Root Words
This word root means sac
What is burs/o
Formed where 2 bones meet, also called articulation
What is a joint
The anatomical name for the knee cap
What is Patella
In which type of fracture is the bone shattered
What is comminuted
What is the name of the shoulder blade
What is the scapula
Ped
What is word root meaning child or foot?
Vertebra are an example of this kind of bone
What is irregular?
This is the name for a freely moving joint
What is synovial joint
This is a decrease in bone mass that results on weakening of bone
What is osteoporosis
This is the number of bones in the human body
what is 206?
What is myel/o
The shaft of a long bone is called
What is the diaphysis?
The medical term for humpback
What is kyphoscoliosis?
This is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
What is scoliosis
This is the name of the 1st 10 pair of ribs which attach to the sternum
What are the true ribs
Root word meaning joint
What is arthr/o?
The end of a long bone is covered by this
This means fracture coming through the skin
What is a compound fracture
This is the softening of bones caused by calcium deficiency
What is osteomalacia
Synovial joints are enclosed by this
What is joint capsule
Oste/o
What is the word root for bone
The dense and hard exterior surface of bone is called
What is compact bone
This type of fracture is common in children
What is the Greenstick fracture?
What are phalanges?
spongy bone found inside the bone and has spaces that contain this
What is bone marrow