Spongy, porous bone tissue is also called |
Cancellous bone |
Outward extension of the shoulder bone is the |
Acromion |
An opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave is a |
Foramen |
The projection of the temporal bone is the |
Mastoid process |
Knuckle like process at the end of a bone is called a |
Condyle |
Mandible, vomer, maxilla, and zygomatic are all bones of the |
Face |
Occipital, sphenoid, frontal, temporal and ethmoid are bones of the |
Craniium |
The shaft of a long bone is called a |
Diaphysis |
Poor formation of bone |
Osteodystrophy |
slipping or subluxation of a vertebra |
Spondylolisthesis |
Operation performed to relieve symptoms of a slipped disk |
Laminectomy |
Lateral curvature of the spinal column |
Scoliosis |
Vitamin D deficiency leads to softening of bone, which is known as |
Osteomalacia |
Pertaining to the upper arm bone |
Humeral |
The shoulder bone is the |
Scapula |
The smaller of the two lower leg bones is called |
Fibula |
Inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
Osteomyelitis |
Clubfoot |
Talipes |
A splintered or crushed bone |
Comminuted fracture |
Surgical repair of a joint |
Arthroplasty |
Condition of a stiffening and immobility of a joint |
Ankylosis |
Chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilage |
Osteoarthritis |
Inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accummulation |
Gouty arthritis |
Malignant tumor of smooth muscle |
Leiomyosarcoma |
Wasting away ( no development) of muscle |
Hypertrophy |
LOM chapter 15
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