Skeletal System Ch 6 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Hard outer shell of the bone | Compact bone |
knucklelike projection at the end of a bone | Condyle |
A groove or depression in a bone; a sulcus | Fissure |
Ribs pair 1 and 12 | Floating ribs |
Hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass | Foramen |
The larger and stronger of the two leg bones | Tibia |
Kneebone or kneecap | Patella |
Thigh bone | Femur |
Wrist bone | Carpals |
Bones of the upper jaw | Maxilary bone |
Bones of the lower jaw | Mandibular bone |
Slender of the two lower leg bones and is lateral to the tibia | Fibula |
Immovable joints, such as those of the cranium | Sutures |
First seven pairs of ribs | True ribs |
An elevated, boad, rounded process of a bone | Tuberosity |
Large bony process located below the neck of the fumur | Trochanter |
An opening or hollow space in a bone; cavity within a bone | Sinus |
Process of removing or digesting old bone tissue | Resorption |
Metacarp/o | Hand bones |
olecran/o | Elbow |
Spongy bone; not as dense as a compact bone | Cancellous bone |
Projections or outgrowth of bones | Bone process |
Myel/o | Spinal cord or bone marrow |
Fx | Fracture |
What are the abbreviations for Total hip replacement? | THR |
Consists of aligning the bone fragments through manual manipulation or traction, without making an incision in the skin | Closed reduction |
Also known as a compound fracture | Open fracture |
Tars/o | Ankle bones |
Rach/i | Spinal column |
Scoli/o | Crooked; bent |
Metatars/o | Foot bones |
Gen/o | To produce |
Mature bone cells | Osteocytes |
Immture bone cells that actively produce bony tissue | Osteoblasts |
Outward curvature; humpback or hunchback | Kyphosis |
Inward curvature; swayback | Lordosis |
Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine | Scoliosis |
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