Skeletal System

Medical Terminology

100

Ankyl/o

stiff joint

200

-clasis

break, fracture

300

Brachi/o

Arm

400

Spondyl/o

vertebrae, backbone

500

Myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

Abbreviations

100

ACL

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

200

Fx

Fracture

300

LLE

Left Lower Extremity

400

L1,L2,etc

1st lumbar vertebra, 2nd lumbar vertebra, etc

500

Tx

Traction

Bones

100

Bones provide the __________ of the body

Framework

200

Bones protect________ __________

internal organs

300

Bones store __________ and other _________

calcium; minerals

400

What bones are responsible for hematopoiesis

Large bones

500

outer covering of bone

articular cartilage

Bone Types

100

Give two examples of long bones

legs, arms, fingers

200

give two examples of flat bones

sternum, skull, shoulder blades

300

Name two irregular bones

vertebrae and bones of the middle ear

400

Name two short bones

ankles, wrists, toes

500

Some scientists recognize an additional category of bones types, what is that called?

Sesamoid 

Features of Bones

100

How many bones does the human adult have?

206

200

Soft tissue alone protects vital organs? True or False?

False

300

Surfaces of bones may be rounded, sharp, or narrow or have a large ridge. True or False?

True

400

When muscles contract, what pulls on bones and causes the skeletal movement?

tendons and ligaments

500

Bones serve as a storehouse for minerals, particularly 

phosphorus and calcium