Unit 4 - Skeletal System Vocab

Question 1

Osteo-

Answer 1

Relating to bone

Question 2

Osteogenesis

Answer 2

Bone formation

Question 3

Osteopathy

Answer 3

Alternative medicine that physically alters a person’s bones.

Question 4

Chondrocyte

Answer 4

Cells responsible for cartilage formation.

Question 5

Hemopoiesis

Answer 5

Production of blood cells and platelets.

Question 6

Osteoblasts

Answer 6

Cell responsible for forming new bone

Question 7

Osteoclasts

Answer 7

Cell responsible for breaking down bone.

Question 8

Articulated skeleton

Answer 8

A skeleton that’s still connected.

Question 9

Disarticulated skeleton

Answer 9

A skeleton whose bones are not connected.

Question 10

Fossa

Answer 10

A depression in the cranial base.

Question 11

Foramen

Answer 11

An opening or a hole in a bone.

Question 12

Sinus

Answer 12

Hollow spaces in the bones around the nose.

Question 13

Hypocalcemia

Answer 13

Condition characterized by low levels of calcium

Question 14

Hypercalcemia

Answer 14

Condition characterized by high levels of calcium

Question 15

Afferent

Answer 15

Carries information to the spinal cord/central nervous system

Question 16

Efferent

Answer 16

Carries information away from the spinal cord/central nervous system