Skeletal System

Medical Terms

100

Joint

What is arthro?

200

Inflammation

What is -itis?

300

Bone

What is Osteo?

400

Removal of

What is -ectomy?

500

Pain

What is -algia?

Joint Terms

100

Neck

What is cervical?

200

Lower Back

What is lumbar?

300

Wrist

What is carpal?

400

Fingers/Toes

What is phalanges?

500

ankle

What is tarsal?

Bone Composition Terms

100

Portion of spinal column located in chest region

What is thoracic vertebrae?

200

Made up of the bones of the head, neck, spine, chest, and trunk of the body

What is axial skeleton?

300

The shaft of a long bone

What is diaphysis?

400

These bones make up the pectoral girdle

What is the clavicle and scapula?

500

The ends of long bones

What is epiphysis?

Functions of the Skeletal System

100

Of the body structure & shape

What is support?

200

Of the vital organs

What is protect?

300

Of the muscles

What is point of attachment for muscles

400

storage

What is mineral?

500

Blood cell

What is formation?

Classification of Bones

100

Bones in the extremities. Includes the femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, ulna, radius, and clavicle.

What is long bone?

200

Cube-shaped; allow for flexible movement. Includes carpals, tarsals, metacarpals, metatarsals, and phalanges.

What is short bone?

300

Protect the vital organs and provide a broad surface area for muscle attachment. Includes cranial, facial, scapula, and sternum

What is Flat bone?

400

Odd shaped bone that provides support and protection yet allows flexibility. Includes vertebrae, ribs, ear, hip, hyoid.

What is irregular bone?

500

Type of joint: Freely moving joint

What is a synovial joint?