Skeletal System Flashcards
Arthr/o
Joint
Cervic/o
Neck
Crani/o
Skull
Lumb/o
Loins, low back
Oste/o
Bone
Pelv/i or Pelv/o
Pelvis
Radi/o
Radiation, X-Ray, Radius
Sacr/o
Sacrum
Ten/o or Tend/o or Tendin/o
Tendon
Thorac/o
Thorax, chest
Vertebr/o
Vertebrae
Stern/o
Sternum
-al, ar, ic
Pertaining to
-cyte
Cell
-dynia
Pain
-genesis
Forming, producing, origin
-graphy
process of recording
-itis
inflammation
-osis
Abnormal Condition
-pathy
disease
-porosis
Porous
-scopy
Visual Exam
-um
Structure, thing
Inter-
Between
Intra-
Within
Sub-
under, below
Syn- or Sym-
Union, together, joined
CT
Computed Tomography (CAT Scan)
Fx
Fracture
Ortho or ORTHO
Orthopedics
C1, C2, C3,…, C7
Cervical Vertebra 1…etc
T1, T2, T3,…, T12
Thoracic Vertebra 1…etc
L1, L2,…, L5
Lumbar Vertebra 1…etc
Articulation
Joint where two bones come together.
Atlas
Cervical Vertebra 1
Axis
Cervical Vertebra 2
Crepitation
Grating sound made when bone ends rub together.
Degeneration
Deteriorating
Dislocation
Displacement of bone ends at a joint.
Hematopoiesis
Production of blood cells.
Subluxation
Partial Dislocation (Goes back in on its own)
Basic Functions of Skeletal System
- Hematopoiesis
- Structure/Support
- Muscle Attachment and Movement
- Mineral Storage
The Axial Skeleton
Bones that are along the long axis of the body or the bones of the Head and Trunk
The Appendicular Skeleton
Bones of Extremities (appendages)
Long Bones
Femur, Humerus
Short Bones
Carpals, Tarsals
Flat Bones
Scapula, sternum
Irregular Bones
Vertebrae, Facial Bones
Sesamoid Bones
Patella
Frontal Bone
Single bone that forms the forehead
Parietal Bones
Two bones form the sides and roof of cranial cavity
Temporal Bones
Bones that form the lower sides of the cranium under ears
Occipital Bone
Bone at the posterior base of the cranial cavity (back of head)
Maxillae
Two bones form upper jaw
Mandible
Singular lower jawbone
Nasal
Two bones make up bridge of the nose
Zygomatic
Two bones make up cheek bones
Vertebral Column
33 bones
Cervical Vertebrae
7 bones in neck
Thoracic Vertebrae
12 bones connected to the ribs
Lumbar Vertebrae
5 bones in lower back
Sacral Vertebrae
5 pelvic bones (fused)
Coccygeal Vertebrae
3-4 bones (fused)
Bones of Thoracic Cavity
Manubrium, Body, Xiphoid Process, 12 pairs of ribs, 7 true ribs, 5 false ribs, 2 floating ribs
Bones of Shoulder Girdle
Clavicle and Scapula
Bones of Upper Extremities
Humerus, Radius, Ulna, Carpals, Metacarpals, Phalanges
Bones of Pelvis
Ilium, Ischium, Pubis
Bones of Lower Extremities
Femur, Patella, Tibia, Fibula, Tarsals, Metatarsals, Phalanges
Ligaments
Attach bone to bone
Osteoarthritis
Breakdown and loss of cartilage in joints
Osteoporosis
Loss of bone mass
