Chapter 4 Skeletal System Flashcards
Osseous Tissue
The rigid portion of the bone tissue
Ligaments
Bone connected to bone
Arthr
Joint
carp
wrist
crani
skull
dactyl
finger or toe
femor
thigh bone
fibul
small lower leg bone
humer
upper arm bone
lord
curve
oste
bone
patell
knee cap
ped, pod
foot
pelv
pelvis
phalang
bones of fingers and toes
rachi
vertebrae
scoli
crooked, bent
spondyl
vertebrae
stern
sternum, breastbone
tibi
large, lower leg bone
Arthr/algia
arthr: joint
algia: pain
Joint pain
Arthr/itis
arthr: joint
itis: inflammation
Inflammation of the joint
Carp/al
carp: wrist
al: pertaining to
Pertaining to the wrist
crani/o/malacia
crani: skull
malacia: softening
Softening of the skull
lord/osis
Lord: curve
osis: abnormal or increase
Forward curve of spine, swayback
oste/algia
oste: bone
algia: pain
Bone Pain
oste/o/arthr/itis
oste: bone
arthr: joint
itis: inflammation
Chronic bone and joint disease
oste/o/carcin/oma
oste: bone
carcin: cancer
oma: tumor
Cancerous bone tumor
osteo/chondr/osis
osteo: bone
chondr: cartilage
osis: abnormal condition
Bone and cartilage disease
osteo/por/osis
osteo: bone
por: porous
osis: abnormal condition, increased
Decrease bone density and porosity
peri/oste/itis
peri: around
oste: bone
itis: inflammation
Inflammation around the bone
phalang/ia
phalang: bones of fingers and toes
ia: condition of
Pain in finger or toe bones
rach/itis
rach: vertebrae
itis: inflammation
Inflammation of the spine
Scoli/osis
scoli: crooked, bent
osis: abnormal condition
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
spondyl/itis
spondyl: vertebrae
itis: inflammation
inflammation of the verebrae
