BONE BASICS
The primary mineral stored in bones, giving them their hardness.
What is calcium?
This muscle type is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of internal organs like the stomach and blood vessels.
What is smooth muscle?
A band of fibrous connective tissue that connects bone to bone.
What is a Ligament?
The largest bone in the human body, located in the thigh.
What is the femur?
A painful inflammation of a tendon, often caused by overuse or injury.
What is tendinitis?
The top layer of the skin.
What is epidermis?
A skin condition characterized by the loss of pigment, which results in smooth, white patches on the skin
What is Vitiligo.
This substance, found within bones, is the site of hematopoiesis, or blood cell formation.
What is bone marrow?
The striated, involuntary muscle tissue that makes up the wall of the heart.
What is cardiac muscle?
This type of freely movable joint, found in the knee and elbow, allows movement in only one plane.
What is a hinge joint?
This dome-shaped muscle is the primary muscle of quiet respiration (breathing).
What is the diaphragm?
The surgical reconstruction or replacement of a joint.
What is arthroplasty?
Itchy, dry, inflamed, scaly skin.
What is Eczema?
Inflammation of the skin. Affects hair follicles and sebaceous glands.
What is Acne?
The long, cylindrical shaft of a long bone, often referred to as the main body.
What is the diaphysis?
The largest and strongest muscle of the body
What is Gluteus Maximus?
The cushion-like structure filled with fluid that provides shock absorption between bones in a joint.
What is cartilage?
The major muscle on the posterior aspect of the upper arm that extends the elbow.
What is the triceps brachii?
A common form of arthritis caused by the wear and tear of cartilage, often affecting older individuals.
What is osteoarthritis?
A highly contagious bacterial skin infection, commonly called "school sores," that causes red sores and blisters, most often on the face, arms, and legs.
What is Impetigo?
Fungal infection that can affect the skin, scalp, hair, and nails.
Ringworm
These cells are responsible for building up new bone tissue.
What are osteoblasts?
The muscle the goes from your neck across your shoulders and down to your mid back in a diamond shape.
What is the Trapezius Muscle?
The most movable type of synovial joint, allowing for movement in almost every direction, found at the hip and shoulder.
What is a ball-and-socket joint?
Name the 2 bones that make up the forearm
What is the Radius and the Ulna?
A progressive autoimmune disease that causes inflammation, pain, and swelling in the joints, often leading to bone erosion.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
2nd layer of the skin.
Dermis
Athletes help reduce pain and inflammation and aids in muscle recovery after exercise.
What is Cryotherapy?
A reduction in bone mass that makes bones porous and prone to fracture, commonly seen in older adults.
What is osteoporosis?
Name the 2 muscle that are located in your mid abdominal area and the sides of your waste
What are the Rectus abdominis and the external obliques?
Name the 3 classifications of joints
What is Fibrous,Cartilaginous and Synovial
Name the only moveable bone on your skull
What is the Mandible?
The surgical procedure to look inside a joint using a small camera inserted through a tiny incision.
What is arthroscopy?
The biggest organ in the body
What is skin?
Excessive hair on face.
What is Hirsutism?