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Chapter 8 & 9
OOrthopedics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acetabu/o- | ACETABULM: Cut-shaped socket in the hip bone that is formed by the ilium and the pubic bone. It is where the head of the femur fits to form the hip joint. |
| Acromion | Flat, bony projection of the scapula where it connects to the clavicle |
| appendicul/o- | The bones of the shoulders, arms, hips and legs |
| articul/o- | Joint |
| Articular Cartilage | Cartilage that covers the bones ends in a synovial joint |
| Articulation | A joint where two bones come together and join or articulate |
| Axi/o- | Axis |
| Axial Skelton | The bones of the head, chest and spine |
| Bones | The 206 individual pieces of the skelton |
| osse/o- | bone |
| osteo/o- | bone |
| Calcane/o- | Calcaneus (Heel Bone) |
| Calcaneus | Larges of the ankle bones. Also know as the heel bone |
| Cancellous bone | Spongy bone found in the epiphyses of long bones. its spaces are filled with red bone marrow that makes blood cells. |
| cancell/o- | lattice structure |
| Carpal bones | The eight small bones of the wrist joint |
| carp/o- | wrist |
| Cervical Vertebrae | Vertabra of the back |
| cervic/o | neck |
| Clavicle | Hosizontal bone in each shoulder that joins with the manubrium of the sternum and the acromion of the scapula. Also known as the collar bone |
| clavic/o- | clavicle (collar bone) |
| coccyx | Group of several small, fused vertebrae below the sacrum |
| coccyg/o- | coccyx (tail bone) |
| caracoid process | Small projection on the scapula where the mmuscles of the arm and chest attach. It resembles a bent finger. |
| coronal suture | Suture between the frontal bone and the parietal bones of the cranium |
| coron/o- | encircling structure |
| costal carilage | Smooth, firm, but felxible segments of connective tissue that join the ribs to the sernum. The area where the costal cartilage meets the rib is known as the costochondral joint. |
| cost/o- | rib |
| chondr/o- | cartilage |
| cranuim | Bony structure of the head that contains the cranial cavity and the brain |
| crani/o- | cranium |
| diaphysis | The straight shaft of a long bone |
| diaphs/0- | shaft of a bone |
| epophysis | The widened ends of a long bone. Each end contains the epipysial plate where bone groth takes place |
| epiphys/o- | growth area on the end of a bone |
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