Bones
What is the name of the upper jaw bone?
maxilla
What structures does the axial skeleton protect?
Brain, lungs, heart, and spinal cord
What are the two girdles that are part of the appendicular skeleton?
Pectoral (shoulder) girdle and pelvic girdle
Abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column
Scoliosis
A tissue consisting of cells that can contract?
Muscle
What are the four components of the skeletal system?
Bones, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments
Pertaining to the chest (thorax)
Thoracic
A cup-shaped cavity on the lateral surface of the hip bone that "holds" the head of the femur.
Acetabulum
A type of joint that contains fluid and allows considerable movement. Most joints in the legs and arms are this type of joint.
Synovial
Bones remove metals like lead and radium from blood, store them, and slowly release them for excretion. What is this process called?
Detoxification
Forms the bulging sides and roof of the cranium
Parietal bones
What bones form the knee joint?
femur, tibia, fibula, and patella
Excessive stretching of the pelvic ligaments
diastasis symphysis pubis
Vertically running canals found in cortical bones that contain blood vessels and nerve fibers.
Central canals or Haversian canals
The diaphysis of a long bone contains this type of bone.
It's covering, a tough connective tissue sheath, is known as_________________.
Cortical or compact
Periosteum
What does TMJ stand for?
Temporomandibular joint
In your palm, the five bones closest to the fingers
Metacarpals
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Disc of fibrocartilage located between the bones of a joint, most well known in the knee
Meniscus
Hollow cylinder inside the diaphysis which contains bone marrow.
Medulla
Upper part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain
Cranium
Heel bone
Calcaneus
Small bony spurs seen in osteoarthritis
Heberden nodes
Joint between the acromion and the clavicle
Acromioclavicular