Combining forms!
Functions of the Skeletal System
Types of Joints
Fractures
Skeletal Conditions
100

The combining form for rib

What is cost/o?

100

These are produced in the bones

What are blood cells?

100

Joints that allows virtually no movement

What are fibrous joints?

100

Fracture in which bones are broken but they do not protrude through the skin

What is Closed or simple?

100

Spinal Disorder that is characterized by a 'hunchback'

What is Kyphosis?

200

The combining form for wrist

What is carp/o?

200

These are stored in and released from the bones

What are minerals and fat?

200

Joints connected by cartilage

What are cartilaginous joints?

200

Fracture in which bones are broken and protrude through the skin

What is Open or compound?

200

Spinal Disorder that is often developed during pregnancy

What is Lordosis?

300

The combining form relating to movement

What is kinesi/o?

300

Protects these vital structures

What are the internal organs?

300

Joints that allow a full(er) range of motion

What are Synovial Joints?

300

Small crack in a bone

What is a Stress Fracture?

300

Spinal Disorder that is the most common vertebral abnormality amongst girls

What is Scoliosis?

400

The combining form meaning "bent backward"

What is lord/o?

400

Function that gives rise to its role as a Framework

What is Supports the body?

400

Joints found in the skull

What are Skull sutures?

400

Fracture in which bones are broken and crushed into pieces

What is a Comminuted Fracture?

400

Autoimmune disease characterized by swelling, pain, stiffness, and degeneration of cartilage in joints

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

500

The combining form for the largest bone in the human body

What is femor/o?

500

Function that it provides as is also apart of the musculoskeletal system

What is facilitating movement?

500

The pubic symphysis is this type of joint

What is a Cartilaginous Joint?

500

Fracture that primarily only occurs in children

What is a Greenstick Fracture?

500

A condition that develops due to a decrease in bone mass and is most commonly seen in older women

What is Osteoporosis?

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