Chapter 15 Stuff Flashcards
Orthopedists
Physicians who treat bone, joint, and muscle conditions
rheumatologists
Physicians who specialize primarily in joint problems, such as arthritis
Physiatrists
Medical doctors whose focus is on rehabilitation after injury or illness to muscles, bones and nerves
Acetabulum
Rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis that joins the femur, forming the hip join
Acromion
Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder. It overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle
Articular cartilage
thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint space
bone
Dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton
Bone depression
opening or hollow region serving as a connection for bones, or passageways flood vessels and nerves.
-fissure, foramen, fossa, sinus
Fissure
Narrow groove or slit-like opening
Foramen
Opening for blood vessels and nerves
Fossa
Shallow cavity in or on a bone
Sinus
Hollow cavity within a bone
Bone Process
Enlarged area that extends from bones as attachment for muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
-Bone head, condyle, epicondyle, trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity
Bone Head
Rounded end of a bone
Condyle
Rounded knuckle-like process
Epicondyle
Small rounded process above the condyle
Trochanters
Large and small processes for tendon attachments
Tuberosity
Small round elevation where tendons and muscles attach
Calcium
One of the mineral constituents of bone
Cancellous Bone
Spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part of a bone
Cartilage
Flexible, rubbery connective tissue. It is found in the immature skeleton, at the epiphyseal growth plate, and on joint surfaces
Collagen
Dense, connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissues
Compact bone
Hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones
Cranial bones
Skull bones
-ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, temporal
Ethmoid
Supports nasal cavity and eye sockets
Frontal
Forehead; part of eye sockets
Parietal
Top and sides of skull
Temporal
Lower sides and back of skull
Occipital
Back and base of skull
Foramen magnum
opening through which the spinal cord passes
Sphenoid
Bat-shaped bone extending behind the eyes and forming part of the base of the skull
-anchor that holds the skull bones together
Diaphysis
Shaft, mid-portion of a long bone
disk
Flat, round, plate-like structure. An intervertebral disk is a fibrocartilaginous substance between two vertebrae
Epiphyseal plate
Cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton