The Skeletal System

Front 1

osteology

Back 1

study of bones

Front 2

what is the total number of bones in the human body

Back 2

206 bones

Front 3

axial skeleton

Back 3

80 bones (skull, vertebrane, ribs,and sternum)

Front 4

Appendicular Skeleton

Back 4

126 Bones of the upper and lower limbs and the associated bones

Front 5

Flat

Back 5

Ribs, scapula, parts of the pelvic gridle, bones of the skull

Front 6

long

Back 6

tiba, femur,humerus radius

Front 7

Short

Back 7

Carpals tarsals

Front 8

Irregukar

Back 8

Vertebrate,ossicles of the ear

Front 9

Sesamoid

Back 9

Patella (kneecap)

Front 10

Sutural or Wormian

Back 10

Between the flat bones of the skull

Front 11

Sutural or Wormian

Back 11

Between the flats bones of the skull

Front 12

Bones

Back 12

-provide shape,support,and the framework of the body
-severe as a storage place for mineral salts , calcium, and phosphrus

Front 13

Cartilage

Back 13

forms the major portion of the embryonic skeleton and part of the skeleton in adults

Front 14

tendons

Back 14

attach muscles to bones, consist of connective tissue

Front 15

Ligaments

Back 15

Bands of fibrous connective tissue that connect bones,cartilages, and other structures , also sere as a place for the attachment of fascia

Front 16

Arthology

Back 16

study of the joints

Front 17

joint

Back 17

is an articulation, a place where two or more bones connect

Front 18

flexion

Back 18

Bending a limb

Front 19

extension

Back 19

Straightness a flexed limb

Front 20

Circumduction

Back 20

Moving a body part in a circular motion

Front 21

Abduction

Back 21

moving a body part away from the middle

Front 22

adduction

Back 22

moving a body part toward the middle

Front 23

Protraction

Back 23

Moving a body part forward

Front 24

retraction

Back 24

Moving a body part backward

Front 25

Rotation

Back 25

moving a body part around a central axis

Front 26

Dorsiflexion

Back 26

Bending a body part backward

Front 27

Pronation

Back 27

Lying prone (face downward) also turning the palm downward

Front 28

Supination

Back 28

Lying Supine (face upward) also turning the palm or foot upward

Front 29

Eversion

Back 29

Turning outward

Front 30

Inversion

Back 30

Turning inward

Front 31

what is the Vertebral composed of

Back 31

Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, coccyx

Front 32

Acetabulum

Back 32

cup shaped socket of the hip bone into which the head of the femur fits

Front 33

Achondroplasia

Back 33

Defect in the formation of the cartilage at the epiphyses of long bones

Front 34

Arthralia

Back 34

joint pain

Front 35

Arthritis

Back 35

Inflammation of a joint

Front 36

Arthocentesis

Back 36

Surgical procedure to remove joint fluid

Front 37

Arthoplasty

Back 37

Surgical procedure used to repair a joint

Front 38

Arthoscope

Back 38

Surgical instrument used to examine the interior of a joint

Front 39

Bursa

Back 39

Sac between muscles, tendons & bones that is lined with synovial membrane & contains fluid

Front 40

Chondral

Back 40

pertaining to the cartilage

Front 41

Chondrocostal

Back 41

Pertaining to the rib cartilige

Front 42

Costal

Back 42

Pertaining to the rib

Front 43

Craniectomy

Back 43

Surgical excursion of a portion of the skull

Front 44

Craniotomy

Back 44

Surgical incision made into the skull

Front 45

Dactylic

Back 45

Pertaining to the finger or toe

Front 46

Dislocation

Back 46

Displacement of a bone from a joint

Front 47

Flat foot

Back 47

Abnormal flatness of the sole & arch of the foot

Front 48

Gout

Back 48

-marked by joint inflammation

Front 49

ligament

Back 49

Connective tissue that connects bones, cartilages & other structures, serves a place for the attachment of fascia

Front 50

Myelitis

Back 50

Inflammation of bone marrow

Front 51

Myeloma

Back 51

Tumor of the bone marrow

Front 52

Myelopoiesis

Back 52

Formation of bone marrow

Front 53

Osteoarthritis

Back 53

Inflammation of the bone & joint

Front 54

Osteoblast

Back 54

Bone forming cell

Front 55

Osteocarcinnoma

Back 55

Cancerous tumor of the bone

Front 56

Osteochondritis

Back 56

inflammation of bone & cartilage

Front 57

Osteogenesis

Back 57

Formation of bone

Front 58

Osteomalica

Back 58

softening of bones

Front 59

Osteomyelitis

Back 59

inflammation of bone marrow

Front 60

Osteopenia

Back 60

Deficiency of bone tissue

Front 61

Osteoporosis

Back 61

Abnormal condition characterized by a decrease in the density of bones
- decreasing their strength,causing fragile bones

Front 62

Osteotonme

Back 62

surgical instrument used for cutting bone

Front 63

Polyarthritis

Back 63

inflammation of more than one joint

Front 64

Radiograph

Back 64

film or record on which an X-ray image is produced

Front 65

Rhematiod Arthritis (RA)

Back 65

autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of joints, stiffness, pain & swelling

Front 66

Rickets

Back 66

Abnormal condition that can occur in children & is caused by a lack of vitamin D

Front 67

Spondylitis

Back 67

inflammation of one or more vertabra

Front 68

Subclavicular

Back 68

pertaining to beneath the ribs

Front 69

Subcostal

Back 69

Pertaining to beneath the ribs

Front 70

Submaxilla

Back 70

Below the jaw or mandible

Front 71

Traction

Back 71

Process of drawing or pulling on bones or muscles to relieve displacement & facilitate healing

Front 72

Arthroscopy

Back 72

Process of examining internal structures of a joint via an arthoscope