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skeletal system 123
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |