Prefix/Suffix/Word Roots
A word root that means "bone marrow"
What is "myel/o"
Forms the framework of the body, protects vital organs and works with the muscular system to produce movement at joints.
What is the skeleton.
Lower than average bone density.
What is osteopenia.
Cells that produce bone.
What are osteoclasts.
RA
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis
A prefix meaning in "front of the sacrum"
What is "presacral"
The skeleton is divided into two parts.
What is the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.
Disorder of aging where bones become overgrown and thicker but deformed.
What is Pagets disease.
An immovable joint.
What is a suture.
DJD
A suffix meaning "cartilage forming cell"
What is "chondroblast"
The spinal column consists of ____ vertebrae.
What is 26
Softening of bone tissue because of diminished calcium salt formation.
What is osteomalacia.
The thin layer of fibrous tissue , that covers the bone's outer surface nourishes and protects the bone.
What is the periosteum.
An agent used to prevent and treat osteoporosis.
What is a Bisphosphonate.
Suffix meaning "inflammation of the vertebrae".
What is Spondylitis.
Wrist bones
What are carpals
A sideways curvature of the spine in any region.
What is Scoliosis.
A small sac of synovial fluid that cushions the area around a joint.
What is a bursa.
One side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent.
What is a green stick fracture.
A word root that means "spine".
What is "rachi/o"
The large tarsal bone that forms the heel.
What is the calcaneus
Usually caused by a vitamin D deficiency in children.
What is Rickets.
The process of destroying bone so that its components can be taken into the circulation.
What is resorption.
Raised, narrow ridge.
What is a crest.