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25 Cards in this Set
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Outward extension of a shoulder bone |
Acromion process |
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The opening or passage in bones where blood vessels & nerve center enter and leave is a |
Foramen |
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The projection of the temporal bone is the |
Mastoid process |
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Mandible, vomer, maxilla, zygomatic arch |
Make up the face |
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Spongy porous bone tissue is called |
Cancellous bone |
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Occipital, sphenoid, frontal , temporal & ethmoid are bones of the |
Cranium |
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The shaft of a long bone is called the |
Diaphysis |
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Lateral curvature of the spinal column |
Scoliosis |
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Vit D deficiency leads to softening of bone, which is known as |
Osteomalacia |
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Poor formation of bones |
Osteo dystrophy |
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Pertaining to the upper arm bone |
humeral bone |
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The smaller of the two lower leg bones |
fibula |
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The shoulder bone is called |
Scalpula |
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Inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
Osteomyelitis |
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Clubfoot |
Talipes |
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Chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilage |
Osteoarthritis |
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A splintered or crushed bone |
Comminuted fracture |
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Thigh Bone * |
Femur |
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Breastbone * |
Sternum |
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Shoulder bone* |
Scapula |
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Finger bones * |
Phalanges |
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Upper arm bone * |
Humerus |
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Knuckle like process at the end of a bone is called a |
Condyle |
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Slipping or subluxation of a vertebrae |
spondyloisthesis |
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Operation performed to relieve the symptoms o a slipped disc |
Laminectomy |
