Anatomy of the Skeletal System
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| The domelike bone at the top of your head is called your | cranium
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| Within the cranium is called the | cranial cavity
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| The cranial cavity contains the | brain
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| Number of bones in the adult body is | 206
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| The bone that forms the forehead and top of the cranium is called the | frontal bone
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| The bones that form the bridge of the nose and the roof of the nasal cavity are called the | nasal bones
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| The upper jaw bone is called the | maxilla
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| The lower jaw bone is called the | mandible
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| The tiny bones inside the ear are called the | ossicles
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| The flat, U-shaped bone in the anterior neck that does not touch any other bones is called the | 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 | fontanels
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| The posterior tip of the sternum is called the | xiphoid process
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| The medical term for what is commonly caleed the "breast bone" is the | sternum
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| You have 12 pairs of | ribs
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| The spinal column is composed of 24 individual | vertebrae
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| The cervical vertebrae are in the | neck
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| THe thoracic vertebrae are in the | chest
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| The vertebrae that are in the lower back are called the | lumbar vertebrae
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| The vertebrea knows as S1 is called the | sacrum
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| The medical word for "tail bone" is | coccyx
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| The word that means "pertaining to the coccyx" is | coccygeal
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| The word that means "pertaining to the chest" is | thoracic
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| The word that means "pertaining to the lower back" is | lumbar
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| The gelatinous substance that fills the disk of the vertebrae is called | nucleus pulposus
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| The collar bone is medical known as the | clavicle
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| The bone that is commonly called the "should blade" is medically known as the | scapula
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| The word that means "pertaining to the clavicle" is | clavicular
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| The word that means "pertaining to the scapula" is | scapular
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| The long bone in the upper arm that is also known as the "funny bone" is called the | humerus
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| The bone in the lower arm that lies on the thumb side is called the | radius
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| The lower arm bone that lies on the little finger side is called the | ulna
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| The bones of the wrist are called | carpals
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| The finger bones are called the | phalanges
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| The most superior of the hip bones is the | ilium
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| The most inferior of the hip bones is the | 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 | pubis
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| The deep sockets of the hip joints are called the | acetabulum
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| The bone that is known as the thigh bone is medically known as the | femur
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| The head of the femur fits into the acetabulum tgo form the | hip joint
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| The bone commonly called the "shin bone" is the | tibia
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| The very thin bone on the lateral side of the lower leg is the | fibula
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| The bone commonly known as the "knee cap" is the | patella
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| The bone known as the "heel bone" is the | calcaneus
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| The bone of the feet are called metatarsals and | tarsals
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| The great toe is medically known as the | hallux
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| The medical word for "joint" is | articulation
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| A fully movable joint is known as a | synovial joint
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| The strong, fibrous bands of connective tissue that hold the two bones together in a synovial joint are called | ligaments
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| The fluid that is produced in the synovial joint is called | synovial fluid
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| The special crescent-shaped pad found in some synovial joints, such as the knee, is called the | meniscus
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| Osseous tissue is otherwise known as | bone
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| The surface of a bone is covered with | periosteum
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| The straight shaft of a long bone is called the | diaphysis
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| The widened ends of the shaft are called | epiphyses
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| The spongy bone inside each epiphysis is called | 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 | ossification
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| The cells that break down old areas or damaged bone are called | osteoclasts
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| The cells that deposit new bone tissue in old or broken areas of bone are called | osteoblasts
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| The cells that maintain and monitor the mineral content of bone are called | osteocytes
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| Almost all of the body's calcium is stored in the | bones
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| Babies are born without these bones - they do not develop until between the ages of 2 and 6. | kneecaps
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| The combining form that means "limb; small attache part" is | appendicul/o
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| The combining form "axi/o" means | axis
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| The combining forms "osse/o and oste/o" mean | bone
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| The combining form "skelet/o" means | skeleton
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| The combining form "muscul/o" means | muscle
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| The combining form that means "structure that encircles like a crown" is | coron/o
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| The combining form "crani/o" means | cranium (skull)
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| The combining form that means "sieve" is | ethm/o
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| The combining form "front/o" means | front
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| The combining form that means "U-shaped structure" is | hy/o
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| The combining form that means "tears" is | lacrim/o
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| The combining form that means "mandible (lower jaw)" is | mandibul/o
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| The combining form that means "maxilla (upper jaw)" is | maxill/o
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| The combining form "nas/o" means | nose
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| The combining form that means "occiput (back of the head)" is | occipit/o
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| The combining form "palat/o" means | palate
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| The combining form that means "wall of a cavity" is | pariet/o
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| The combining form that means "going from back to front" is | sagitt/o
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| The combining form that means "wedge, shape" is | sphen/o
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| The combining form "tempor/o" means | temple
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| The combining form "mast/o" means | breast
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| The combining form "cost/o" means | rib
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| The combining forms "cartilagin/o and chondr/o" mean | cartilage
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| The combining form that means "sternum (breast bone)" is | stern/o
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| The combining form "xiph/o" means | sword
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| The combining form "thorac/o" means | chest
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| THe combining form "cervic/o" means | neck
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| The combining form "coccyg/o" means | coccyx
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| The combining form "vertebr/o and spondyl/o" means | vertebra
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| The combining form that means "lower back" is | lumb/o
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| The combining form that means "sacrum" is | sacr/o
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| The combining form that means "spine or backbone" is | spin/o
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| The combining from that means "socket or joint" is | glen/o
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| The combining form that means "clavicle or collar bone" is | clavicul/o
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| The combining form "scapul/o" means | scapula
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| The combining form "carp/o" means | wrist
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| The combining form "humer/o" means | humerus
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| The combining forms "phalang/o and dactyl/o" mean finger or | toe
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| The combining form that means "thigh bone *femur" is | femor/o
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| The combining form that means "pubis" (hip bone) is | pub/o
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| The combining form that means "heel bone" is | calcane/o
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| The combining forms "arthro and articul/o" mean | joint
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| A benign tumor of the cartilage is called a | chondroma
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| The word for "bone tumor" is | osteoma
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| A cartilage softening would be called a | chondromalacia
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| The suffix -malacia means | softening
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| The suffix that means "tumor" is | -oma
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| The combining form "necr/o" means | dead
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| Any fracture in which the bone does not break through the skin is called a | closed fracture
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| Any racture in which the bone breaks through the overlying sking is called an open fracture or a | compound fracture
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| The combining form that means "break up" is | fract/o
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| A fracture caused by force or torsion during an accident or sports injury is called a | stress fracture
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| The type of fracture that occurs most often in children because their bones are still flexible is called a | greenstick fracture
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| A Colles Fracture is a fracture of the | wrist
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| A fracture where the bone is crushed into many pieces is called a | comminuted fracture
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| Abnormal softening of the bone is called | osteomalacia
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| Infection in the bone and bone marrow is called | osteomyelitis
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| Abnormal thinning of the bone structure that is very common in older females is called | osteoporosis
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| The medica term for humpback or hunchback is | kyphosis
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| The combiing form that means "bent or humpbacked" is | kyph/o
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| The condition commonly known as "swayback" is | lordosis
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| A C-shaped or S-shaped curvature of the spine that can be congenital and occurs in childhood is | scoliosis
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| Pain in the joint is called | arthralgia
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| Disease of a joint from any cause is called | arthropathy
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| Diplacement of the end of a bone from its normal position is called a | 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 | gout
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| Blood in the joint cavity due to trauma is called | hemarthrosis
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| Chronic inflammation of the joints that usually begins in middle age is called | osteoarthritis
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| A grinding sound that can be heard when the bone ends rub together is called | crepitus
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| A bone spur is called an | osteophyte
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| Overstretching or tearing of a ligament is called a | sprain
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| The congenital deformity commonly called "bowleg" is medically known as | genu varum
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| The congenital deformity commonly called "knock-knee" is medically known as | genu valgum
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| The condition medically known as a "hallux valgus" is commonly called a | bunion
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| The congenital abnormality of the feet that is medically called "talipes" is commonly known as | clubfoot
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