Chapter 2 Review

The 7 vertebrea that make up the neck region are called?

Cervical

What bone connects the sternum to the scapula?

Clavicle

The shaft of the long bone is called?

Diaphysis

The ends of the bones are called?

Epiphysis

Arthrocentesis is a procedure that...?

Uses a needle to puncture a joint space to remove accumulated fluid.

A MRI is a diagnostic test that...?

Uses an electromagnetic field and radio waves

The shoulder, arms, pelvic girdle, and legs are all part of what skeletal division?

appendicular

What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system?

appendicular and axial skeleton

The division of the skeletal system that contains bones making up the arms, legs, and pelvic girdle?

appendicular skeleton

What combining form means joint?

arthr/o

What is the division of the skeletal system that contains bones along the central line of the body?

axial skeleton

What is the area on the bone that extends outward and serve as attachment zones for muscles and tendons?

bone processes

What combining form means arm?

brachi/o

What section of the bone is made up of spongy tissue; also called trabecular bones?

cancellous

What combining form means cartilage?

chondr/o

The frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, sphenoid, and thmoid bones are all part of the....?

cranial bones or cranium

What are freely movable joints called?

diarthroses

Ribs that attach to the cartilage of the ribs above are called?

false ribs

Phalanges is the medical term for?

fingers and toes

What are the soft spots between the cranial bones of a newborn called?

frontanels

The production of blood cells in the bone marrow is called?

hematopoiesis

What prefix means within or into?

intra-

The hollow center of a long bone that contains yellow bone marrow?

medullary cavity

What prefix means change or beyond?

meta-

What combining form means bone?

oste/o

The ischium, ilium, and pubis are all part the ------ Girdle.

Pelvic

What is the outer layer of the bone called?

periosteum

What suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?

-centesis

What is the marrow inside the cancellous bone called?

red blood cells

What combining form means flesh or connective tissue?

sarc/o

What is the smallest bone in the body?

stapes

The xiphoid process is part of the?

sternum

What prefix means above?

supra-

The joints between the crianial bones are called?

sutures

What prefix means together or with?

syn-

What are immovable joints called?

synarthroses

What are fibrous cords of tissue that attach muscle to bone called?

tendons

What is a example of a bone process?

tubercle

How many bones are located in the human body?

206

What is gout?

A form of arthritis in which uric acid builds up in the blood, causing joint swelling and pain.