med term 1
cost/o
rib
how many bones in the adult human body?
206
12 vertebra in the chest area
thoracic
neur/o
nerve
cephalgia
pain in the head
calcane/o
heel
what is the largest bone in the body?
femur
arthr/o
joint
crani/o
cranium
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
ten/o, tend/o
tendon
disease that affects the density of bones. usually affects older adults and females more than males
osteoporosis
tendon
encephal/o
brain
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
oste/o
bone
name both the bones of the jaw
mandible and maxilla
Fx
fracture
fluid that serves as a shock absorber for the brain
cerebrospinal fluid
when a CVA occurs in the brain. symptoms vary greatly depending on what?
location
how many types of bones? name the types.
long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid
7 vertebra in the neck
cervical
there are two subsystems of the nervous system. name them
central nervous system, peripheral nervous system
neuritis
inflammation of a nerve
CNS
central nervous system