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skeletal system 123
Question | Answer |
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diaphsis | shaft of long bones |
epiphysis (epiphyses) | distal portion of the long bones |
The epiphyses are | part of the bone that grow |
myel/o | bone marrow |
hemopoiesis | occurs in the bone marrow |
hemopoesis is | formation of blood |
myelogenic | pertaining to originating in the bone marrow |
oste/o | bone |
osteomyelitis | inflammation of a bone and bone marrow |
maxill/o | maxilla |
maxilla is also know as | superior (upper) jaw |
maxillofacial | pertaining to the maxilla (superior jaw) and face |
mandibul/o | mandible |
mandible is also know as | inferior (lower jaw) |
temporomandibular joint | the joint where the temporal bones and mandible meet. |
vertebr/o or spondy/o | vertebrae aka back bones (spinal column) |
spondylitis | inflammation of a vertbra |
intervertebral | pertaining to between vertebrea |
disk/o disk(disc) | a disk is the cartilage found between the vertebrae |
the purpose of the dis is to | act as shock absorbers |