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skeletal/orthopedic
skeletal/orthopedic vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abduction | to take away from; away from midline |
| adduction | to move toward midline |
| articular cartilage | thin layer cartilage surrounding bone in the joint space |
| articulation | any joint |
| bursa | a padlike sac/cavity found in connective tissue near the joint; promotes smooth sliding of 1 against another |
| cancellous bone | spongy porous tissue in the inner part of bone |
| condyle | knuckle-like process at end of a joint |
| diaphysis | the shaft or mid-portion of a long bone |
| epiphysis | each end of long bone area beyond the epiphysis plate |
| ligament | strong band of fibrous connective tissue connecting the articular ends of bones to bone together and to facilitate or limit motion |
| osteoblast | bone cell that helps form bony tissue |
| compact bone | hard,dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones |
| cranial bones | skull bones: ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, temporal |
| epiphyseal plate | cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton |
| facial bones | bones of the face: lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer, zygomatic |
| fissure | narrow, slit-like opening in/between bones |
| fontanelle | soft spot between the skull bones in infants |
| foramen | opening/passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and exit |
| fossa | shallow cavity in a bone |
| haversian canals | minute spaces filled w/blood vessels; found in compact bones |
| malleolus | round process on both sides of the ankle joint. |
| manubrium | upper portion of the sternum where it articulates w/medial aspect of clavical |
| medullary cavity | central,hollowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone |
| metaphysis | flared portion of a long bone, between the diaphysis & the epiphyseal plate |
| olecranon | large process of the proximal end of the ulna; the point of the flexed elbow |
| ossification | process of bone formation |
| periosteum | membrane surrounding bones; rich in blood vessels & nerve tissue |
| red bone marrow | found in the cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis |
| sella turcica | depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located |
| sinus | hollow air cavity w/in a bone |
| suture | joint between bones |
| trochanter | large process at the neck of the femur; attachment site for muscles/tendons |
| tubercle | rounded, small process on bone; attachment site for muscles/tendons |
| tuberosity | rounded process on bone; attachment site for muscles/tendons |
| xiphoid process | lower, narrow portion of sternum |
| yellow bone marrow | fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones |
| tendon | connective tissue that binds muscles to bones |
| extension | increasing the angle between 2 bones; straightening of a flexed limb |
| flexion | decreasing angle between 2 bones; bending limb |
| pronation | turning the palm backward & down |
| rotation | circular movement around a central point |
| supination | turning the palm forward up |
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