Musculoskeletal System - The Language Of Medicine - Chaper 15

Front 1

How many bones are in the body?

Back 1

206

Front 2

What are the functions of bones?

Back 2

provide framework of the body

Protect & support internal organs

Assist the body in movment due to muscle attachment

Front 3

How many types of bones are there? What are they?

Back 3

4 types

Long
Short
Flat
Sesamoid

Front 4

As bone is forming it is called?

Back 4

Ossification

Front 5

Which long bone is the strongest?

Back 5

Femur

Front 6

How do we absorb calcium?

Back 6

Through our small intestine

Front 7

Bones are compossed of ?

Back 7

connective tissue
blood vessles
nerves

Front 8

During fetal development bones are composed of ?

Back 8

Cartilaginous tissue

Front 9

Cartilaginous tissue is more flexible & less dence due to ?

Back 9

Lack of intercelluar calcium salts

Front 10

Osteoblasts are ?

Back 10

Immature bone cells/ baby osteocytes

Bring new bone tissue

Front 11

What do osteoblast do ?

Back 11

Lay down new bone

Front 12

what do osteoclast do ?

Back 12

Clean away any bone debris

Front 13

What does bone formation depend on ?

Back 13

Proper amount of Calcium & Phosphorus

Front 14

What must be present in the small intestine in order for calcium to be transported into the bloodstream /

Back 14

Vit. D

Front 15

An Osteoclast is?

Back 15

A large cell that removes debris

Removes unwanted bone tissue

Front 16

Where are large bones found?

Back 16

thigh, lower legs, upper & lower arms

Front 17

What are long bones ?

Back 17

strong
broad at both ends
have a large surface area for muscle attachment

Front 18

Medical term for bone cells ?

Back 18

Osteocytes

Front 19

Calcium, phosphorus and Vit. D are important for ?

Back 19

bone formation

Front 20

The Epiphysis is the ?

Back 20

end of a long bone

Front 21

The Diaphysis is the ?

Back 21

Shaft of a long bone

Front 22

The Periostenum is ?

Back 22

Vascular membrane covering the bone

Front 23

Define the formen in a bone ?

Back 23

Opening of a bone for blood vessles

Front 24

Ossification is the ?

Back 24

Process of bone formation

Front 25

A bone which has been splintered into many pieces is called a ?

Back 25

Comminuted fracture

Front 26

A freely movable joint is a ?

Back 26

Synovial Joint

Front 27

Define Articular Cartilage

Back 27

Thin layer of cartilage covering ends of bone

Front 28

Where is Synovial fluid loccated?

Back 28

Synovial Cavity

Front 29

What connects mussles to bones?

Back 29

Tendons

Front 30

Define Bursae

Back 30

Closed sac's of synovial fluid near a joint

Front 31

What type of muscle is Striated?

Back 31

Voluntary/ Skeletal

Front 32

What type of muscle is smooth?

Back 32

Involuntary/Visceral

Front 33

Define Arthroscopy ?

Back 33

A visual examination of a joint using a scope

Front 34

Define Osteoporosis ?

Back 34

Decrease in bone denisity

Front 35

Define Arthroplasty ?

Back 35

Surgical repair of a joint

Front 36

Decreases the angle between bones /

Back 36

Flexion

Front 37

Circular movement around an axis

Back 37

Rotation

Front 38

Extending the foot downward

Back 38

Plantar Flexion

Front 39

Turning palm down

Back 39

Pronation

Front 40

Movement away from the midline

Back 40

Abduction

Front 41

Decreasing the angle of the ankle joint

Back 41

Dorsiflexion

Front 42

Turning the palm forward

Back 42

Supination

Front 43

Medical term for foot bones

Back 43

Metatarsals

Front 44

Medical term for ankle bones

Back 44

Tarsals

Front 45

Medical term for smaller leg bone

Back 45

Fibula

Front 46

Medical term for larger bone of the lower leg

Back 46

Tibia

Front 47

Medical term for kneecap

Back 47

Patella

Front 48

Medical term for thigh bone

Back 48

Femur

Front 49

Medical term for pelvic girdle

Back 49

Pelvis (ilium,Pubis, Ischium)

Front 50

Medical term for fingers or toes

Back 50

Phalanges

Front 51

Medical term for hand bones

Back 51

Metacarpals

Front 52

Medical term for wrist bones

Back 52

Carpals

Front 53

Medical term for lower arm bones (thumb side)

Back 53

Radius

Front 54

Medical term for medial lower arm bone

Back 54

Ulna

Front 55

Medical term for upper arm bone

Back 55

Humerus

Front 56

Medical term for collar bone

Back 56

Clavicle

Front 57

Medical term for 12 bones in back

Back 57

Thoracic vertebrae

Front 58

Medical term for air cavities of skull & face

Back 58

Sinuses

Frontal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Maxillary

Front 59

Medical term for lower jaw

Back 59

Mandible

Front 60

Medical term for upper jaw

Back 60

Maxilla

Front 61

Medical term for back of head

Back 61

Occipital Bone

Front 62

Medical term for lower sides of skull

Back 62

Temporal Bone

Front 63

Medical term for roof of head

Back 63

Parietal Bone

Front 64

Medical term for forehead

Back 64

Frontal Bone

Front 65

Flexible connective tissue found in the immature skeleton, epiphyseal plate, and joint surfaces ?

Back 65

Cartilage

Front 66

Mineral constituent of bone ?

Back 66

Calcium

Front 67

Outward extension of the sholder bone?

Back 67

acromion

Front 68

Spongy, porous bone tissue in the inner part of bone ?

Back 68

cancellous bone

Front 69

Dense, connective tissue protein strands found in bone?

Back 69

collagen

Front 70

Knuckle like process at the end of a bone near a joint?

Back 70

condyle

Front 71

Thin layer of cartliage surrounding the bones in a joint space?

Back 71

articular cartliage

Front 72

Hard, dense bone tissue usually found around outter portion of a bone?

Back 72

compact bone

Front 73

Shallow cavity in a bone?

Back 73

fossa

Front 74

Shaft, or mid-portion of a long bone?

Back 74

diaphysis

Front 75

Narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones?

Back 75

fissure

Front 76

Soft spot between the skull bones of an infant?

Back 76

fontanella

Front 77

Minute spaces filled with blood vessles;found in contact bone?

Back 77

haversian canals

Front 78

each end of a long bone?

Back 78

epiphysis

Front 79

|opeaning or passage in bones where blood vessles and nerves enter and leave?

Back 79

foramen

Front 80

Rounded process on both sides of the ankle joint?

Back 80

malleolus

Front 81

Process of bone formation?

Back 81

ossification

Front 82

Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bone tissue?

Back 82

osteoclast

Front 83

Rounded projection on the temporal bone behind the ear?

Back 83

mastoid process

Front 84

Central hallowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone?

Back 84

medullary cavity

Front 85

Upper portion of the sternum?

Back 85

manubrium

Front 86

Bone cell that helps form bone tissue?

Back 86

osteoblast

Front 87

Membrane surrounding bones

Back 87

periosteum

Front 88

Bone tissue?

Back 88

osseous tissue

Front 89

Flared portion of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate?

Back 89

metaphysis

Front 90

Large process on the proximal end of the ulna; part of the elbow joint?

Back 90

olecranon

Front 91

Soft bone tissue found in cancellous bone; contains hematopoietic stem cells and blood cells?

Back 91

red bone marrow

Front 92

Supporting bundles of bony fibrs in cancellous bone?

Back 92

trabeclae

Front 93

Depression in the sphenoid bone;location of the pituitary gland?

Back 93

stella turcica

Front 94

Rounded,small process on a bone;attachment site for muscles and tendons?

Back 94

tubercle