Ch.4 Flashcards
Arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
burs/o
bursa
carp/o
wrist
chnondr/o
cartilage
clavicul/o
collar bone (clavicle)
coccyg/o
Tailbone (coccyx;)
cost/o
Rib
crani/o
skull
femor/o
femur; thighbone
finbul/o
outer lower leg bone ; fibula
humer/o
humerus; upper arm bone
ili/o
ilium; pelvic bone
ischi/o
ischium; pelvic bone lower section
lamin/o
thin flat plate or layer; lamina
lumb/o
lower back
mandibul/o
manidible; lower jaw
maxill/o
maxilla; upper jaw bone
metacarp/o
hand bones
metatars/o
foot bones
myel/o
bone marrow
orth/o
straight
oste/o
bone
patell/o
patella; knee cap
pelv/i
pelvis
phalang/o
finger and toe bones
pubi/o pub;o
pubis; pelvic bone anterior section
radi/o
radius, outer lower arm bone
scapula/o
scapula; shoulder blade
spondyl/o
vertebra
stern/o
sternum; breast bone
tars/o
ankle bones
vertebr/o
vertebra
long bones
longer than wide
ex: femur, radius, ulna, tiba, fibula, phalanges
short bones
nearly as long as wide
ex carpals, tarsals
flat bones
broad, thin flat
ex sternum, ribs, scapula
irregular bones
various sizes
ex: vertebrae, facial bones
sesamoid bones
irregular, round
ex: patella
Diaphysis
the shaft of the long bone
proximal epiphysis
upper end of a long bone
epiphyseal line
is a layer of cartilage between the diphysis and epiphysis where bone growth occurs
periosteum
white membrane that covers the shaft of a long bone
yellow bone marrow
stores fat
compact bone
hard outer shell of the bone
cancellous bone
contains red bone marrow
red bone marrow
produces red blood cells and the articula cartilage
Articular cartilage
thin layer of cartilage that covers the ends of long bones
condyle
round knuckle like projection
crest
prominent ridge along the border of a bone
head
large rounded end of a long bone set off from the shaft of the bone by a neck
spine
sharp projection from the surface of a bone