Terms Flashcards
Only —– is harder than bone.
Dental Enamel
Tough fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of the bone
Periosteum
Oste
Bone
Um
Noun ending
Located within the spongy bone
Red bone marrow
Bone is the form of —– that is the second hardest tissue in the human body?
Connective Tissue
Pertaining to the formation of blood cells
Hemopoietic
Hemo
Blood
Poietic
Pertaining to formation
Fat storage area
Yellow bone marrow
Smooth, rubbery, blue-white
Acts as a shock absorber between bones
More elastic than bone
Cartilage
Covers the surface of the bones where they come together to form joints
Articular cartilage
Curved fibrous cartilage found in some joints
Meniscus
Shaft of a long bone
Diaphysis
Wider ends of long bones
Epiphyses
Opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass
Foramen
Big opening
Magnum
Normal projection on the surface of a bone
Process
Another name for Articulations
Joints
Place of union between two or more bones
Joints
INflexible layers of dense connective tissue
Holds the bones tightly together
Fibrous joints
Adult fibrous joints
Sutures
Soft spots
Flexible
Normally found in newborn skull
Fontanelles
Allows only slight movements
Consists of bones connected entirely by cartilage
Cartilaginous joints
Allows some movement to facilitate child birth
Pubic symphysis
Where two bones articulate to provide a variety of motions
Synovial joint
Come together
Articulate
Allows a wide range of movement in many directions
Ball and socket joints
Allows movement in primarily one direction
Hinge joints
A sleeve that surrounds the joint
Synovial capsule
Lines the capsule and secreted synovial fluid
Synovial membrane
Flows within the synovial cavity
Acts as a lubricant to make smooth movement of the joint possible
Synovial fluid
Bands of fibrous tissue
Connects one bone to another bone or joins bone to cartilage
Ligaments
Complex hinge joints are made up of a series of?
Ligaments
Cushion to ease movement in areas that are subject to friction
Bursa
Adult human skeleton has — bones
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Skeleton is divided into the — and — skeletal systems
Axial and appendicular
Protects major organs of the nervous respiratory and circulatory systems
Axial skeleton
Consists of the 80 bones of the head and body
Axial skeleton
The five parts of the axial skeleton
Skull
Ossicles of the middle ear
Hyoid bone
Ron cage
Vertebral column
Makes body movement possible
Protects organs of digestion, excretion, and reproduction.
Appendicular skeleton
The appendicular skeleton consists of — bones.
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The appendicular skeleton is organized into — and —
Upper extremities
Lower extremities
Upper extremities
Shoulders Arms Forearms Wrists Hands
Lower extremities
Hips Thighs Legs Ankles Feet
Anything attached to the major parts of the body
Appendage
The terminal end of a body part such as a arm or leg
Extremity
The skull consists of – bones that form the cranium
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The skull consists of – bones that form the face
14
The skull consists of – bones in the middle ear
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Crani
Skull
Anterior portion of the cranium that forms the forehead
Frontal bone
To largest bones of the skull
Parietal bones
Firms the back part of the skull and base of the cranium
Occipital bone
Firms the sides and base of the cranium
Temporal bones
Opening of the external auditory canal of the outer ear
External auditory meatus
Opening of a canal
Meatus
Irregular wedge shaped bone at the base of the skull
Sphenoid bone
Light spongy, bone located at the roof and sides of the nose
Ethmoid bone
Three tiny bones located in each middle ear
Auditory ossicles
The face is made up of – bones
14
Upper part of the bridge of the nose
Nasal bones
Another name for cheekbones
Zygomatic bones
Another name for the rib cage
Thiracic cavity
Protects heart and lungs
Thoracic cavity
— consists of the ribs, sternum, upper portion of the spinal column, extending from the neck to the diaphragm, but not incl. the arms
Thoracic cavity
