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chapter 15
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |