8.1
The anatomical name for the shin bone is the ________.
The combining form ossific/o- means "changing into ________."
Bone
________ are cells that break down areas of old or damaged bone.
Osteoclasts
An open fracture is also known as a ________ fracture.
compound
The physician would order a blood test to check the uric acid level if a patient was suspected of having ________.
gout
The ________ bone forms the forehead and top of the cranium and ends at the coronal suture.
The combining form scoli/o- means "________."
crooked; curved
________ are cells that build a protein matrix and cause calcium salts to be deposited there, forming new bone.
Osteoblasts
Which fracture would be found in children, because a child's bones are still flexible?
greenstick
Infection in the bone and bone marrow is known as ________.
osteomyelitis
The ________ is known as the lower jaw.
Mandible
The combining form rheumat/o- means "________."
watery discharge
________ are cells that maintain and monitor the mineral content of the bone.
Osteocytes
The patient had arthroscopic surgery of the knee joint to repair a torn ________.
meniscus
Overstretching or tearing of a ligament is known as ________.
sprain
The ________ skeleton consists of the bones of the shoulders, arms, hips, and legs.
Appendicular
The combining form sarc/o- means "________."
connective tissue
The bones are a storage site for ________ and phosphorus.
Calcium
The common name for kyphosis is ________.
humpback
Fractures that are allowed to heal without treatment might show ________.
malalignment
When a fetus is in the uterus, the bones of the cranium have a large space between them called a ________, or soft spot.
Fontanel
The combining form ankyl/o- means "________."
fused together; stiff
During childhood, cartilaginous tissue is gradually replaced by bony tissue in a process known as ________.
Ossification
School children routinely have a screening test done to detect ________.
scoliosis
In an operative report for a patient with pectus excavatum, what anatomical structure is sure to be mentioned?
sternum