Exam 6: Skeletal System

The process of recording heat patterns of the body's surface is called:

The process of bending a body part backward is dorsiflexion.

Write the correct abbreviation for calcium:

The location of longitudinal bone growth in children is the:

Write the correct abbreviation for joint:

In the term carpal,the root carp means:

The ________ is a shallow depression in or on a bone.

The medical term for a fingerprint is:

A tubercle is a small,rounded bony process.

A ________ fracture occurs at the ankle and affects both bones of the lower leg.

A term that means humpback is:

Write the correct meaning for CRP:

In the term phosphorus,the root phos means:

A gynecoid pelvis is a:

Abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine is called:

The ________ level in the blood may be increased in osteomalacia and fracture healing.

In the term arthroscope,the suffix -scope means:

A slitlike opening between two bones is called a/an ________.

An articulation refers to a/an: