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Spongy, porous bone tissue is also called cancellous bone
outward extension of the shoulder bone is the acromion
an opening or passage in bones where blood vessel and nerves enter and leave is a foramen
the projection of the temporal bone is the mastoid process
knuckle-like process at the end of a bone is called a condyle
mandible, vomer, maxilla, and zygomatic are all bones of the face
occipital, sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and ethmoid are bones of the cranium
the shaft of a long bones is called a diaphysis
poor formation of bone osteodystrophy
slipping or subluxation of a vertebra spondylolisthesis
operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disk laminectomy
lateral curature of the spinal column scoliosis
Vitamin d deficiency leads to softening ob bone, which is known as osteomalacia
pertaining to the upper arm bone humeral
the shoulder bone is the scapula
the smaller of the two lower leg bones is the fibula
inflammation of bone and bone marrow osteomyelitis
clubfoot talipes
a splintered or crushed bone comminuted fracture
surgical repair of a joint arthroplasty
condition of stiffening and immobility of a joint ankylosis
chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilage osteoarthritis
inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation gouty arthritis
malignant tumor of smooth muscle leiomyosarcoma
wasting away (no development of muscle) atrophy
two mineral substance necessary for proper development of bones are calicum and phosphorus (in bone marrow)
the shaft of a long bone is called the diaphysis
the ends of a long bone are called the epiphysis
the bones of a fetus are mainly composed cartilage
during bone development, immature bone cells called osteoblasts
red bone marrow is found in spongy or cancellous
the strong membrane surrounding the surface of a bone is the periosteum
hard, dense bone tissue lying under the periosteum is called compact/cortical
the physician who treats bones and bones disease is a orthopedist
series of bone canals containing blood vessels are the haversian
forms the forehead frontal bone
cheeck bone zygomatic
upper jaw bone maxilla
forms the back and base of the skull occipital
lowwer jaw bone mandible
forms the roof and upper side of the skull parietal bone
two paired bones at the corner of each eye lacrimal
bone near the ear; connected to the lower jaw temporal bone
condyle knucle like process at the end of a bone/joint
fossa shallow cavity in bone
tubercle rounded small process on bone
trochanger large process at the neck of the femur
foramen passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
fissure narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones
shoulder bone scapula
upper arm bone humerus
breastbone sternum
thigh bone femur
finger bones phalanges
collar bone clavicle
wrist bones carpals
kneecap patella
foot bones tarsals
backbone vertebra
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