11-5 The Skeletal System

Being in proper position.

to cut off, remove a part.

Pertaining to the limbs or things that append (attach) to other parts.

Inflammation of a joint.

To join together, as in a joint.

Pertaining to the spinal column, skull, and rib cage of the skeleton.

A bursa with a callus formation.

A sac or pouch in connective tissue chiefly around joints.

In fractures, refers to the formation of new osseous material around the fracture site.

A latticework structure, as the spongy tissue of bone.

Bone of the wrist.

A strong, tough, elastic tissue forming part of the skeletal system; precalcified bone in infants and young children.

Pertaining to the neck portion of the spinal column; also to the entrance into the uterus.

The collar bone, articulation with the sternum and scapula.

The tailbone; the last four bones of the spine.

A crushed bone fracture with many fragments.

Not simple, composed of two or more parts; with fractures, refers to bone fragments piercing the skin externally.

The skull; the eight bones of the head enclosing the brain; generally applied to the 28 bones of the head and face.

A state of depression, a period of low spirits; referring to a fracture, usually a fracture of the skull where bone fragments are driven inward.

A movable joint; another word for synovial.

The displacement of a part; usually refers to a bone temporarily out of its normal position in a joint.

a circulating mass in a blood vessel; foreign material that obstructs a blood vessel.

A portion of bone not yet ossified; the cartilaginous ends of the long bones that allow for growth.

the thigh bone of the leg.

A long bone in the leg from the knee to the ankle.

The sudden breaking of a bone.

An incomplete fracture, occurring in children.

The long bone of the upper arm.

the hip bone.

refers to a fracture where the broken ends are jammed together.

Between the vertebrae.

Temporary and localized anemia caused by obstruction of the circulation to a part.

a convex curvature of the spine; humpback.

The removal of a portion of the vertebral posterior arch.

Fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone.

Abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine.

the soft tissue in the hollow of long bones.

Pertaining to the five bones of the hand between the wrist and the phalanges.

The five bones of the feet between the instep and phalanges.

A condition resulting from a decrease in the amount of calcium stored in the bone.

The kneecap.

The fibrous membrane covering the bone except at the articulating surfaces.

Bones of the fingers and toes.

Any one of the bones of the finger or toes.

An illusion following amputation of a limb that the limb still exists.

An artificial replacement of a missing body part.

A long bone of the forearm.

To restore the ends of a fractured bone to their usual relationship.

Five used vertebrae that lie between the coccyx and the lumbar vertebrae of the spinal column.

The shoulder blade.

Lateral curvature of the spine.

Referring to a bone fracture, one without involvement of the skin surface.

Pertaining to the skeleton or bony structure; also to the muscles attached to the skeleton to permit movement.

The surgical implanting of a bone fragment between the processes of two or more spinal vertebrae to render them immobile.

Having a circular fashion.

The forcible twisting of a joint with partial rupture or other injury of its attachments.

The breastbone.

The junction of the pubic bones on the midline in front.

A movable joint; also called diarthroses.

Pertaining to the seven bones of the instep of the foot.

A long bone in the leg from the knee to the ankle.

The process of pulling; with fractures, traction is applied in a straight line to stretch the contracted muscles and permit realignment of the bone fragments.

A long bone in the forearm from the elbow to the wrist.

The bones in the spinal column.

A process that forms the tip of the sternum.