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The Musculoskeletal
Muscles bones and joints
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| osseous | bony, composed of bone |
| osteoblast | a cell associated with the production of bone |
| oseoclast | a large cell associated with the absorption |
| osteocyte | a mature osteoblast |
| collagen | a fibrous insoluble protein found in the white fibers, when boiled becomes gelatin |
| periosteum | the specialized connective tissue covering all the bones of the body |
| endosteum | the conective 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 |
| epiphysis | the end of a long bone that is usually wider than its shaft |
| calcification | deposits of calsium salts within bony tissues |
| ossification | the formation of bone; the normal process of hardening of the bone |
| axis | a straight imaginary line |
| axial | forming an axis |
| appendicular | a appendage such as a limb or extremity |
| skeleton | the bony franework of the body consisting of 206 bones |
| skeletal | the skeleton |
| cranium | the skull |
| frontal | forehead bone |
| parietal | two bones that form most of the roof and upper sides of the cranium |
| temporal | the temple or central sides of the cranium |
| occipital | the back and most of the lower base of the skull |
| sphenoid | bone behind the eyes |
| ethmoid | bone that forms in the internal nasal structure |
| suture | one of the jagged seams that unite the adjoining bones of the skull |
| fontanel | a space located in the infants skull (soft spot) |
| sinus | cavites in the skull that is in the nasal cavity |
| orbital | eye socket |
| zygoma | cheekbones |
| maxilla | upper jaw |
| maxillary | upper jaw bone |
| mandible | lower jaw bone |
| mandibular | lower jaw bone |
| nasal | bone on the bridge that forms nose |
| vertebra | backbone |
| intervertebral | between two vertebra |
| cervical | the neck |
| thoracic | the chest |
| lumber | the loin or small of the back |
| scarum | traingular bone that is attacted to the hip bone |
| coccyx | tail bone |
| coccygeal | tail bone |
| costa | the ribs |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| sternum | the breastbone |
| manubrium | upper breastbone |
| xiphoid process | lower breastbone |
| pelvis | a large basin bone at the base of the spine |
| pelvic | the pelvis bone |
| ilium | widest part of the pelvis bone |
| pubis | smallest part of the pelvis |
| symphysis pubis | the cartilaginous joint that forms the two bones together |
| clavicle | the collar bone |
| clavicular | collar bone |
| scapula | the shoulder blade |
| gleniod | socket |
| acromion | the lateral extension of the projecting spine |
| humerus | the upper arm bone |
| radius | the shorter and thicker of the two forearms |
| ulna | the bone on the side of the little finger that extends to the wrist and elbow |
| carpus | the 8 bones in the wrist |
| metacarpus | the 5 bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers |
| plalanx | any bone in the toes or fingers |
| acetabulum | the hip socket |
| os innominatum | the innominate bone |
| os coxar | the hip or pelvis bone |
| femur | the thigh bone |
| patella | the knee-cap |
| tibia | the shin bone |
| fibula | the smaller lateral bone in the lower leg |
| tarsus | the ankle |
| calcaneus | the heel bone |
| metatarsus | between the tarsus and toes in the foot |
| condyle | a rounded bone that fits into a joint |
| malleolus | the rounded bone on both sides on the ankel |
| fossa | a furrow or depression in a bone |
| olecranon | the large process of the ulna forming the bony prominence of the elbow |
| foramen | a natural opening |
| meatus | a tube shaped passage |
| mastoid | formed like a nipple (behind the ear) |
| process | a noticeable projection of bone |
| articulation | a joint |
| ligament | a band that hold two or bones together |
| tendon | a strong cord that attaches the muscle to bone |
| bursa | a small closed sac usually found within joint areas |
| meniscus | a creasent shaped fibrocartilage in the knee |
| retinaculum | fibrous bands or ligaments that bind tendons close to bone |
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