Name that Bone
The medical term for the collarbone
What is the clavicle?
The anterior portion of the cranium that forms the forehead
What is the frontal bone?
The division of the skeletal system that forms the main trunk of the body.
What is the axial skeletal system?
A cavity in diaphysis filled with yellow marrow
What is the medullary canal?
Group of diseases involving an inflammation of the joints.
What is arthritis?
The eight bones that form the wrist
What are carpals?
The back part of the skull and the base of the cranium
What is the occipital bone?
A tough membrane covering the outside of bones
What is the periosteum?
The shaft of a long bone.
What is the diaphysis?
A force applied to bone to reduce a fracture or disclocation.
What is traction?
The shorter bone of the forearm that runs up the thumb side
What is the radius?
Bones that form the upper jaw
What are the maxillae?
Fx (abbreviation)
What is fracture?
A membrane that lines medullary canal and keeps the yellow marrow intact.
What is the endosteum?
Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine; known as hunchback.
What is kyphosis?
The slightly curved, triangular-shaped bone near the base of the spine that forms the lower portion of the back
What is the sacrum?
The lower jaw bone
What is the mandible?
The production of RBCs, WBCs, and platelets
What is hematopoiesis?
Produces red blood cells, platelets, and some white blood cells found in irregular shaped bones.
What is red marrow?
A stretch or tear ligaments at a joint.
What is a sprain?
The largest bone in the body
What is the femur?
The medical term for the cheekbones
What are zygomatic bones?
Bones that protect the spinal cord
What are vertebrae?
Thin layer that covers the epiphysis and acts as a shock absorber when two bones meet to form a joint.
What is articular cartilage?
A bone is bent and splits, causing a crack or an incomplete break; common in children.
What is a greenstick fracture?