chapter 15 Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Spongy, porous bone tissue is also called	cancellous bone
outward extension of the shoulder bone is the	acromion
an opening or passage in bones where blood vessel and nerves enter and leave is a	foramen
the projection of the temporal bone is the	mastoid process
knuckle-like process at the end of a bone is called a	condyle
mandible, vomer, maxilla, and zygomatic are all bones of the	face
occipital, sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and ethmoid are bones of the	cranium
the shaft of a long bones is called a	diaphysis
poor formation of bone	osteodystrophy
slipping or subluxation of a vertebra	spondylolisthesis
operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disk	laminectomy
lateral curature of the spinal column	scoliosis
Vitamin d deficiency leads to softening ob bone, which is known as	osteomalacia
pertaining to the upper arm bone	humeral
the shoulder bone is the	scapula
the smaller of the two lower leg bones is the	fibula
inflammation of bone and bone marrow	osteomyelitis
clubfoot	talipes
a splintered or crushed bone	comminuted fracture
surgical repair of a joint	arthroplasty
condition of stiffening and immobility of a joint	ankylosis
chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilage	osteoarthritis
inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation	gouty arthritis
malignant tumor of smooth muscle	leiomyosarcoma
wasting away (no development of muscle)	atrophy
two mineral substance necessary for proper development of bones are	calicum and phosphorus (in bone marrow)
the shaft of a long bone is called the	diaphysis
the ends of a long bone are called the	epiphysis
the bones of a fetus are mainly composed	cartilage
during bone development, immature bone cells called	osteoblasts
red bone marrow is found in spongy or	cancellous
the strong membrane surrounding the surface of a bone is the	periosteum
hard, dense bone tissue lying under the periosteum is called	compact/cortical
the physician who treats bones and bones disease is a	orthopedist
series of bone canals containing blood vessels are the	haversian
forms the forehead	frontal bone
cheeck bone	zygomatic
upper jaw bone	maxilla
forms the back and base of the skull	occipital
lowwer jaw bone	mandible
forms the roof and upper side of the skull	parietal bone
two paired bones at the corner of each eye	lacrimal
bone near the ear; connected to the lower jaw	temporal bone
condyle	knucle like process at the end of a bone/joint
fossa	shallow cavity in bone
tubercle	rounded small process on bone
trochanger	large process at the neck of the femur
foramen	passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
fissure	narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones
shoulder bone	scapula
upper arm bone	humerus
breastbone	sternum
thigh bone	femur
finger bones	phalanges
collar bone	clavicle
wrist bones	carpals
kneecap	patella
foot bones	tarsals
backbone	vertebra

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