Joint Disorders
What is the term for inflammation of a joint, often causing pain and stiffness?
What is arthritis?
What term describes the process by which bone tissue is formed?
What is ossification?
How many thoracic vertebrae are there in the human spine?
What is 12?
What term describes a narrow opening or hole in a bone?
What is a foramen?
What is an example of an amphiarthrosis joint in the human body?
What is the pubic symphysis or intervertebral joints?
In which type of fracture does the bone break into several pieces?
What is a comminuted fracture?
What is the suture that runs along the midline of the skull, separating the left and right parietal bones?
What is the sagittal suture?
What is the name of the condition characterized by the loss of bone density, leading to increased fragility?
What is osteoporosis?
Which part of a long bone contains the growth plate?
What is the epiphysis
What is the significance of the intervertebral discs?
What are they provide cushioning and support between the vertebrae?
Describe the purpose of bone markings.
What are they provide attachment points for muscles, ligaments, and tendons, and they help form joints and passages for nerves and blood vessels?
What is the movement that increases the angle between two body parts?
What is extension?
What type of fracture occurs when the bone is broken cleanly but does not penetrate the skin?
What is a simple (or closed) fracture?
Describe the function of sutures in the skull.
What are they allow for growth of the skull and provide a protective, immovable connection between bones?
Which autoimmune disease primarily affects the joints and can lead to joint destruction?
What is rheumatoid arthritis
What structure connects muscles to bones?
What is a tendon?
Name the last five vertebrae in the vertebral column, which are fused together to form the tailbone.
What is the sacrum?
What is the name for a large, rounded projection that can be found on the femur?
What is a trochanter?
Name an example of a synarthrosis joint.
What is a sutural joint in the skull
Which type of fracture is characterized by an incomplete break, often seen in children?
What is a greenstick fracture?
What is the name of the bone that forms the back of the skull?
What is the occipital bone?
What type of arthritis is caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints?
What is gout?
What is the central canal in an osteon called?
What is the Haversian canal?
What is the name of the first cervical vertebra, which supports the skull?
What is the atlas?
What do you call a shallow depression or hollow area in a bone?
What is a fossa?
What type of joint allows for limited movement, providing slight flexibility?
What is an amphiarthrosis?
What is the term for a fracture that occurs at the wrist, often due to a fall?
What is a Colles' fracture?
Name the bone that forms the forehead and the upper part of the eye sockets.
What is the frontal bone?
What condition involves the inflammation of the bursae, which are small fluid-filled sacs that cushion the joints?
What is bursitis?
What is the term for the dense connective tissue that covers the outer surface of bones?
What is the periosteum?
What are the three main components of the axial skeleton?
What are the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage?
What term describes a smooth, rounded articular surface of a bone?
What is a condyle?
What term describes the circular movement of a limb, which involves flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction?
What is circumduction?
Which condition is marked by excessive curvature of the spine, leading to a hunchback appearance?
What is kyphosis?
What is the name of the suture found between the two temporal bones?
What is the squamous suture?