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Terminology/Ch. 6
Skeletal System
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Veterinary Medicine
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08/30/2012
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Term
Canal
 Definition
tunnel
Term
Condyle
 Definition
rounded projection
Term
Crest, Crista
 Definition
high ridge
Term
Facet
 Definition
small, smooth area
Term
Foramen
 Definition
opening or hole
Term
Fossa, Fovea
 Definition
basinlike depression
Term
Head
 Definition
rounded eminence or projection
Term
Line
 Definition
low ridge
Term
Meatus
 Definition
passage or opening
Term
Process
 Definition
any projection
Term
Sinus
 Definition
cavity or channel
Term
Spine
 Definition
sharp projection
Term
Sulcus
 Definition
open, ditchlike groove
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Suture
 Definition
seam
Term
Trochanter
 Definition
broad, flat process
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Tubercle
 Definition
small, rounded eminence
Term
Tuberosity
 Definition
protuberance
Term
Flexion
 Definition
Bending at a joint, elbow
Term
Extension
 Definition
Straightening or unbending of joint; opposite of flexion
Term
Abduction
 Definition
Movement away from the midline
Term
Adduction
 Definition
Movement toward the midline
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Rotation
 Definition
Movement that turns on its own axis
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Circumduction
 Definition
Movement describing a circle
Term
Atlas
 Definition
first cervical vertebra
Term
Axis
 Definition
second cervical vertebra
Term
Cancellous bone
 Definition
inner spongy surface of long bones
Term
Cervical
 Definition
vertebrae of the neck
Term
Coccygeal
 Definition
vertebrae of the tail
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Compact bone
 Definition
outer hard shell of bone
Term
Diaphysis
 Definition
central part of the bone shaft
Term
Epiphysis
 Definition
end part of developing bone
Term
Epiphysitis
 Definition
Inflammation of the epiphysis of a bone
Term
Lumbar
 Definition
vertebrae of the back
Term
Mandible
 Definition
movable portion of the skull; lower jaw
Term
Maxilla
 Definition
portion of the skull; upper jaw
Term
Osteoblasts
 Definition
bone-forming cells
Term
Osteoclasts
 Definition
bone-remodeling cells
Term
Osteology
 Definition
the study of bones
Term
Periosteum
 Definition
membrane covering bone
Term
Quadraped
 Definition
a four-footed animal
Term
Sacrum
 Definition
fused sacral vertebrae resulting in one bone to which the pelvis is attached
Term
Thoracic
 Definition
vertebrae of the chest or thorax
Term
Ungulates
 Definition
animals with hooves
Term
Vertebrae
 Definition
spinal column bone
Term
Arthrology
 Definition
the study of joints
Term
Articulation
 Definition
the joining or connecting together as in joint
Term
Bursa
 Definition
sacs of synovial fluid found near joint surfaces
Term
Cartilaginous
 Definition
joints containing cartilage that connect bone and permit
Term
Diathroses
 Definition
a joint type that allows free movement; also known as synovial joints
Term
Fibrous
 Definition
joints that contain fibrous tissue that unites bone and permits no movement, such as skull sutures
Term
Arthritis
 Definition
Acute or chronic inflammation of one or more joints
Term
Bursitis
 Definition
Inflammation of bursa
Term
Chondroma
 Definition
Tumor of cartilage cell origin
Term
Comminuted
 Definition
Fx of multiple pieces
Term
Compound
 Definition
Fx with an open wound
Term
Desmitis
 Definition
Inflammation of a ligament
Term
Greenstick
 Definition
Fx with one side broken and the other side bent, common in young
Term
Osteitis
 Definition
Inflammation of bone
Term
Osteoarthritis
 Definition
Degenerative joint disease (DJD) involving cartilage and synovia
Term
Osteochondritis
 Definition
Inflammation of cartilage of bone
Term
Osteoma
 Definition
Bone tissue tumor
Term
Osteomalacia
 Definition
Softening of bone
Term
Osteomyelitis
 Definition
Inflammation of bone involving periosteum and cancellous and marrow tissue
Term
Osteoporosis
 Definition
Abnormal loss of bone density
Term
Osteosarcoma
 Definition
Malignant bone tumor
Term
Spondylitis
 Definition
Inflammation of the vertebrae
Term
Synovitis
 Definition
Inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint
Term
Transverse
 Definition
Fx at a right angle to its axis
Term
Tendiitis/Tendoitis
 Definition
Imflammation of a tendon
Term
Tendosynovitis/Tenosynovitis
 Definition
Inflammation of tendon and its surrounding sheath
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