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Haney MedicalTerm C6
Haney Medterm C6- MB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The yellow marrow is stored in what hollow area? | medullary cavity |
| The human skeleton consists of 206 what? | bones |
| What is the classification for bones that are longer than they are wide? | long bones |
| A classification of bones that is characterized by their tendancy to appear in clusters are? | irregular bones |
| What is the main shaftlike portion of abone called? | diaphysis |
| What are joint surfaces covered with? | articular cartilage |
| The conversion process of tissue and cartilage into bone is called what? | ossification |
| Projections or outgrowths of bone that help to form joints are called what? | bone processes |
| The knucklike projection at the end of a bone is known as what? | condyle |
| The bone located at the base of the skull is the ________ bone. | occipital |
| The bone that forms the front of the skull (the forehead) is called the _______ bone. | frontal |
| The soft spaces in between unfused portions of a newborn's skull are called what? | fontanelles |
| What are the two bones of the upper jaw called? | maxillary bones |
| What is the moveable joint in between the mandibular bone and the temporal bone? | temporomandibular joint |
| The cervical vertebre, thoracic vertebre, lumbar vertebre, sacrum, and coccyx all form what? | vertebral column |
| THe strenum is an example of what classification of bone? | flat bone |
| The bones of the fingers and toes are known as what? | phalanges |
| The largest of the three hip bones is called what? | ilium |
| The patella is also called what? | patella |
| Specific features of individual bones are called what? | bone markings |
| The normal formation of blood cells in the bone marrow is called what? | hematopoiesis |
| The spaces between ribs are called what? | intercostal spaces |
| Large cells that absorb or digest old bone tissue are known as what? | osteoclasts |
| Immovable joints are also called what? | sutures |
| True ribs are the first ____ pairs of ribs. | seven |
| The small rounded process of a bone is known as what? | tubercle |
| What does the suffix "-clast" mean? | to break |
| What does the word element "cost" mean? | ribs |
| What does the word element "ortho" mean? | straight |
| Patients with osteoporosis are more susceptible to _____ because their bones are porous. | fractures |
| The disease in which bones become soft due to a lack of calcium and phosphorus is called what? | osteomalacia |
| Osteomyelitis is a _____ of the bone and bone marrow. | infection |
| A malignant tumor of the bones common to young adults is known as what? | Ewing's sarcoma |
| A disease in babies that is commonly known as clubfoot is also called what? | talipes |
| An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is called what? | scoliosis |
| A fracture that breaks throught the skin is called what? (also known as an open fracture) | compound fracture |
| An incomplete fracture where the break does not extend through the entire bone is called what? | greenstick fracture |
| A minor fracture in which the bone stays in erfect alignment is known as what? (also called a stress fracture) | hairline fracture |
| Realigning a bone under direct observation during surgery is called what? | open reduction |
| Aligning the bone fragments through manual manipulation without making an incision is known as what? | closed reduction |
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