Medical Term

Front 1

acetabulum

Back 1

Rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis, which joins the femus (thight bone), forming the hip joint.

Front 2

acromion

Back 2

outward extension of the shoulder bone forming the point of the shoulder. It overlies the sshoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle

Front 3

articular cartilage

Back 3

thing layer of cartilage occuring at the ends of long bones and covering any part of any bone that comes together with another bone to form a joint

Front 4

bone

Back 4

dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton. Examples are long bones (femur), short bones (carpals), flat bones (scapula), and sesamoid bones (patella).

Front 5

calcium

Back 5

one of the mineral constituents of bone. Calcium phospate is the major calcium salt in bones

Front 6

cancellous bone

Back 6

spongy, porous, trabecular bone

Front 7

cartilaginous tissue (cartilage)

Back 7

Flexible, rubbery connective tissue. It is found in the immature skeleton at the epiphyseal growth plate and on joint surfaces

Front 8

collagen

Back 8

dense connective tussue strands found in bone.

Front 9

compact bone

Back 9

hard, dense bone tissue

Front 10

condyle

Back 10

knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near the joint.

Front 11

cranial bones

Back 11

skull bones: ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal.

Front 12

diaphysis

Back 12

shaft, or midportion, of a long bone

Front 13

disk (disc)

Back 13

flat, round, plate-like structure. An intervertebral disk is a fibrocartilaginous substance between two vertebrae.

Front 14

epiphyseal plate

Back 14

cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton.

Front 15

epiphysis

Back 15

each end of a long bone: the area beyond the epiphyseal plate.

Front 16

facial bones

Back 16

bones of the fac: lacrimal, mandible, maxillae, nasal, vomer, and zygomatic

Front 17

fissure

Back 17

Narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones.

Front 18

fontanelle

Back 18

Soft spot (incomplete bone formation) between the skull bones of an infant

Front 19

foramen

Back 19

opening or passage in bones where blood vessels, nerves, or both enter and leave. The foramen magnum is the opening of the occipital bone trhough which the spinal cord passes

Front 20

fossa

Back 20

shallow cavity in a bone

Front 21

haversian canals

Back 21

minute spaces filled with blood vessels:found in compact bone

Front 22

malleolus

Back 22

round process on both sides of the ankle joint. The lateral malleolus is par of the fibula, and the medial malleoulus is part of the tibia

Front 23

manubrium

Back 23

upper portion of the sternum: articulates with the medial aspect of the clavicle

Front 24

mastoid process

Back 24

round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear

Front 25

medullary cavity

Back 25

central, hollowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone

Front 26

metaphysis

Back 26

the flared portion of a long bone, lying between the diaphysis (shaft) and the epiphyseal plate (meta-means between).

Front 27

OLECRANON

Back 27

large process on the proximal end of the ulna: the point of the flexed elbow

Front 28

osseous tissue

Back 28

bone tissue

Front 29

ossification

Back 29

process of bone formation

Front 30

osteoblast

Back 30

bone cell that helps from bone tissue

Front 31

osteoclast

Back 31

bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bone tissue

Front 32

perosteum

Back 32

membrane surrounding bones: rich in blood vessels and nerve tissue

Front 33

phosphorus

Back 33

mineral substance found in bones in combination with calcium

Front 34

pubic symphysis

Back 34

area of confluence (coming together) of the two pubic bones. They are joined (sym-means toghether, -physis mean to grow) by a fibrocartilaginous disc.

Front 35

red bone marrow

Back 35

found in cancellous bone: site of hematopoiesis

Front 36

ribs

Back 36

these 24 elongated, curved bones form the bony wall of the chest. True ribs are the first 7 pairs: false ribs are pairs 8-10; floating ribs are pairs 11 and 12

Front 37

sella turcica

Back 37

depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located

Front 38

sinus

Back 38

hollow cavity within a bone

Front 39

styloid process

Back 39

pole-like process on the temporal bone

Front 40

suture

Back 40

joint between bones, such as the skull (cranium)

Front 41

temporomandibular joint

Back 41

connection between the temporal base of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw

Front 42

trabeculae

Back 42

supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone

Front 43

trochanter

Back 43

large process on lateral proximal aspect of the femur: attachment site for muscles and tendons

Front 44

tubercle

Back 44

rounded process on bone: attachment site for muscles and tendons

Front 45

tuberosity

Back 45

rounded process on bone: attachment site for muscles and tendons

Front 46

xiphoid process

Back 46

lower, narrow portion of the sternum

Front 47

yellow boen marrow

Back 47

fatty tissue found in thediaphyses of long bones in other individuals

Front 48

calc/o
calci/o

Back 48

calcium

Front 49

kyph/o

Back 49

humpback(posterior curvature in the thoracic region)

Front 50

lamin/o

Back 50

lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

Front 51

lord/o

Back 51

curve, swayback(anterior curvature in the lumbar region)

Front 52

lumb/o

Back 52

loins, lower back

Front 53

myel/o

Back 53

bone marrow

Front 54

orth/o

Back 54

straight

Front 55

oste/o

Back 55

bone

Front 56

scoli/o

Back 56

crooked, bent(lateral curvature)

Front 57

spondyl/o (used to make words about conditions of the structure)

Back 57

vertebra

Front 58

-blast

Back 58

embryonic or immature cell

Front 59

-clast

Back 59

to break

Front 60

-listhesis

Back 60

slipping

Front 61

-malacia

Back 61

softening

Front 62

-physis

Back 62

to grow

Front 63

-porosis

Back 63

pore, passage

Front 64

-tome

Back 64

insturment to cut

Front 65

acetabul/o

Back 65

acetabulum
(hip socket)

Front 66

calcane/o

Back 66

calcaneus
(heel bone)

Front 67

carp/o

Back 67

carpals
(wrist bones)

Front 68

clavicul/o

Back 68

clavicle
(collar bone)

Front 69

cost/o

Back 69

ribs (true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs)

Front 70

crani/o

Back 70

cranium
(skull bones)

Front 71

femor/o

Back 71

femur(thigh bone)

Front 72

fibul/o

Back 72

fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

Front 73

humer/o

Back 73

humerus (upper arm bone)

Front 74

ili/o

Back 74

ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)

Front 75

ischi/o

Back 75

ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)

Front 76

malleol/o

Back 76

malleous(proacess on each side of the ankle)

Front 77

mandibul/o

Back 77

mandibe (lower jaw bone)

Front 78

maxillo

Back 78

maxilla(upper jaw bone)

Front 79

metacarp/o

Back 79

metacarpals (hand bones)

Front 80

metatars/o

Back 80

metatarsals (foot bones)

Front 81

malleol/o

Back 81

malleous(proacess on each side of the ankle)

Front 82

mandibul/o

Back 82

mandibe (lower jaw bone)

Front 83

maxillo

Back 83

maxilla(upper jaw bone)

Front 84

metacarp/o

Back 84

metacarpals (hand bones)

Front 85

metatars/o

Back 85

metatarsals (foot bones)

Front 86

phalang/o

Back 86

phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)

Front 87

pub/o

Back 87

pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

Front 88

radi/o

Back 88

radius (lower arm bone -thumb side)

Front 89

scapul/o

Back 89

scapula (shoulder bone)

Front 90

ster/o

Back 90

sternum
(brestbone)

Front 91

tars/o

Back 91

tarsals (bones of the hindfoot)

Front 92

tibi/o

Back 92

tibia (shin bone)

Front 93

uin/o

Back 93

ulna (lower arm bone_little finger side)

Front 94

Ewing Sarcoma

Back 94

Malignant bone tumor

Front 95

exostosis

Back 95

Bony growh arising from the surface of bone (ex-means out, -ostosis means condition of bone)

Front 96

fracture

Back 96

Traumatic breaking of a bone

Front 97

osteogenic sarcoma

Back 97

Malignant tumor arising from bone (osteosarcoma)