Word Parts
Bone Structure
The Skeleton
Pathology and Diseases
Treatments and Procedures
100
The prefix/root word crani/o refers to:
What is skull?
100
What is cartilage?
What is smooth, rubbery connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber between bones?
100
How many pair of ribs does the human body have?
What are 12 pairs of ribs?
100
What is arthritis?
What is an inflammatory condition of one or more joints?
100
An ostectomy refers to:
What is the surgical removal of bone?
200
The prefix/root word chondr/o refers to:
What is cartilage?
200
What are ligaments?
What are bands of fibrous tissue that connect bones to each other, or bones to cartilage?
200
What is the name of this bone?
What is the sternum?
200
What is scoliosis?
What is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine?
200
What procedure refers to all parts of the knee being replaced:
What is a total knee replacement/total knee arthroplasty?
300
The prefix/root word myel/o refers to:
What is spinal cord or bone marrow?
300
What is yellow bone marrow used for?
What is fat storage?
300
Name the five sections of the spine.
What is cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx?
300
What is ostealgia?
What is pain in a bone?
300
What medical device refers to a substitute for a diseased or missing body part:
What is a prosthesis?
400
The prefix/root word cost/o refers to:
What is ribs?
400
What is the axial skeleton?
What are the parts of the skeleton that protect major organs of the nervous, respiratory, and circulatory systems?
400
What is the name of this bone?
What is the temporal bone?
400
What is osteonecrosis?
What is the death of bone tissue due to insufficient blood supply?
400
A bone density test may diagnose what diseases?
What is osteoporosis, osteomalacia or osteopenia?
500
The prefix/root word ankyl/o refers to:
What is crooked/bent/stiff?
500
What is the epiphysis of a bone?
What is the ends of a long bone?
500
What are two different names of this bone?
What is the zygomatic bone or cheekbone?
500
What is arthrosclerosis?
What is stiffness of the joints?
500
What is a spinal fusion?
What is the immobilization of parts of the spine by fusing two or more vertebrae?