Chapter 14 & 15 Flashcards
Bursa
Saclike cavity filled with fluid to prevent friction
Cancellous
Spongy or latticelike structure
Cartilage
Specialized, fibrous connective tissue
Collagen
White protein fibers of the skin, tendons, bone, and cartilage
Compact
Having dense structure
Degenerative
Having progressively less function
Extremities
Arms or legs
Ligaments
Band of fibrosis tissue that connects bones and supports joints
Marrow
Soft organic material filling the cavities of bones
Orthopedic
Pertaining to the correction of deformities
Periosteum
Specialized connective tissue covering all the bones of the body
Resorption
Loss of bone tissue caused by the action of specialized cells
Synovial
Pertaining to transparent alkaline fluid contained in joints
Tendon
Fibrous cord by which a muscle is attached to a bone
Arthritis
Inflammation of the joints
Arthrodesis
Surgical union or fixation of the joint
Arthroplasty
Plastic reconstruction of the joint
Cervical
Pertaining to the neck
Chondrectomy
Removal of the cartilage
Intercostal
Between the ribs
Odontology
Study of the tooth
Orthopedics
Pertaining to correcting or straightening the bones
Osteoarthritis
Inflammation of the bones and joints
Periodontal
Around the tooth
AKA
Above the knee
Amb
Ambulatory
Bil
Bilateral
CAT
Computed axial tomography
Ext
Extremity
Fx
Fracture
Lat
Lateral
Lt
Left
Ortho
Orthopedics
Most people reach bone density around age
20