Week 5-Skeletal system Flashcards
Acetabulum
Hip socket
Acromion
Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder
Articular cartilage
Thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint space
Bone depression
Opening or hollow region serving as a connection for bones or passageways for blood vessels and nerves
Bone process
Enlarged area that extends from bones as an attachment for muscles, tendons, and ligaments
Carpals
Wrist bones
Cancellous bone
Spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part of a bone
Calcaneus
Heel
Compact bones
Hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones
Cranial bones
Skull bones : ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal
Diaphysis
Shaft or midportion of a long bone
Epiphysis
Each end of a long bone; area beyond the epiphyseal plate
Fontanelle
Soft spot (incomplete bone formation) between skull bones of an infant
Humerus
Upper arm bone
Ilium
Upper part of pelvic bone
Ischium
Inferior or lower part of the pelvic bone
Lamina
Disc between vertebrae; Thin layer of organic tissue
Laminectomy
Removal of the lamina and spinous process; relieves the symptoms of compression of the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots
Lumbar vertebrae
L1 to L5
Lordosis
Excessive inward curvature of the spine