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FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT LOM CHAPTER
15 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: synovial joint
Answer:
A freely movable joint
Question 2: temporomandipular joint
Answer:
Connection on either side of the head between the temporal bone of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw
Question 3: suture
Answer:
Immovable joint between bones, such as teh skull (cranium)
Question 4: synovial cavity
Answer:
Space between bones at a synovial joint; contains synovial fluid produced by the synovial membrane
Question 5: femur
Answer:
thigh bone
Question 6: acetabulum
Answer:
Rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis that joins the femur (thigh bone), forming the hip joint
Question 7: fasciectomy
Answer:
surgical removal of strips of fascia
Question 8: orthopedics
Answer:
study of the musculoskeletal system
Question 9: osteoclast
Answer:
Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue
Question 10: decalcification
Answer:
Removal of calcium from bones
Question 11: vertebroplasty
Answer:
Repair of a fractured vertebra
Question 12: supraclavicular
Answer:
above the collar bone
Question 13: fascia
Answer:
Fibrous membraine seperating and enveloping muscles
Question 14: scapula
Answer:
shoulder bone
Question 15: periosteum
Answer:
Membrane surrounding bones; rich in blood vessels and nerve tissue
Question 16: Lyme disease
Answer:
Disorder marked by arthritis, myalgia, and malaise; cause is a bacterium carried by a tick
Question 17: tarsectomy
Answer:
Removal of ankle bones
Question 18: subcostal
Answer:
below the ribs
Question 19: olecranon
Answer:
LArge process on the proximal end of the ulna; the point of the flexed elbow
Question 20: peroneal
Answer:
pertaining to the fibula
Question 21: yellow bone marrow
Answer:
Fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones
Question 22: gouty arthritis
Answer:
Inflamation and painful swelling of joints caused be excessive uric acid in the body
Question 23: laminectomy
Answer:
Removal of a lamina to relieve the syptoms of a ruptured intervertebral disk
Question 24: osteoblast
Answer:
Bone cell that helps form bony tissue
Question 25: tibia
Answer:
the larger and inner of the two lower leg bones.
Question 26: achondroplasia
Answer:
an inharited condition in which the bones of the arms adn legs fail to grow to normal size because of a defect in cartalage and bone formation
Question 27: metacarpals
Answer:
hand bones
Question 28: reduction
Answer:
restoration of the bone to its normal postion