HS skeletal system Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Carp | Wrist (carpals) |
contra | Against |
Glyc | Sweet |
Marco | Large |
Para | Beside |
Oste, oss, ost | Bone |
Chrondr | cartilage |
arthr | Joint |
Myel | Spinal cord/ bone marrow |
Ligament | Ligament |
Posterior | Back |
Anterior | Front |
Lateral | Sides |
Diarthrosis | freely movable |
Amphiarthrosis | Slightly movable |
synarthrosis | immovable joint |
Appendicular skeleton | portion of the skeleton of vertebrae |
axial skeleton | bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrae |
osteoclast | destroy bone |
Osteoblast | Build bone |
Osteocyte | Hold bone together |
Functions of skeletal system | Shape & support, Movement, Protect organs, Storage of Ca & P |
Bone to bone | ligament |
# of bones in human body | 206 |
Cranial bones? | Frontal, parietal, accipital, temparal |
Cartilage? | Tissues that cushions bones |
Cervical vertebrae? | 7 |
thoracic vertebrae | 12 |
Lumbar vertebrae | 5 |
Osteoporosis | ? |
Sprain | Tearing or stretching of ligaments |
Types of joints | Fixed Sliding Pivot Hinge Ball & socket |
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