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A&P Skeletal System
Skeletal System, major bones and parts of your pelvis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Functions of the skeletal systems | support movement storage blood formation protection |
| short bones | cube shaped bones |
| long bones | bones with a shaft and a head |
| osteocytes | mature bone cells |
| osteoblasts | bone forming cells |
| osteoclasts | bone destroying cells |
| flat bones | thin and flattened bones |
| irregular bones | irregular shape |
| greenstick fracture | incomplete, happens in children |
| depressed fracture | pressed inwards |
| impacted fracture | forced together |
| spiral fracture | ragged break |
| compression fracture | crushed |
| comminuted fracture | fragmented |
| porosis | porous |
| arthro | join |
| oligo | few |
| physis | growth |
| itis | inflammation |
| scoli | twisted |
| ortho | straight |
| uria | in the urine |
| osteo | bone |
| emia | in the blood |
| lacuna | lake |
| adipo | fat |
| clast | break |
| medull | marrow |
| oss | bone |
| erythro | red |
| ax | axis |
| glio | glue |
| blast | immature |
| cost | rib |
| hem | blood |
| leuko | white |
| neuro | nerve |
| dia | through |
| stria | striped |
| chondro | cartilage |
| append | to hang |
| sternum | flat center of chest |
| manubrium | upper part of sternum |
| clavicle | collarbones |
| true ribs | connect to sternum |
| cervical vertebrae | neck vertebrae |
| lumbar vertebrae | lower back |
| thoracic vertebrae | upper back |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| floating ribs | do not attach |
| false ribs | attach to the sternum by cartilage |
| body | main part of the sternum |
| xiphoid process | smallest part below the sternum |
| metatarsals | feet |
| femur | thigh |
| patella | kneecap |
| tarsals | ankle |
| phalanges | fingers and toes |
| sacrum | end of the spine |
| ischium | bottom part of the pelvis |
| radius | lower arm, thumb side |
| tibia | lower leg, inside |
| pubic symphysis | where the two sides of the hip meet |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| metacarpals | hand |
| carpals | wrist |
| pubis | anterior part of the pelvis |
| humerus | upper arm |
| iliac | top of the ilium |
| ulna | lower arm, pinky side |
| ilium | largest part of the pelvis |
| fibula | lower leg, outside |
| sphenoid | behind and below the eyes |
| foramen magnum | hole where the spinal cord is |
| cranium | main part of the skull |
| nasal | bridge of the nose |
| occipital | back of the head |
| mandible | jaw |
| fontanelle | hole in the middle of a baby's head |
| maxilla | sinus area |
| temporal | temple |
| zygomatic | cheekbone |
| ethmoind | between frontal |
| facial | facebones |
| frontal | forehead |
| parietal | side of the cranium |
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