic | Pertaining to the pelvis or pelvic bone |
| Ilium | The superiormost bone of each pelvic bone |
| Ischium | The inferoposterior bone of each of the pelvic or hip bones |
| Pubis | The inferoanterior bone of each of the hip bones |
| Symphysis pubis | The cartilaginous joint formed by the union of the 2 pubic bones at the midline |
| Clavicle | The collar bone or clavicula |
| Clavicular | Pertaining to the collar bone |
| Scapula | The shoulder blade |
| Glenoid | Socket-like |
| Acromion | The lateral extension of the projecting spine of the scapula |
| Humerus | The upper arm bone |
| Radius | The 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 | The eight bones of the wrist |
| Metacarpus | The five bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers |
| Phalanx | Any bone of a finger or toe |
| Acetabulum | The hip socket |
| Os innominatum | The innominate (having no name) bone |
| Os coxae | The hip bone or pelvic bone |
| Femur | The thigh bone; the longest, strongest bone of the human body |
| Patella | The knee-cap |
| Tibia | The shin bone |
| Fibula | The smaller lateral bone of the lower leg |
| Tarsus | The ankle |
| Calcaneus | The heel bone |
| Metatarsus | The 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 | The rounded bony prominence or projection on either side of the ankle joint |
| Fossa | A furrow or depression in a bone or other structure |
| Olecranon | The large process of the ulna forming the bony prominence of the elbow |
| Foramen | A natural opening, especially in a bone, that may pass into or through the bone |
| Meatus | A tube-shaped passage |
| Mastoid | Formed like a breast or nipple |
| Process | A noticeable projection of bone |
| Articulation | A joint |
| Ligament | A band of strong fibrous connective tissues serving to hold the organs in place |
| Tendon | A strong cord of fibrous connective tissues serving to attach muscle to bones |
| Bursa | A small closed sac containing synovial fluid, usually found within joint areas |
| Meniscus | A crescent-shaped 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 |
| -clast | that which breaks or destroys |
| -eous | of the nature of; composed of |
| -ification | the act of making or building |
| -physis | grow, growing |
| endo- | within |
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