Chapter 15: Specific Bones Flashcards
Acetabular
Pertaining to the acetabulum (hip socket)
Calcaneal
Pertaining to the calcanueus (heal bone
Carpal
Pertaining to the wrist bones
Supraclavicular
Pertaining to above the collar bone
Subcostal
Pertaining to below the ribs
Chondrocostal
Pertaining to the cartilage attached to the ribs
Craniotomy
Incision of the skull
Craniotome
Instrument to cut the skull
Femoral
Pertaining to the thigh bone
Fibular
Pertaining to the smaller of the two lower leg bones
Humeral
Pertaining to the upper arm bone
Iliac
Pertaining to the ilium
Ischial
Pertaining to the ischium (lower and posterior part of the hip bone)
Malleolar
Pertaining to the malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
Mandibular
Pertaining to the lower jaw bone
Maxillary
Pertaining to the upper jaw bone
Metacarpectomy
Removal of hand bones
Metatarsalgia
Pain of the foot bones
Olecranal
Pertaining to the lower elbow
Patelar
Pertaining to the kneecap
Pelvimetry
Measurement of the proportions of the pelvic bone (before child birth)
Peroneal
Pertaining to the fibula
Phalangeal
Pertaining to the ginger bones
Pubic
Pertaining to the pubis (anterior portion of the hip bones)
Radial
Pertaining to the lateral lower arm bone
Scapular
Pertaining to the shoulder bone
Sternal
Pertaining to the breast bone
Tarsectomy
Removal of ankle bones
Tibial
Pertaining to the tibia
Ulnar
Pertaining to the medial lower arm bone
