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skeletal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| skull | CRANI/O |
| rib | COST/O |
| spinal cord, bone marrow | MYEL/O |
| bone | OSTE/O |
| vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone | SPONDYL/O |
| surrounding | PERI |
| noun ending | -UM |
| joint | ARTHR/0 |
| crooked, bent, stiff | ANKYL/O |
| cartilage | CHONDR/O |
| DEFICIENCY | PENIA |
| small opening | POR |
| abnormal condition or disease | OSIS |
| Cutting, surgical incision | OTOMY |
| dense, hard, strong bone forms protective outer layers of the bones | COMPACT BONE |
| lighter not as strong. Has red bone marrow within | SPONGY BONE |
| Tough fibrous tissue forms the outermost covering of the bone | PERIOSTEUM |
| Manufactures red blood cells | RED BONE MARROW |
| Store fat | YELLOW BONE MARROW |
| Union between two or more bones | JOINTS |
| This joint allows a variety of motions | SYNOVIAL JOINT |
| Band of fibrous tissue connects one bone to another bone | LIGAMENT |
| Medical term for cheekbone | ZYGOMATIC |
| First set of seven vertebrae that form the neck | CERVICAL VERTEBRAE |
| Make up the second set of 12 vertebrae which form the outward curve of the spine | THORACIC VERTEBRAE |
| Make up the third set of five vertebrae and form the inward curve of the lower spine. | LUMBAR VERTEBRAE |
| Medical term for tailbone | COCCYX |
| Heel bone | CALCANEUS |
| Stiffness of joints | ARTHROSCLEROSIS |
| Wear and tear arthritis | OSTEOARTHRITIS |
| Chronic autoimmune disorder in which the joints are attacked | RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS |
| A type of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae | ANKYLOSING SPONDLITIS |
| Congenital defect when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it. | SPINA BIFIDA |
| Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine | KYPHOSIS |
| Abnormal increase in the forward curve of the lumbar spine. | LORDOSIS |
| Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. | SCOLIOSIS |
| A type of cancer that occurs in the blood-making cells found in the red bone marrow. | MYELOMA |
| Thinner than average bone density in a young person. | OSTEOPENIA |
| Marked loss of bone density and increase in bone porosity | OSTEOPOROSIS |
| A bone is broken, but there is no open wound in the skin. | CLOSED FRACTURE |
| Bone is broken and there is an opening in the skin. | COMPOUND FRACTURE |
| Bone is splintered or crushed into small pieces. | COMMINUTED FRACTURE |
| Bone is bent and only partially broken. | GREENSTICK FRACTURE |
| Bone is broken at an angle across the bone. | OBLIQUE FRACTURE |
| Bone has been twisted apart. | SPIRAL FRACTURE |
| Small crack in the bone from chronic excessive impact or overuse | STRESS FRACTURE |
| Bone is pressed together on itself. | COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Fat cells become lodged and block the blood vessel. | FAT EMBOLUS |
| Visual examination of the internal structure of a joint. | ARTHROSCOPY |
| Surgical repair of a damaged joint and has come to mean the surgical placement of an artificial joint. | ARTHROPLASTY |
| Surgical incision or sectioning of a bone. | OSTEOTOMY |
| Pins are placed through soft tissue and bone so that an appliance can be used to hold the pieces of bone in place during healing | EXTERNAL FIXATION |
| Plates and pins are placed directly into the bone to hold the broken pieces in place. | INTERNAL FIXATION |
| Test to diagnose loss of or changes in bone density. | BONE DENSITY TESTING |
| Substitute for a missing body part. | PROSTHESIS |
| Give an example of a ball and socket joint | HIP OR SHOULDER |
| Give an example of a hinge joint | ELBOW OR KNEE |
| Functions of skeletal system | PROTECT INTERNAL ORGANS, FRAMEWORK, MOVEMENT, CALCIUM STORAGE, FORMATION OF RED BLOOD CELLS IN RED BONE MARROW |