Chapter 3- The Skeletal System Flashcards
ankyl/o
Crooked, bent, stiff
burs/o
Bursa
Chondr/i, chondr/o
Cartilage
cost/o
Rib
crani/o
Skull
-desis
To bind, tie together
kyph/o
Bent, hump
lord/o
Curve, swayback, bent
-lysis
Loosening or setting free
myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o
Bone
scoli/o
Curved, bent
spondyl/o
Vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
synovi/o, synov/o
Synovial membrane, synovial fluid
Periosteum
Tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outer most covering of the bone.
Compact bone
Cortical bone/ The dense, hard, and very strong bone that forms the protective outer layer of bones.
Spongey bone
Is porous, which makes it lighter and weaker than compact bone.
Medullary cavity
The central cavity located in the shaft of long bones, where is surrounded by compact bone.
Endosteum
The tissue that lines the medullary cavity.
Hemopoietic
Pertaining to the formation of blood cells.
Cartilage
The smooth, robbery, blue-white connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber between bones.
Articular cartilage
Covers the surfaces of bones where they come together to form joints.
Meniscus
Curved, fibrous cartilage found in some joints, such as the knee and the temporomandibular joint of the jaw.
Diaphysis
The shaft of a long bone.