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Ankyl/o crooked, bent, stiff
arthr/o Joint
burs/o bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
chondr/i, chondr/o cartilage
cost/o rib
crani/o skull
-desis to bind, tie together
kyph/o bent, hump
lord/o curve, swayback, bent
-lysis loosening or setting free
myel/o spinal cord, bone marrow
oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o Bone
scoli/o curved, bent
spondyl/o vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
synovi/o, synov/o synovial membrane, synovial fluid
forms the lining of synovial joints and secretes synovial
synovial membrane
fluid
synovial fluid Lubricant that makes smooth joint movements possible.
Bursa Cushion areas subject to friction during movement
Repairs minor damage to skeletal system that occurs
Ossification during normal activity and also repairs bones after
injuries such as fractures
Osteoclasts Break down bone
Osteoblasts Rebuild bone
, Tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering
Periosteum
of the bone
Aka cortical bone
Dense hard and very strong bone that forms the
compact bones
protective outer layer of bones
(More than 75% of body's bone matter)
Porous, sponge-like, which makes it lighter and weaker
Spongy bones than compact bone.
Also known as cancellous bone
Central cavity located in shaft of long bones, where it is
Medullary cavity surrounded by compact bone. Where red and yellow
bone marrow are stored.
Medullary Pertaining to inner section
Endosteum tissue that lines the medullary cavity
Located in spongy bone
red bone marrow A hemopoetic tissue that manufactures RBC,
hemoglobin, WBC, and thrombocytes
pertaining to the formation of blood cells
hemopoietic
Also spelt hematopoietic
yellow bone marrow fat storage
Smooth, rubbery, blue-white connective tissue that acts
Cartilage
as a shock absorber between bones.
covers the surfaces of bones where they come together
articular cartilage
to form joints
Articulate Come together
Curved, fibrous cartilage found in some joints, such as
Meniscus
knee.
Diaphysis shaft of a long bone
Epiphyses wider ends of long bones (femur)
opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves,
Foramen
and ligaments pass
Joints Place of union between 2 or more bones