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HS skeletal system
Word roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carp | Wrist (carpals) |
| contra | Against |
| Glyc | Sweet |
| Marco | Large |
| Para | Beside |
| Oste, oss, ost | Bone |
| Chrondr | cartilage |
| arthr | Joint |
| Myel | Spinal cord/ bone marrow |
| Ligament | Ligament |
| Posterior | Back |
| Anterior | Front |
| Lateral | Sides |
| Diarthrosis | freely movable |
| Amphiarthrosis | Slightly movable |
| synarthrosis | immovable joint |
| Appendicular skeleton | portion of the skeleton of vertebrae |
| axial skeleton | bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrae |
| osteoclast | destroy bone |
| Osteoblast | Build bone |
| Osteocyte | Hold bone together |
| Functions of skeletal system | Shape & support, Movement, Protect organs, Storage of Ca & P |
| Bone to bone | ligament |
| # of bones in human body | 206 |
| Cranial bones? | Frontal, parietal, accipital, temparal |
| Cartilage? | Tissues that cushions bones |
| Cervical vertebrae? | 7 |
| thoracic vertebrae | 12 |
| Lumbar vertebrae | 5 |
| Osteoporosis | ? |
| Sprain | Tearing or stretching of ligaments |
| Types of joints | Fixed Sliding Pivot Hinge Ball & socket |