Anatomy& Phys
Bones
Word Elements
Word Elements
Pathology
100
Muscles whose action is under voluntary control.
What are skeletal muscles or striated muscles?
100
This is the process whereby blood cells are produced within bone marrow.
What is hematopoiesis?
100
The combining form in the term "lordosis" means this.
What is curve or swayback?
100
This condition causes inflammation of the vertebrae.
What is spondylitis?
100
This is the branch of medicine concerned with prevention, diagnosis, care, and treatment of muskuloskeletal disorders.
What is orthopedics?
200
Smooth muscles are defined this way.
What are muscles who actions are involuntary?
200
The shaft or long, main portion of a bone.
What is the diaphysis?
200
The combining form "myel/o" refers to this.
What is bone marrow; spinal cord?
200
This musculoskeletal suffix would not pertain to Arnold Schwarzenneger when he was in his prime.
What is -asthenia, meaning weakness.
200
This "colorful" bone fracture term can also be called an incomplete fracture.
What is a greenstick fracture? When the broken bone does not extend through the entire thickness of the bone.
300
This action moves a body part closer to the midline.
What is adduction?
300
In growing bones, the inner layer contains these bone-forming cells.
What are osteoblasts?
300
This is term for a tumor composed of bone.
What is osteoma?
300
This awkward looking word element means "rod-shaped".
What is rhabdomy/o
300
This minor fracture leaves all portions of the bone in perfect alignment.
What is a hairline fracture?
400
This action increases the angle of a joint.
What is extension?
400
These are bone projections that form joints.
What are articulating surfaces or points of articulation?
400
If you fingers and toes were inflamed, you would have this condition.
What is dactylitis? From the combining form "dactyl/o".
400
This suffix could be used to describe a sponge, types of wood, and bones.
What is -porosis? Meaning porous.
400
Osteomyelitis means this.
What is an infection of the bone and bone marrow.
500
These are flexible bands of fibrous tissue that are highly adapted for resisting strains and hold bones close together in a synovial joint.
What are ligaments?
500
The lubricating fluid within the entire joint capsule.
What is synovial fluid?
500
The word element for "arm" is this term, which was also featured in a country song by the legendary Billy Ray Cyrus.
What is "brachi/o". Achy "Brachi" Heart...(worst song ever).
500
The suffix of the term "epiphysis" means this.
What is growth? -physis=growth
500
This common metabolic bone disorder affects the elderly and woman who hate the taste of milk.
What is osteoporosis?
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