med. term.
Functions of the skeletal systm
Diseases of the bones
Muscle terminology.
Muscles.
100

This term/root means bone.

What is oste/o or osse/o. 


100

These minerals/elements are stored in the bones. 

What is calcium, salts and phospherus. 

100

This term/root means malignant tumor in the bone. 

What is -sarcoma?

100

This term/root means arm. 

What is brachi/o.

100

Muscles have 3 major functions in the body.  LIst them.

What is movement with skeleton, maintenance of posture and generation of heat.  

200

This term/root means a joint or articulation. 

What is arthr/o.

200

This function produces certain cells found in the blood. 

What is RBC. 

200

This term is a disorder of the skeletal system associated with porous, fragile bones. 

What is osteoporosis.  

200

This term/root means four. 

What is quadr/i

200

List the three types of muscle tissue in the body. 

What is smooth, cardiac and skeletal muscle. 

300

This word means is a cell that  break down bone in a process of resorption. 

WHat is osteoclast.

300

This function allows for movement between the bones. 

What are levers with attached muscles.  

300

This type of inflammation or bone causes pyogenic bacteria.   

What is osteomyelitis. 

300

This term/root means muscle. 

What is my/o.

300

The quadracep group is found in what area?

What is the thigh or femoral. 

400

This term means the kneecap. 

What is the patella. 


400

This function helps keep the brain and spinal cord safe. 

WHat is protection. 

400

This disease is a benign tumor of the bone. 

What is ostoma. 

400

This term means an equal tension within a muscle.  

What is isotonic.  

400

This muscle is used to give IM injections in the upper body. 

What is the deltoid.  

500

This term means the thigh area. 

What is femoral.  

500

THis function of the bones gives us a structure. 

What is a sturdy framework. 

500

This condition involves the spine and its curvature lateral, causing an 'S' in the spine. 

What is scoliosis. 

500

This term means muscle pain. 

What is myalgia.  

500

This muscle helps with the movement of the lower arm. 

WHat is the brachioradilis.