What's in a Name
The term cervic means:
What is neck?
Of the following, the appendicular skeleton includes the:
bones of the spinal column, bones of the skull, bones of the arm, or the ribs and sternum.
What are the bones of the arm?
The type of exaggerated lumbar curve of the spine is:
What is Lordosis?
Soft-spots on a baby's head.
What are Fontanels?
The inner lining of the long bone.
What is endosteum?
The term cranio means:
What is skull?
The organs of the thoracic cavity are protected and supported by the ribs, the thoracic vertebrae, and the:
atlas, clavicle, scapula, or sternum
What is Sternum?
Rounded shoulders, sometimes being called hunchback are called:
What is Kyphosis?
A fracture that is painful and has bruising, but no open wound.
What is Simple?
The shaft of long bone.
What is Diaphysis?
A long bone that attaches to scapula to form a ball-and-socket joint is the:
What is Humerous?
8 small bones arranged in two rows that are held together by ligaments and allows for wrist mobility and flexion are:
What are carpals?
Painful, stiff joints, caused by loss of articular cartilage.
What is osteoarthritis?
A fracture that is painful and has an open wound.
What is compound?
The outer covering of long bones is known as the :
What is Periosteum?
This type of joint can be found in the elbow.
What is hinge?
The axial skeleton includes bones of the:
arm, foot, leg, or skull
What is Skull?
An uneven posture caused by an abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis?
What is osteoarthritis?
A child with lymphocytic leukemia has a low red blood cell count. This function of the skeletal system is impaired.
What is hemopoiesis?
Bone forming cells are called :
What are osteoblasts?
The end of a long bone is known as:
What is epiphysis?
Lou's grandmother suffered a fracture and complains that she is shorter then all her sisters. She used to be the tallest. This disorder is called :
What is osteoporosis?
A 76-year old female was transported to the hospital following a fall. She sustained a fracture to the head of her femur. This injury is most likely related to:
What is osteoporosis?
In the adult cranium, suture lines are noted where separated bones have fused together to form this type of joint.
What is synarthrosis?