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DHO 7:4 Skeletal System

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  • Sepcial cells that form new bone tissus, build new bone
    osteoblasts
  • a type of fracture in which the bone is bent and splits, causing a crack or incomplete break
    greenstick
  • the two extremities or ends of the long bones, #7
    epiphysis
  • inflammation of the bursae
    bursitis
  • connective tissue bands that help hold long bones together at joints
    ligaments
  • a cavity in the diaphysis, filled with yellow marrow
    medullary canal
  • The membrane that lines the medullary canal and keeps the yellow marrow intact
    endosteum
  • What is the most common form of arthritis?
    osteoarthritis
  • a bone inflammation usually caused by a pathogenic organism
    osteomyelitis
  • openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone
    formina
  • this is an autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease that affects the connective tissues and joints
    rheumatoid arthritis
  • yellow marrow is a storage area for what?
    fat
  • Name 3 functions of the skeletal system
    framework/support, protection, anchorage/levers, production, storage, blood cell formation
  • an intervertebral disk ruptures or protrudes out of place an causes pressure on the spinal nerve
    ruptured disk
  • Which skeletal system section is this?
    axial
  • increased porosity or softening of the bones
    osteoporosis
  • The long shaft of a long bone, #8
    diaphysis
  • when a bone is forcibly displaced from a joint
    dislocation
  • bone breaks and ruptures through the skin
    compound or open
  • a side-to-side, or lateral, curvature of the spine
    scoliosis
  • hunchback, a rounded bowing of the back at the thoracic area
    kyphosis
  • immovable joints
    synarthrosis
  • when a twisting action tears the ligaments at a joint
    sprain
  • bone fragments or splinters into more than 2 pieces
    comminuted
  • what is the medical term for soft spots?
    fontanels
  • broken bone ends jam into each other
    impacted
  • breaking and dislocation of the distal radius that causes a characteristic bulge at the wrists
    colles
  • air spaces in the bones of the skull that act as resonating chambers for the voice
    sinuses
  • ________________ are areas where the cranial bones have joined together.
    sutures
  • Which skeletal system section is the blue?
    appendicular
  • This form of arthritis is more common in women
    rheumatoid arthritis
  • slightly movable joint
    amphiarthrosis
  • freely movable joint
    diarthrosis/synovial
  • a bronken piece of skull bone moves inward
    depressed
  • The outside of bone is covered with a tough membrane, called the ______________, which contains blood vessels, lumph vessesl, and osteoblasts.
    periosteum
  • complete break of the bone with no damage to the skin
    simple or closed
  • swayback, an abnormal inward curvature of the lumbar spine
    lordosis
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