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Diaphysis

Compact bone. Main shaft portion of long bone.

Epiphysis

Located at end of long bone.

Epiphyseal Line

Later of cartilage separating diaphysis and epiphysis. Allows bone to grow longwise.

Periosteum

Fiberious membrane, covers surface of long bone.

Articular cartilage

Joint surfaces

Medullary Cavity

Contains yellow bone marrow

Spongy Bone

Trabecular. Cancellius bone. Needle like to give strength to bone

Red Bone Marrow

Spaces between trabeculae.

Osteoblast

Produce bone tissue

Oateoclast

Digests bone tissue

Osteocytes

Mature bone cells

Ossification

Process of bone formation.

Bone markings

Features of bones.

Sulcus

Groove or depression.

Sinus

Opening or hallow space.

Fossa

Hollow or shallow concave depression.

Foremen

Hole within a bone for blood vessels or nerves to pass through.

Tuberocisty

Elevates, broad, round-for muscle attachment.

Trochanter

Larger process, at neck of femur.

Condyle

Knuckle-like projection, usally for a into a fossa to form a joint

Crest

Border or ridge.

Cranium

Skull

Maxillae

Upper jaw bone.

Mandible

Lower jaw bone.

Coccyx

Tailbone

True ribs

Pair 1-7. Attaches to sternum and vertebrae.

False ribs

Pair 8-10 attach to vertebrae and cartilage of 7th rib.

Floating ribs

Pair 11 and 12 attach to vertebrae only.

Sternum

Breast bone.

Clavicle

Collarbone

Scapula

Shoulder blade.

Humerous

Long bone of upper arm.

Radius

Lower arm bone and thumb side.

Ulna

Lower arm bone on pinky side.

Olecranoid

Elbow.

Carpals

Bones of the wrist

Metacarpals

Bones of the hand

Phalanges

Fingers/toes

Pelvis

Pelvis

Ilium

Upper flared potion of hipbone


Largest of three

Iliac crest

Upper curved edge of opium.


Flat bone. Good source of red bone marrow.

Symphysis Pubis

Cartiligious joint connecting two pubic bones

Acetabulum

Formed by ilium, ischium, and pubis. Connection point of femur and hip.

Femur

Thighbone.


Longest and strongest.

Patella

Knee bone/cap.

Tibia

Larger lower leg bone. Shin bone.


Fibula

More slender of two lower leg bones.

Malleolus

Distal and of tibia and fibia

Tarsals

Ankle bones

Calcanous

Heel bone

Metatarsals

Foot bones.

Ankyl/o

Stiff

Arth/o

Joint

-blast

Immature cell

Calc/o

Calcium

-clast

To break

Desis-

To fuse

Gen/o

To produce

Lamin/o

Bridge of individual vertebrae

Mastoid/o

Mastoid process (bump behind ear)

Orth/o

Straight

Oste/o

Bone

-physis

Growth/growing

Rach/i

Spinal column

Spondyl/o

Vertebrae/ spinal column

Synovi/o

Synovial fluid

Tempor/o

Temporal

Vertebr/o

Vertebrae

Osteomalacia

Abnormal softening of the bone due to calcium deficiency and phosphorous in the blood.


Rickets in children.

Malac/o


-malacia

Softening

Osteomylitis

Local, generalized infection of the bone and bone marrow. Bacterial infection spreads to the bone tissue from blood.

Osteoporosis

Porous bones that were once wrong and become fragile due to the loss of bone density.

Porr/o


-porosis

Porous, less dense.

Osteochondroma

Most common benign bone tumor mostly in femur and tibia.

Chondr/I


Chondr/o

Cartilage

Pagets disease

Nonmetabolic disease of the bone.


Osteoitis deformans.


Excessive bone destruction and unorganized bone formation by the osteoblasts.

Spinal sentosis

Narrowing of vertebral column, nerve root canals, intervertebral foramina, causing pressure on nerve roots.

Scler/o

Hardening


Talipes Equinovarous

Clubfoot.

Kyphosis

Outward curve. Humpback or hunchback.

Lordosis

Inward curvature or swayback

Scoliosis

Lateral curvature to left or right.

Closed facture

Break in bone, not skin. Simple.

Open fracture

Break in bone and skin. Compound.

Complete fracture

Break through entire thickness of bone.

Incomplete fracture

One side of bone broke and other is bent, but not broken.


Greenstick fracture.

Compression fracture

Bone surfaces being forces against eachother.

Impacted fracture

Direct force for bone to break.


Broken end of smaller bone into broken and of larger bone.

Comminuted fracture

Splintered.


Colle's fracture

Lower end of radius within one inch of of wrists bones.

Hairline fracture

Minor, in which bone continues to be in perfect alignment.


Stress fracture.

Pathologic fracture

Bone Weakened by preexisting disease.

Fracture treatments

Open and close reduction