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SSTRIDE cocab
SSTRIDE MEDICAL VOCAB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amphiarthroses | slightly moveable joint such as the joint of the two pubic bones |
| appendicular skeleton | the bones of the upper and lower extrimities of the body |
| articular cartilage | cartilage covering the joint ends of bones |
| articulation | joint |
| axial skeleton | the bones of the head neck and torso |
| canaliculi | an extremely narrow tubular passege or channel in compact bone |
| chondrocytes | cartilage cell |
| compact bone | dense bone |
| diaphysis | shaft of a small bone |
| diathroses | freely moveable joint |
| epiphysis | ends of a long bone |
| fontanels | "soft spots" on the infant's head; unossified areas in the infants skull |
| hemopoiesis | blood cell formation |
| lacunae | little spaces in the hard layer of the lamelae |
| lamella | thin layer ,as of bone |
| medullary cavity | hollow area inside the diaphysis of the bone that contains yellow bone marow |
| osteoblasts | bone resorbing cell |
| osteoclasts | bone forming cell |
| osteon | tube like circular composed of calcified matrix |
| pectoral girdle | shoulder girldle; the scapula and clavicle |
| periosteum | a strong fibrous membrane covering a long bone except at joint surfaces , where it is covered by articular cartilage |
| red bone marrow | red bone marrow is soft connective tissue inside the hard walls of some bones |
| sinus | a space or cavity inside some of the cranial bones |
| skull | consists of 8 bones that form the cranium, 14 bones that form the face,and 6 bones that form the middle ear |
| spine | consists of vertebrea connected to form a flexible curved rod |
| synarthroses | a joint in which fibrous connective tissue joins bones and holds them together tightly ;commonly called sutures |
| synovial membrane | connective tissue membrane lining the spaces between bones and joints that secretes synovial fluid |
| thorax | chest |
| trabeculea | needle like threads of spongy bone that surrounds a network of spaces |
| yellow bone marrow | inactive fatty tissue |