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Anatomy of the Skeletal System

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show cranium  
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Within the cranium is called the   show
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The cranial cavity contains the   show
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Number of bones in the adult body is   show
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show frontal bone  
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show nasal bones  
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show maxilla  
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The lower jaw bone is called the   show
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show ossicles  
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show hyoid bone  
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The large areas of fibrous tissue in the head of a baby that are commonly called "soft spots" are medically known as   show
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show xiphoid process  
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show sternum  
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You have 12 pairs of   show
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The spinal column is composed of 24 individual   show
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The cervical vertebrae are in the   show
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THe thoracic vertebrae are in the   show
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The vertebrae that are in the lower back are called the   show
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The vertebrea knows as S1 is called the   show
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show coccyx  
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The word that means "pertaining to the coccyx" is   show
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The word that means "pertaining to the chest" is   show
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show lumbar  
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The gelatinous substance that fills the disk of the vertebrae is called   show
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show clavicle  
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show scapula  
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show clavicular  
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The word that means "pertaining to the scapula" is   show
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The long bone in the upper arm that is also known as the "funny bone" is called the   show
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The bone in the lower arm that lies on the thumb side is called the   show
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show ulna  
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show carpals  
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The finger bones are called the   show
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The most superior of the hip bones is the   show
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show ischium  
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The small bridgelike bone that is the most anterior of the hip bones is called the pubic bone or the   show
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The deep sockets of the hip joints are called the   show
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The bone that is known as the thigh bone is medically known as the   show
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show hip joint  
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The bone commonly called the "shin bone" is the   show
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show fibula  
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The bone commonly known as the "knee cap" is the   show
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show calcaneus  
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The bone of the feet are called metatarsals and   show
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The great toe is medically known as the   show
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The medical word for "joint" is   show
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A fully movable joint is known as a   show
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The strong, fibrous bands of connective tissue that hold the two bones together in a synovial joint are called   show
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show synovial fluid  
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show meniscus  
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Osseous tissue is otherwise known as   show
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The surface of a bone is covered with   show
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show diaphysis  
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show epiphyses  
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show cancellous bone  
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The word for the gradual replacement of cartilage with bone that takes place during childhood and adolescence is called   show
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show osteoclasts  
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show osteoblasts  
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show osteocytes  
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show bones  
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Babies are born without these bones - they do not develop until between the ages of 2 and 6.   show
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The combining form that means "limb; small attache part" is   show
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The combining form "axi/o" means   show
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The combining forms "osse/o and oste/o" mean   show
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show skeleton  
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The combining form "muscul/o" means   show
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The combining form that means "structure that encircles like a crown" is   show
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show cranium (skull)  
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show ethm/o  
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show front  
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The combining form that means "U-shaped structure" is   show
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The combining form that means "tears" is   show
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show mandibul/o  
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The combining form that means "maxilla (upper jaw)" is   show
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show nose  
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show occipit/o  
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show palate  
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show pariet/o  
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The combining form that means "going from back to front" is   show
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show sphen/o  
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show temple  
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show breast  
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show rib  
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The combining forms "cartilagin/o and chondr/o" mean   show
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show stern/o  
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show sword  
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The combining form "thorac/o" means   show
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show neck  
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The combining form "coccyg/o" means   show
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show vertebra  
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The combining form that means "lower back" is   show
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The combining form that means "sacrum" is   show
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show spin/o  
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The combining from that means "socket or joint" is   show
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The combining form that means "clavicle or collar bone" is   show
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The combining form "scapul/o" means   show
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show wrist  
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show humerus  
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The combining forms "phalang/o and dactyl/o" mean finger or   show
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show femor/o  
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The combining form that means "pubis" (hip bone) is   show
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show calcane/o  
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The combining forms "arthro and articul/o" mean   show
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show chondroma  
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show osteoma  
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show chondromalacia  
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show softening  
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The suffix that means "tumor" is   show
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show dead  
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show closed fracture  
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show compound fracture  
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The combining form that means "break up" is   show
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A fracture caused by force or torsion during an accident or sports injury is called a   show
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show greenstick fracture  
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A Colles Fracture is a fracture of the   show
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show comminuted fracture  
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Abnormal softening of the bone is called   show
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Infection in the bone and bone marrow is called   show
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Abnormal thinning of the bone structure that is very common in older females is called   show
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show kyphosis  
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The combiing form that means "bent or humpbacked" is   show
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show lordosis  
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A C-shaped or S-shaped curvature of the spine that can be congenital and occurs in childhood is   show
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Pain in the joint is called   show
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Disease of a joint from any cause is called   show
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show dislocation  
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The metabolic disorder that occurs most often in men due to a high level of uric acid in the blood is called   show
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show hemarthrosis  
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Chronic inflammation of the joints that usually begins in middle age is called   show
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A grinding sound that can be heard when the bone ends rub together is called   show
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show osteophyte  
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show sprain  
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show genu varum  
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show genu valgum  
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show bunion  
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show clubfoot  
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