Musculoskeletal Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Osseous | Pertaining to bone |
osteoblast | A cell associated with the production of bone |
osteoclast | A large cell associated with the absorption and removal of bone |
osteocyte | A mature osteoblast |
collagen | afibrous insoluble protein found in the white fibers of connective tissue including bone, ligaments, and tendons. When boiled, it becomes gelatin. |
periosteum | The specialized connective tissue covering all the bones of the body |
endosteum | The connective tissue membrane lining the medullary cavity of bone |
medullary | pertaining to bone marrow or the inner portion of an organ |
diaphysis | the portion of a long bone between its ends; the shaft of a bone |
epiphysis | the end of a long bone that is usally wider than the shadt. contains a center for growth in length |
ossification | the formation of bone; the normal process of hardening of bone by calcification |
calcifiation | deposit of calcium salts within bony tissues |
axis | a stragiht line (imaginery) passing through the center about which a body or part may rotate |
axial | pertaining to or forming an axis |
appendicular | pertaining to an appendage such as a limb or extremity |
skeleton | the bony framework of the body consisting of 206 bones |
skeletal | pretaining to the skeleton |
cranium | the skull; that portion of the skull which encloses the brain |
frontal | pertaining to the forehead or forhead bone |
parietal | pertaining to the two bones that form most of the roof and upper sides of the cranium |
temporal | pertaining to the temple or central sides of the cranium; of the two bones of the cranium located above and around each ear |
occipital | pertaining to the back and most of the lower base of the skull |
sphenoid | pertaining to the bat-shaped bone that extends behind the eyes, forming the aterior base of the cranium and part of each orbit |
ethmoid | pertaining to the delicate bone that forms much of the internal nasal structure and part of each orbit |
suture | one of the jagged seams that unite the ad-joining bones of the skull |
fontanel | a space located at the junction of the sutures in the skull of the infant. the fontanels are often called "soft spots" |
sinus | one of the eight air-filled cavities in the skull that communicate with the nasal cavity |
orbital | pertaining to the orbit or eye socket. |
zygoma | the cheekbone/ the two zygomae form the bony arch that extends along the front and side of the skull below the orbits |
maxilla | one oof the pair of bones forming the upper jaw |
maxillary | pertaining to the upper jaw bone |
mandible | the lower jaw bone |
mandibular | pertaining to the lower jaw bone |
nasal | pertaining to the nose or one of the two bones that form the bridge of the nose |
vertebra | a backbone; any one of the bones of the spinal column |
intervertevral | situated between two adjacent vertebrae |
cervical | pertaining to the neck |
thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
lumbar | pertaining the loin or small of the back |
sacrum | the large triangular bone near the lower end of the spinal column to which the hip bones are attached |
coccyx | the tail bone or small bone at the end of a spinal column. formed by the fusion of severak rudimentary vertebrae |
coccygeal | pertaining to the coccyx or tail bone |
costa | a rib |
intercostal | between the ribs; situated between the ribs |
sternum | the breastbone; a long flat bone shaped somewhat like a dagger and joined to the cartilages of most of the ribs anteriorly |
manubrium | the upper portion of the sternum |
xiphoid process | the lower end of the sternum |
Pelvic | Pertaining to the pelvis or pelvic bone |
ilium | the superiormost bone of each pelvic bone. the widest of the 3 fused bones of the hip bone |
ischium | the inferoposterior bone of each of the pelvic or hip bones |
pubis | the inferoanterior bone of each of the hip bones |
symphysis pubis | the cartilaginous joint formed by the union of the 2 pubic bones at the midline |
clavicle | the collar bone or clavicula; a curved bone that joins with the sternum medially and the acromion process of the scapula |
clavicular | pertaining to the collar bone |
scapula | the shoulder blade a large flat triangular bone |
glenoid | socket-like; resembling a socket |
acromion | the lateral extensions of the projecting spine of the scapula. Projects over the shoulder joint forming the highest point of the shoulder |
humerus | the upper arm bone |
radius | the shorter and thicker of the two forearm bones located on the side of the thumb |
ulna | the forearm bone on the side of the little finger that extends from the wrist to the elbow |
carpus | the eight bones of the wrist |
metacarpus | the five bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers |
phalanx | any bone of the finger or toe, each finger or toe having three such bones and the thumnb and great toe have two |
acetabulum | the hip socket |
os innominatum | the innomate bone, it forms the lateral half of the pelvis |
os coxae | the hip bone or pelvic bone |
femur | the thigh bone |
patella | the knee cap |
tibia | the shin bone |
fibula | the smaller lateral bone of the lower leg |
tarsus | the ankle |
calcaneus | the heel bone |
metatarsus | the part of the foot between the tarsus and the toes |
phalangeal | pertaining to a phalanx or the phalanges |
condyle | a rounded knobby projection at the end of a bone that fits into a joint |
malleolus | the rounded bony prominence or projection on either side of the ankle joint |
fossa | a furrow or depression in a bone or other structure |
olecranon | the large process of the ulna forming the bony prominence of the elbow |
foramen | a natural opening |
meatus | a tube shaped passage |
mastoid | formed like a breast or nipple; pertaining to the mastoid process of the temporal bone |
process | a noticeable projection of bone |
articulation | a joint; the junction of two or more bones |
ligament | a band of strong fiborous connective tissue serving to hold the articular ends of bones together or to hold organs in place |
tendon | a strong cord of fiborous connective tissue serving to attach musckes to bones |
bursa | a snakk ckised sac containing synoviak fluid, usually found within joint areas |
meniscus | a cresent shaped fibrocartilage in the kneww joint |
retinaculum | tight transverse fiborous bands or ligaments that serve to bind down the tendons close to the bones as they pass over a joint |
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