Medical Terms
INFLAMMATION OF THE JOINT
ARTHRITIS
-ITIS
INFLAMMATION
BONES ARE PARTIALLY BROKEN
GREENSTICK commonly seen in kids
HOW MANY BONES ARE IN THE BODY?
206
OSTE/O
BONE
ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT
DYSTROPHY
-PENIA
ABNORMAL REDUCTION
BONE BREAKS AND COME THROUGH THE SKIN
COMPOUND / OPEN
WHAT IS CARTILAGE?
FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT IS FOUND AT THE ENDS OF BONES (KEEPS THE BONES FROM RUBBING TOGETHER)
ARTHR/O
JOINT
THINNING OF THE BONE
OSTEOPOROSIS
-ECTOMY
SURGICAL REMOVAL
BONE BREAKS WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE SKIN
SIMPLE / CLOSED
WHAT IS A LIGAMENT?
CONNECTS BONES TO BONES
TEN/O
TENDON
INFLAMMATION OF THE BONE AND JOINT
OSTEOARTHRITIS
-MALACIA
SOFTENING
BONE BROKEN IN A TWIST
SPIRAL
WHAT IS A TENDON?
CONNECTS MUSCLE TO BONE
CHONDR/O
CARTILAGE
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THAT MAINLY ATTACKS THE JOINTS
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
-TROPHY
nourishment, development
BONE BROKEN IN MANY PIECES
COMMUNITED
NAME THE 3 PARTS OF THE SPINE AND TELL HOW MANY BONES ARE IN EACH!
CERVICAL - 7
THORACIC - 12
LUMBAR - 5
KINES/O
MOVEMENT, MOTION