Skeletal System Flashcards
A shollow depression
Fossa
Type of joint, no movement, only in skull
Suture
How many bones in our body
206
Bones in our hands
19
Bones in our Spine
26
Holes
Foramina or Foramen
small rounded process
Tubercle
Rounded, knuckle- like prominence, usually at point of articulation
Condyle
Large rounded process
Tuberocity
Shaft of bone between the epiphysis
Diaphysis
Immovable joint such as those in the skull
Synarthrotic
fibrosis tissue that connects bone to bone and help support the bones at the joints
Ligament
inflammation of the small fluid-filled sacs located near the joints
Bursitis
Increased porosity of the bones
Osteoporosis
medullary cavity also where red blood cells form
Red bone Marrow
Bones that have unusual shapes
Irregular bone
bone cell
Osteocytes
Where bones come together
Articulation
embedded inside tendons, looks like seasme
Sesamoid
Longest and strongest bone in the body
Femur
Remodeling of bone tissue
Wolfs Law
Thorasic curve of the spine
Kyphosis
Connects muscle to bone
Tendon
Allows structures to turn
Rotation
Dense form of cartilage also shock observer
Hyaline
Where growth in a bone takes place during childhood and adolescence
Epiphyseal line
Autoimmune inflammatory disease
Rheumatoid Arthitist
High concentration of uric acid
Gout
Cartilage only found in ball socket joints
Labrum
