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Skeletal System
Skeletal sys terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| skeletal system | protects soft organs & provides structure & support for the body's organ systems. |
| Osseus tissue | it is a living system that undergoes dynamic changes throughout life |
| Axil | systems 206 bones - skull & vertebra surrounding the spinal column |
| Appendicular | arms, legs & connecting bones. |
| Ligament | hold together bones at joints by connective tissue |
| arthr | joint |
| carp | wrist |
| crani | skull |
| dactyl | finger or toe |
| femor | thigh bone |
| fibul | small, outter lower leg bone |
| humer | upper arm bone |
| oste | bone |
| patell | knee cap |
| ped, pod | feet |
| pelv | pelvis |
| phalang | bones of fingers & toes |
| rachi | vertebrae |
| spondyl | vertebrae |
| stern | sternum, breastbone |
| tibi | large lower leg bone |
| arthritis | arthr - joint itis - inflammation of inflammation of the joints |
| carpal | carp - wrist al - pertaining to pertaining to the wrist |
| osteoarthritis | oste - bone arthr - joint itis - inflammation inflammation of the bones & joints |