Medical Terminology
Closed fracture:
Broken bone that does not break through the skin.
Inflammation of the joints, what am I?
Arthritis
Clavicle-
Collar bone
Ball and socket
allows most movement- (hip and shoulder)
Diaphysis
Shaft
Red marrow:
Spongy tissue inside long bones that helps to produce red blood cells.
As a result of aging and wear and tear on the body, what am I?
Osteoarthritis
Humerus-
Upper arm
Hinge-
can only move in one direction or plane ( knees, elbows, outer joints of fingers)
Ends
Epiphyses-
Suture joint:
Junction between bones of the skull.
Hunchback-involves thoracic spine, what am I?
Kyphosis
Carpals
Wrist bones
Pivot
allow rotation- (wrist, ankle, radius and ulna)
Medullary Cavity-
Center of shaft, filled with yellow bone marrow, which is mostly fat cells, also cells that form white blood cells.
Osteoclasts:
Absorbs bone tissue during growth/healing.
Bone is displaced from its proper position in a joint, what am I?
Dislocation
Metacarpals-
Hand bones
Gliding-
allow joint to glide over one another- (vertebrae of spine)
Endosteum-
lines marrow cavity
Atlas:
First cervical vertebra, allowing the head to nod.
Broken bone is protruding through the skin, Most serious type of fracture.
Compound Fracture (Open) Compound
Phalanges-
Fingers
Synarthroses-
Immovable
Periosteum-
tough covering of long bones, contains blood vessels, lymph vessels and nerves.