oste/o means
bone
these bones enclose the ear and articulate with the lower jaw (mandible)
temporal bones
true or false: our appendicular skeleton protections major organs of respiration
false
metatarsals are located where
foot
a break in bone or associated cartilage
fracture
fibrovascular membrane that covers bone
periosteum
crani/o means
skull
bone that looks like a butterfly and anchors all cranial bones together
true or false: there are 14 thoracic vertebrae
false
femur
lower back pain
lumbago
bone cells that reabsorb bone
osteoclasts
chondr/o means
cartilage
opening of the occipital bone where the spinal cord connects to the brain
foreman magnum
lower portion of the sternum
xiphoid process
two hip bones make up the ___ girdle
pelvic
lateral curvature of the spine
scoliosis
long shaft of a bone
diaphysis
cost/o means
rib
this suture is where the frontal bone joins the two parietal bones - spell it correctly
coronal
the upper portion of the sternum
manubrium
the ___ skeleton includes bones of the upper and lower extremities - spell it correctly
appendicular
swayback or an exaggerated inward curve of the lumbar spine
lordosis
interior of the shaft of a long bone contains the
medullary cavity
myel/o means
spinal cord
the 1st vertebra is the ___ which rotates on the 2nd vertebra the ___
atlas and axis
the largest and longest bone of the upper arm - spell it correctly
humerus
this bone makes up the hell - spell it correctly
calcaneus
kyphosis
spongy bone consists of a meshwork of bone called - spell it correctly
trabeculae