The skeletal system
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sandyrose48367 on February 27, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Calcium and Phosphorus | Two Mineral substances for proper development |
| diaphysis | shaft of the long bone |
| epiphyseal | ends of the long bone |
| cartilage | bone of the fetus are mainly composed |
| osteoblast | bone development |
| trabecular | red bone marrow |
| periosteum | strong membrane |
| compact bone | hard dense bone tissue under the periosteum |
| orthopedist | physician who treats bones |
| haversian canals | bone canals that contain blood vessels |
| condyle | knuckle like process |
| fossa | shallow cavity |
| tubercle | knob like process in the bone skin |
| trochanter | upper part of femur several boney process |
| foramen | opening or passage |
| fissure | narrow slit like opening |
| frontal | forms the forehead |
| zygomatic | cheek bone |
| maxilla | upper jaw bone |
| occipital bone | forms the back and base of skull |
| mandible | lower jaw bone |
| parietal | forms the roof and upper side of the skull |
| lacrimal bone | two paird bones corner of eye |
| temporal | connected to the lower jaw near the ear |
| scapula | shoulder bone |
| humerous | upper are bone |
| sternum | breast bone |
| femur | thigh bone |
| phalanges | finger bones |
| clavicle | collar bone |
| carpals | wrist bones |
| patella | kneecap |
| metatarsals | foot bones |
| back bone | vertebral column |
| calcaneus | heel bone |
| acetabulum | round depression Hip joint |
| acromion | outward extension (scapula) |
| malleolus | round process on both sides of te ankle joint |
| lamina | vertebral arch |
| olecranon | elbow bone |
| pubic sympysis | comming together of 2 pubic bones in the pelvis |
| osteoporosis | loss of protein and minerals in the bone |
| osteogenic sarcoma | malignant bone tumor |
| scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spine |
| myelopiesis | formation of bone marrow |
| lordosis | abnormal anterior curvature of the spine |
| exostoses | benign tumors arising from the bone |
| kyphosis | humpback |
| talipes | clubfoot |
| spondylolistesis | subluxation of the verebra |
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