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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 |