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SSTRIDE cocab
SSTRIDE MEDICAL VOCAB
Question | Answer |
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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 |