Exam 8: Orthopedics-Skeletal System

The medical word for a finger or a toe is phalanx.

The ________ vertebrae (C1-C7)are located in the neck.

The ________ is the upper jaw bone.

Facial bone that is the cheekbone and goes to the edge of the eye socket is the ________.

The combining form skelet/o- means ________.

The ________ (tailbone)is a group of several small vertebrae that are NOT individually numbered.

What is gout?

A ________,which is also known as an articulation,is where two bones come together.

The combining form femor/o- means femur;________ bone."

A pathologic fracture can be caused by ________.

There are five ________ vertebrae (L1-L5),which are larger because they bear the weight of the head,neck,and trunk of the body.

In an operative report for a patient with pectus excavatum,what anatomical structure is sure to be mentioned?

Each ankle contains seven ________ bones.

The second cervical vertebra (C2),named the ________,fits into the atlas to form a joint that allows the head to move.

A pediatric growth chart tracks ________.

Goniometry is used to measure range of motion.

What is the difference between lordosis and scoliosis?

The combining form dactyl/o- means "________;finger;toe."

Bone growth takes place at the ________.

Bone cells that eat away old or damaged bone,releasing calcium into the blood,are called ________.