Medical Terminology: Chapter 14

Movement, posture, joint stability, heat prodution

Shaft of the long bones

ends of the long bone

material found in the cavities of bones

thick, bloodlike material found in flat bones and the ends of long bones

soft, fatty material found in the medullary cavity of long bones

skull

upper jawbone

lower jawbone

collarbone

shoulder blade

extension of scapula, forms the highest point of the shoulder

breastbone

lower portionof sternum

attach to sternum, some to vertebrae

forms the neck

forms the inward curve of spine

5 vertebrea which fuse together

4 vertebrea fused together to form the tailbone

part of the verterbral arch

carpals (wrist bones)

clavicle (collarbone)

rib

cranum (skull)

femur (upper leg bone)

fibula (lower leg bone)

humerus (upper arm bone)

ilium

ischium

lumbar region of spine, loin

mandible (lower jawbone)

maxilla (upper jawbone)

patella (kneecap)

pelvis, pelvic bone

phalanges (fingers or toe bones)

pubis

spine, verterbral column

radius (lower arm bone)

sacrum

scapula (shoulder blade)

verterra

vertebra

sternum (breastbone)

tarsal (ankle bones)

tibia (lower leg bone)

ulna (lower arm bone)

aponeurosis

joint

bursa (cavity)

cartilage

intervertebral disk

meniscus

synovia, synovial membrane

tendon

tendon

tendon

crooked, stiff, bend

movement, motion

hump (increased convexity of the spine)

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

bend forward (increased concavity of the spine)

bone marrow

muscle

muscle

bone

stone

crooked, curved

between

above

together, joined

together, joined

weakness

brreak

break

break

surgical fixation, fusion

growth

split, fissure

form of arthritis, cause forward bend of spine

abnormal prominecnce of jioint at base of great toe

common nerve entrapment disorder of wrist caused by compression of median nerve

type of wrist fracture, distal end of radium

bone spur, abnormal growth on surface of bone

broken bone

diseaes of excessive amount of uric acid in blood

rupture of intervertebral disk cartilage

infection caused by bacteria

group of herreditary disease, characterized by degeneration of muslce and weakness

characterized by muscle weakness

abnormal loss of bone density

autoimmune inflammatory changes in connective tissue throughout the body

narrowing of spinal canal with compresion of nerve roots

forward slipping of one veterbra over another

humpback, hunchback

swayback

spina bifida

hallux valgus

slipped disk, ruptured disk, herniated nucleus pulposus

arthrography

arthroscopy

specialist in diagnosing and reating diseases and disorders of the foot

treament system where the vertebral column is maniuplated

specialist in chiropractic

creakling sound of bone rubbing against bone

deals with study and treamtment of disease and abnormalitites of the musculoskyletal system

physician who speicalies in orthopeidcs

making and fitting orthopedic appliances to support, align, prevent or correct deformities

person who specializes in orthotics

type of bone cell, works in balance with osteoblasts to maintain healthy bone tissue

physician who specializes in osteopathy

system of medicine that places greater emphasis on the relation between body organs and the musculoskyletal system

artificial substitute for mising body part

cervical vertebrae

carpal tunnel syndrome

electromyogram

fracture

herniated nucleus pulposus

lumbar veterbrae

muscular dystrophy

myasthenia gravis

osteoarthritis

orthopdics

rheumatoid arthritis

thoracic vetebrea

total hip arthroplasty

total knee arthroplasty