Key terms
Movement
& Action
Bones
Disease
and Disorders
Fun Facts
100
Any body part attached to the main structure.
What is an appendage.
100
To move away from the midline
What is abduction?
100
The upper arm bone.
What is humerus?
100
When a bone is broken but no external wounds exists.
What is a closed simple fracture?
100
The smallest bone in your body. Located in your ear and measures 2.8 mm long.
What is the stirrup bone?
200
Place of union between two or more bones. Also called a joint.
What is articulation.
200
To move a bone around its axis
What is rotation?
200
Basin shape structure taht attaches the lower limbs to the axial skeleton
What is the pelvic girdle?
200
An infection that encompasses all bone components, including the marrow.
What is osteomyelitis?
200
Its NOTeven a bone nor is it funny. Running down the inside part of your elbow is a nerve called the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve sends vibrations or tingles to your hand when bumped against the hummerus bone. It's also one of the nerves that controls some movement of your hand.
What is the funny bone?
300
Lattice like arrangment of bony plates occuring at the end of long bones.
What is cancellous?
300
Turns the palm up
What is Supination?
300
The longest, strongest bone of the body.
What is femur?
300
A metabolic bone disorder in the elderly, particularly in postmenopausal women and women older than 60.
What is Osteoporosis?
300
Humans and giraffes both have 7 of these bones in the neck. Giraffes are just much longer.
What is a vertebrae?
400
Ligaments that cross each other, forming an X within the notch between the femoral condyles.
What is cruciate ligaments?
400
Lowers the foot (points the toes)
What is Plantar flexion ?
400
The bones that lay on each side of your skull
What is temporal?
400
An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, either to the right or left.
What is scoliosis?
400
These bones move on average 5 million times a year, or every time we take a breath.
What is the ribs?
500
Production and development of blodd cells, normally in the bone marrow.
What is hematopoesis?
500
Decrease the angle of a joint
What is flexion?
500
Also called your collar bone
What is clavicle?
500
A genetic disease characterized by gradual atrophy and weakening of muscle tissue.
What is Muscular Distrophy?
500
Bone are made up of 75% of this substance.
What is water?