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Musculoskeletal Voca
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bones are connected to one another by fibrous bands of tissue called: | ligaments |
| Muscles are attached to bones by: | tendons |
| Bones are complete organs made up of connective tissue called: | osseous |
| The inner core of bones is comprised of what tissue? | hematopoietic |
| What skeleton consists of the skull, rib cage and spine? | axial skeleton |
| What skeleton is made up of the shoulder, collar, pelvic, arms and legs? | appendicular skeleton |
| long bones | bones that are very strong and are broad at the ends and have large surfaces for muscle attachment. The humerus and femur bones are examples of this. |
| short bones | small bones with irregular shapes (found in the wrist and ankles) |
| flat bones | bones found covering soft body parts (they are in the shoulder blades, ribs and pelvic bones) |
| sesamoid bones | small, rounded bones that resemble a sesame seed (found near joints) |
| vertebrae | the 26 bones in the spine |
| bones of the spine: Cervical | neck bones |
| bones of the spine: Thoracic | upper back |
| bones of the spine: Lumbar | lower back |
| bones of the spine: sacral | sacrum |
| bones of the spine: Coccygeal | coccyx (tailbone) |
| What ribs are 1-7 and attach directly to the sternum in the front of the body? | true ribs |
| What ribs are 8-10 and are attached to the upper sternum at one end? | false ribs |
| What are ribs 11 and 12 that are not attached to anything? | floating ribs |
| scapula | shoulder blades |
| sprain | a traumatic injury to a joint involving the soft tissue. |
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