Musculoskeletal System Terms

Front 1

Acetabulum

Back 1

Cup-shaped depression in the hip bone into which the top of the femur sits.

Front 2

Acromion

Back 2

Part of the scapula that connects to the clavicle.

Front 3

Amphiarthrosis

Back 3

Cartilaginous joint having some movement at the union of two bones

Front 4

Ankle

Back 4

Hinged area between the lower leg bones and the bones of the foot

Front 5

Articular cartilage

Back 5

Cartilage at a joint

Front 6

Articulation

Back 6

Point at which 2 bones join together to allow movement.

Front 7

Atlas

Back 7

First cervical vertebra

Front 8

Axis

Back 8

Second cervical vertebra

Front 9

Bone

Back 9

Hard connective tissue that forms tje skeleton of the body

Front 10

Bone head

Back 10

Upper, rounded end of a bone

Front 11

Bone phagocyte

Back 11

Bone cell that ingests dead bone and bone debris

Front 12

Bursa

Back 12

Sac lined with a synovial membrane that fills the spaces between tendons and joints

Front 13

Calcaneus

Back 13

Heel bone

Front 14

Calcium

Back 14

Mineral important in the formation of bone

Front 15

Cancellous bone

Back 15

Spongy bone with a lattice like structure

Front 16

Cardiac muscle

Back 16

Striated involuntary muscle of the heart

Front 17

Carpus, carpal bone

Back 17

Wrist bone

Front 18

Cartilage

Back 18

Flexible connective tissue found in joints, fetal skeleton, and the lining of various parts of the body

Front 19

Cartilaginous disc

Back 19

Thin, circular mass of cartilage between the vertebrae of the spinal column. Also called disk or disc

Front 20

Cervical vertebrae

Back 20

Seven vertebrae of the spinal column located in the neck

Front 21

Clavicle

Back 21

Curved bone of the shoulder that joins to the scapula ;collar bone.

Front 22

Coccyx

Back 22

Small bone consisting of four fused vertebrae at the end of the spinal column; tailbone

Front 23

Compact bone

Back 23

Hard bone with a tightly woven structure

Front 24

Condyle

Back 24

Rounded surface at the end of a bone

Front 25

Crest

Back 25

Bony Ridge

Front 26

Diaphysis

Back 26

Long middle section of a long bone; shaft . Greek, a growing between

Front 27

Diarthroses (sing.,diarthrosis)

Back 27

Freely movable joints. Greek, articulations

Front 28

Disk

Back 28

Thin, circular mass of cartilage between the vertebrae of the spinal column. Also called disk or disc ; cartilaginous disc. Latin discus

Front 29

Dorsal vertebrae

Back 29

Thoracic vertebrae

Front 30

Elbow

Back 30

Joint between the upper arm and the forearm

Front 31

Endosteum

Back 31

Lining of the medullary cavity. Endo- within + greek osteon, bone

Front 32

Epiphyseal plate

Back 32

Cartilaginous tissue that is replaced during growth years, but eventually calcifies and disappears when growth stops

Front 33

Ethmoid bone

Back 33

Irregular bone of the face attached to the sphenoid Bone

Front 34

Ethmoid sinuses

Back 34

Sinuses on both sides of the nasal cavities between each eye and the sphenoid sinus

Front 35

Fascia

Back 35

Sheet of fibrous tissue that encloses muscles

Front 36

Femur

Back 36

Long bone of the thigh

Front 37

Fibula

Back 37

Smallest long bone of the lower leg

Front 38

Fissure

Back 38

Deep Furrow or slit