Body Terms
The imaginary line that is created when the body is divided into equal right and life halves.
Midsagittal plane
A condition characterized by absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes.
Albinism
Abrasion
Freely movable joints
Synovial joints
A condition in which bones that were once strong become fragile due to loss of bone density is known as
Osteoporosis
The position in which the person is standing with the arms at the sides and the palms turned forward, with the individuals's head and feet pointing forward, is known as
anatomical postition
White, hard, thickened patches firmly attached to the mucous membrane in areas such as the mouth.
Leukoplakia
A tear in the skin
Laceration
The rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvic bone where the thigh bone joins with the pelvis
articulation
The medical specialist who deals with the prevention and correction of disorders of the musculoskeleton system
Orthopedist
A medical scientist who specializes in the study of tissue is called
Histologist
A highly contagious parasitic infestation caused by the "human itch mite," resulting is in a rash, pruritus, and slightly raised thread-like skin lines is
Scabies
A circumscribed inflammation of the skin and deeper tissue that contains pus, which eventually discharges to the skin surface is
Carbuncle
The process of bone formation
Ossification
A condition in which the bones become soft due to a deficiency of calcium and phosphorous in the blood
Osteomalacia
Tissue that supports and binds other body tissue and parts is known as
Connective tissue
The most common malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue that occurs most often on the areas of the skin exposed to the sun is
Basal call carcinoma
A small, circumscribed swelling protruding above the skin; a small node
Nodule
The superior part of the ilium
Iliac crest
The health care profession that deals with the diagnosis and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, with special emphasis on the spinal column
chiropractic
A point on the right side of the abdomen about two-thirds of the distance between the umbilicus and the anterior bony prominence of the hip is known as ________. Tenderness over this point might make a physician suspect appendicitis.
McBurney's point
Tissue death due to the loss of adequate blood supply, invasion of bacteria, and subsequent decay, producing a very offensive foul odor, is known as
Gangrene
A small, stalk-like growth that protrudes upward or outward from a mucous membrane surface, resembling a mushroom stalk.
Polyp
The lower, narrow portion of the breast bone
Xiphoid process
A local or generalized infection of the bone and bone marrow resulting from a bacterial infection that has spread to the bone tissue through the blood
osteomyelitis