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Essentials of Medical Terminology - Ch. 7

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bones provide   protection & support, make movement possible, produce blood cells, & store & realease calcium & phosphorus  
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osteoblasts   create bone  
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osteocytes   mature bone cells (have limited life span)  
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osteoclasts (remodeling)   constanly breaking them down & reabsorbing the remaining material  
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ossification/osteogenesis   process of bone formation  
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axial skeleton   cranial bones, facial bones, vertebral column, thoracic cage, & hyoid bone  
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appendicular skeleton   pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle, & arms & legs  
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pectoral girdle   connects the arms to the thoracic cage)  
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pelvic girdle   connects the legs to the axial skeleton  
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CRANIAL BONES (skull)   frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, sphenoid, & ethmoid bone  
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FACIAL BONES are   nasal bones, zygomatic bones, vomer, maxilla, mandible, nasal conchae (or turbinates), & lacrimal bones  
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mandible   lower jaw  
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temporomandibular joint (TMJ)   mandible unites w/temporal bone of the skull to form the only movable bone of the skull  
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VERTEBRAL COLUMN (vertebrae)   illustrates the spine which consists of 33 bones  
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cervical vetebrae (C1-C7)   below the skull consists 7 vetebrae  
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thoracic (dorsal) vetebrae (T1-T12/D1-D12)   below cervical next to chest area which consists 12 vetebrae  
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lumbar vetebrae (L1-L5)   below thoraric which is near lower back which consists 5 vetebrae  
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sacrum (SAY-krum) (S1-S5)   below the lumbar which consists of 5 fused bones  
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coccyx (KOCK-sicks)   tailbone below sacrum which consists of 4 fused bones  
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intervertebral discs (made of cartilage)   b/w the vertebrae are little round shock absorbes (absorb much of the shock of movement & jumping)  
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annulus fibrosus (AN-you-lus figh-BROH-sus)   tough outer layer  
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nucleus pulposus (NEW-klee-us pul-POH-sus)   soft, gel-like inner portion  
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slipped or herniated disc   common & painful condition when some of the gel material pushes the ourter layer out of its normal posistion, nerves are pinched  
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THORACIC CAGE (chest, torso)   consists of sternum (breastbone), 12 pairs of ribs, costal cartilage, & thoracic vertebrae  
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frontal bone   forehead  
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temporal bones   temples  
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zygoma   cheek  
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maxilla   upper jaw  
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appendicular skeleton   pectoral & pelvic girdle, upper & lower extremity  
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PECTORAL GIRDLE   clavicles & scapulae  
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clavicles (KLAV-ih-kulz)   collarbones  
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scapulae (SKAP-you-lee)   shoulder blades  
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PELVIC GIRDLE   consists of 2 coxal bones, joined anteriorly at the symphysis pubis & posteriorly at the sacrum  
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coxal (KOCKS-al)   2 hips  
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ea hip contains 3 segments that become fused   ilium (ILL-ee-um), ischium (ISS-kee-um), & pubis (PEW-bis)  
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acetabulum (as-eh-TAB-you-lum)   hip socket (allows the head of the femur to fit into it, forming the hip joint)  
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symphysis (SIM-fih-sis) pubis   right & left hip bones form a circle by joining with each other anteriorly  
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sacroiliac (say-kroh-ILL-ee-ack)   right & left hip bones form by joining each other posteriorly  
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UPPER EXTREMITY (arm and hand)   consists of the humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, & phalanges  
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humerus   upper arm  
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ulna & radius   forearm (lower arm)  
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olecranon (oh-LEK-rah-non) process   elbow  
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carpal (have 8 bones arranged in 2 rows)   wrist  
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metacarpals   hand bones (number I - IV)  
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phalanges (fah-LAN-jeez)   fingers & toes  
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interphalangeal joints (IP joints)   finger bones that are connected  
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LOWER EXTREMITY (leg & foot)   femur, tibia, fibula, patella, tarsals, malleolus, metatarsals, phalanges, & calcaneus  
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femur (FEE-mur)   thighbone  
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patella (pah-TEL-ah)   knee  
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tibia (TIB-ee-ah)   shin  
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fibula (FIB-you-lah)   is the lateral bone of the lower leg  
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metatarsals (met-ah-TAHR-salz)   foot bones  
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calcaneus   heel  
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joint   union b/w two bones  
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joint structures consist of   articular cartilage, joint cavity, synovial membrane, synovial fluid, & joint capsule  
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radiocarpal   joint b/w the radius & the wrist  
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iliofemoral   joint b/w the ilium & the femur  
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kyph/o   humpback  
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lord/o   swayback  
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ped/o   child  
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scoli/o   curved  
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tempor/o   temporal bone  
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-porosis   porous  
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-oma   tumor; mass  
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myeloma (my-el-LOH-mah)   benign tumor of the bone marrow  
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oste/o   bone  
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osteomyelitis (oss-tee-oh-my-eh-LYE-tis)   inflammation of bone & bone marrow  
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osteitis (os-tee-EYE-tis)   inflammatin of the bone  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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osteochondritis (os-tee-oh-kon-DRYE-tis)   inflammation of bone & cartilage  
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-cyte   cell  
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osteocyte (OS-tee-oh-sight)   mature bone cell  
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osteoma (os-tee-OH-mah)   benign tumor of bone  
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-tome   instrument used to cut  
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osteotome (OS-tee-oh-tohm)   instrument used to cut bone  
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-tomy   process of cutting; incision  
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osteotomy (oss-tee-OT-oh-mee)   process of cutting bone  
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-um   structure  
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endo-   within  
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endosteum (en-DOS-tee-um)   inner lining of the shaft (long slender portion) of a long bone such as the tibia or ulna  
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peri-   around  
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osse/o; oste/o   bone  
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periosteum (per-ee-OS-te-um)   the structure around the shaft of a long bone  
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AXIAL SKELETON   (blank)  
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1&2.) skull & facial bones   (blank)  
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-al   pertaining to  
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faci/o   face  
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craniofacial   pertaining to the skull & face  
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-plasty   surgical repair or reconstruction  
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cranioplasty   surgical repair of the skull  
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-tomy   incision  
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craniotomy   incision nto the skull  
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mandibul/o   mandible; lower jaw  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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mandibular   pertaining to the lower jaw  
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tempor/o   temporal bone  
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temporomandibular joint (TMJ)   pertaining to the joint b/w the temporal  
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maxill/o   maxilla; upper jaw  
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maxillary   pertaining to the upper jaw  
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3.) Thoracic Cage   sternum, ribs, costal cartilage, & thoracic vertebrae  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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plasia-   development; formation  
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a-   no; not; inadequate  
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achondroplasia (ah-koh-droh-PLAY-zee-ah)   inadequate cartilage formation, resulting in a type of dwarfism  
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-cyte   cell  
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-oma   tumor; mass  
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chondroma   benign tumor of cartilage  
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cost/o   rib  
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-al   pertaining to  
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costochondral   pertaining to ribs & cartilage  
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sub-   under  
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subcostal   pertaining to under the ribs  
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stern/o   sternum; breastbone  
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costosternal   pertaining to the ribs & sternum  
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4.) Vertebrae   include cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, & coccygeal bones  
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