click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
hyg191 3 skeletal
skeletal system definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| appendicular skeleton | that part of the total skeleton that suspends from the central supporting frame |
| atlas | first cervical vertebra; supports the head and, with the second cervical vertebra, forms the axis of rotation of the skull |
| axial skeleton | bones of the vertebral column, thorax, and skull |
| axis | second cervical vertebra; with the first cervical vertebra, forms the axis of rotation |
| calcification | process of hardening caused by deposits of calcium compound |
| canal | narrow tubular passageway or channel |
| cancellous | sponge-like material |
| cervical | refers to the neck |
| compact | hard and dense portion of bone |
| diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
| epiphysis | ends of long bones |
| foramen | natural opening of passage |
| fossa | trench or channel, which denotes a hollow or depressed area |
| fracture | broken bone |
| lumbar | refers to the lower back |
| ossification | process of forming bone or the conversion of fibrous tissue, or cartilage, into bone |
| osteocyte | mature bone cell |
| perisoteum | fibrous membrane covering bone tissue |
| process | prominence or projection |
| sesamoid | seed like bone |
| spine | thorn-like process or projection |
| suture | junction line between two immovable bones |
| thoracic | refers to the thorax |
| trabeculae | supporting network of tissue fibers |
| vertebra | one of 33 bones that form the spinal cord |