It's a Skin Game
The term for dry skin.
What is xeroderma?
Another name for the upper jaw.
What is Maxilla?
Pertaining to the clavicle.
What is clavicular?
Bone producing.
What is osteogenic?
The 3 types of blood vessels include these.
What are arteries, veins, and capillaries?
This really gets under your skin. It erupts in pale reddish wheals and itches severely.
What is urticaria?
Known as the breast bone.
What is the sternum?
Pertaining to the ulna.
What is ulnar?
A cartilage tumor.
What is a chondroma?
The heart is composed of this type of cardiac muscle tissue.
What is myocardium?
Another name of chickenpox.
What is varicella?
The proper name for the tailbone.
What is the Coccyx?
The surgical fusion of a joint.
What is arthrodesis?
A diagnostic test for osteoporosis.
What is DXA?
The upper chambers of the heart.
What are atria?
Removal of foreign material or dead/damaged tissue from a wound.
What is debridement?
There are two locations for phalanges.
What are the fingers and toes?
Joint pain.
What is arthralgia?
These fractures are most commonly seen in children.
What is greenstick?
A thin smooth layer of tissue to reduce friction as blood passes through the heart chambers.
What is endocardium?
Another name for bruising.
What is ecchymosis?
Pertaining to the femur.
What is femoral?
A joint formed where 2 or more bones meet.
What is articulation?
Pins, plates, and rods are examples of what is required internally.
What is internal fixation?
A piece of this breaks off from a clot and floats through blood vessels until it plugs up a small blood vessel, thus blocking blood flow.
What is an embolus?