7.4 definitions

Question 1

tendon

Answer 1

BONE to MUSCLE

Question 2

ligament

Answer 2

BONE to BONE

Question 3

sprain

Answer 3

when a twisting action tears the ligaments at a joint

Question 4

dislocation

Answer 4

when a bone is forcibly placed from a joint

Question 5

osteoporosis

Answer 5

-increased porosity or softening of the bones.
-metabolic disorder caused by hormone

Question 6

osteomyelitis

Answer 6

bone inflammation usually caused by an pathogenic organism

Question 7

rupture disk

Answer 7

-also called a herninated or slipped disk
- occurs when and invetebral disk (pad of cartilage seperating the vertebrae) ruptures or protrudes out of place and causes pressure on the spinal nerve

Question 8

reduction

Answer 8

The process when:
before a bone can heal properly it must be placed back into it’s proper alignment.

Question 9

bursitis

Answer 9

inflammation of the bursae.
-small fluid-filled sacs surrounding the joints

Question 10

fracture

Answer 10

crack or break in a bone

Question 11

sutures

Answer 11

areas where the crainiak bone have joined together

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frontanels

Answer 12

soft spots.
-allow for the enlargement of the skull as brain growth occurs

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cranium

Answer 13

spherical structure that surrounds and protects the brain

Question 14

appendicular skeleton

Answer 14

forms the extremities and is composed of the shoulder girdle, arm bones, pelvic girdle and leg bones

Question 15

axial skeleton

Answer 15

-forms main trunk of the boyd and is composed of the skull, spinal column, ribs and breast bone

Question 16

Xiphoid Process

Answer 16

small piece of cartilage at the bottom of sternum

Question 17

clavicles

Answer 17

collarbones

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scapulas

Answer 18

shoulder bones/blades

Question 19

acetabula

Answer 19

sockets recessed areas in the pelvic girdle

Question 20

foramina

Answer 20

opening in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone

Question 21

sinuses

Answer 21

air spaces in the bones of the skull that act as resonating chambers for the voice

Question 22

joints

Answer 22

areas where two or more bones join together

Question 23

obturator foramen

Answer 23

an opening between the ischum and pubic

Question 24

connective tissue bonds

Answer 24

ligaments

Question 25

arthritis

Answer 25

inflammation of the joints