Terminology 7 Flashcards
Calcium
One of the mineral constituents of bone
Cartilage tissue
Flexible rubbery connective tissue found in joint surfaces and embryonic skeleton
Kyph
Humpback posterior cure in thoracic region
Lord
Curve or antierior curve in the lumbar region
Orth
Straight
Osteo
Bone
Scoli
Crooked,bent,curvature of the spine
Malacia
Softening
Physis
To grow
Porosis
Osteoporosis
Pore or passage
Osteoporosis loss of bony tissue and decreased mass of bone
Calcane
Heel bone
Carpo
Bones if the wrist
Clavicl/o
Collar bone
Femor
Thigh bone
Fibula
Smaller lower leg bone
Metacarpo
Metatarsals
Metacarpal hand bones
Metatarsals foot bones
Humer/o
Humerus upper arm bone
Malleol
Malleolous processes on each side of the ankle
Maxill
Upper jaw
Radi/o
Radius lower arm bone making up part of the forearm on thumbs side
Stern
Sternum breast bone
Scapul
Shoulder
Tars/o
Tarsals
Bones of the ankle
Uln/o
Ulna the other bone making up the forearm
Tibi
Tibia larger lower leg bone or shine
Calcium
One of the main constituents of bone
Cartilage tissue
Flexible rubbery connective tissue found in joint surfaces and embryonic skeleton
Cranial bones
Frontal,ethmoid,parietal,sphenoid,temporal and occipital
Diaphysis
Shaft or mid portion of a long bone
Disc or disk
Flat round plate like structure
Epiphysal plate
Cartilaginous are at the end of king bones where growth takes place
Facial bones
Lacrimal,mandible,maxillae,nasal, vomer and zygomatic
Fissure
Narrow slit like opening between bones
Fossa
Shallow cavity in a bone
Olecranon
Large process forming the elbow
Tubercle
Small rounded process on a bone
Ossification
Process of bone formation
