Root Words
The root oste/o refers to this tissue.
What is bone?
The suffix -itis means this.
What is inflammation?
A tumor of the bone.
What is an osteoma?
Define arthralgia.
What is joint pain?
Name the main functions of the skeletal system.
What are support, movement, protection, mineral storage, and blood cell formation?
The root neur/o refers to this body system's tissue.
What is a neuro?
The prefix hypo- means this.
What is below normal or deficient?
Inflammation of a joint.
What is arthritis?
Define osteoporosis.
What is a condition of porous, brittle bone caused by loss of mineral content?
The skeleton is divided into these two main parts.
What are the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton?
The root chondr/o refers to this flexible tissue.
What is cartilage?
The suffix -algia means this.
What is pain?
The tough membrane that covers the outside of a bone.
What is the periosteum?
Define craniotomy.
What is a surgical incision into the skull?
Which bone is dense with haversian systems?
and which one is light, spongy with no haversian system?
What is compact bone?
What is spongy/cancellous bone?
The root arthr/o refers to this body part.
What is a joint?
The prefix peri- means this.
What is around?
Inflammation of the bursa, a sac filled with synovial fluid.
What is bursitis?
Define arthroscopy.
What is the visual examination of the inside of a joint?
This type of marrow fills the ends of long bones and mainly functions in producing blood cells and platelets.
What is red marrow?
The root myel/o refers to this soft tissue found inside bones.
What is bone marrow?
The suffix -plasty means this.
What is surgical repair or reconstruction?
A bone infection that involves the bone marrow.
Osteomyelitis
Define hematopoeisis.
What is the formation of blood cells?
Which joints are immovable joints and freely movable joints?
What are synarthrotic and diarthrotic joints?