Bone Basics
This is the scientific name for the thigh bone.
What is the femur?
This part of the skeleton protects the brain.
What is the skull or cranium?
There are____________ types of freely movable joints in the human body
What is six?
This disease causes bones to become brittle and weak.
What is osteoporosis?
This is the abbreviation for blood pressure
What is BP?
The human body has this many bones.
What is 206?
These bones protects the heart and lungs
What are the ribs?
The shoulder joint is an example of this type of joint.
What is ball and socket?
A break in a bone is medically referred to as this
What is a fracture?
This is the abbreviation for nothing by mouth?
What is NPO?
How many cranial bones do humans have?
What is 8?
These two bones make up the shoulder girdle?
What is the clavicle and scapula?
A hinge joint allows movement in this many directions.
What is two?
A chronic systemic disease with inflammation pain and stiffness in the joints. often it results in crippling deformities.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
Identify this bone located in the forearm, on the thumb side
What is the radius?
how many facial bones does a human have?
What is 14?
These bones make up the wrist?
What are carpals
These joints contain a membrane that secretes_______.
What is synovial fluid?
Abnormal forward curvature of the lumbar spine
What is lordosis?
Name the flat bone in the chest to which the ribs attached to
What is the sternum?
How many bones are in the cervical vertebrae?
What is seven?
This bone is round and known as a sesamoid bone
What is the patella?
Synovial fluid acts as a________________ by reducing friction between bones during movement
What is lubricant?
The broken bone has an open wound leading to it or the bone protrude through the skin also called open fracture
What is a compound fracture?
a medical procedure that involves inserting a needle into the lower back area to collect cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)
What is a lumbar puncture?