Vocabulary & Check Your Knowledge
Skeletal System Vocabulary
Amphiarthrosis
Joints with some movement.
Ankylosis
Abnormal condition of stiffness.
Appendicular Skeleton
Consists of all the bones in the upper and lower limbs.
Arthralgia
Painful joint(s).
Arthritis
Inflammation of the joints.
Articulations
Also known as joints. It is where bones meet bones or bones meet bones.
Autoimmune Diseases/Disorders
Autoimmune diseases are disorders in which the immune system overreacts and begins to attack itself.
Axial Skeleton
Forms the vertical, central axis of the body and includes all bones of the head, neck, chest, and back.
Chronic
A condition that lasts a long time with periods of remission and exacerbation.
Diarthrosis
Freely moveable joints.
Edema
Swelling.
Hematopoiesis
The process in which the body produces blood.
Osteoarthritis
Inflammation of bones and joints.
Osteoporosis
Abnormal condition of bones that are porous.
Synarthrosis
Joints with no movements.
Skeletal System Glossary Reinforcement Activity
Skeletal System Glossary Reinforcement Activity (Text version)
- Joints with some movement are called ______[Blank 1].
- Amphiarthrosis
- Diarthrosis
- Synarthrosis
- The skeleton that consists of all the bones in the upper and lower limbs is called _____[Blank 2].
- Appendicular Skeleton
- Articulations
- Axial Skeleton
- A condition that lasts a long time with periods of remission and exacerbation is called ____[Blank 3].
- Chronic
- Edema
- Hematopoiesis
- Forward curvature of the lower lumbar spine is called ____[Blank 4].
- Scoliosis
- Lordosis
- Kyphosis
- Comminuted fractures are ______[Blank 5].
- bones that are broken but do not protrude the skin
- bones that are broken and crushed into pieces
- bones that are broken and pierce through the skin
Check your answers: [1]
Activity source: Skeletal System Glossary Reinforcement Activity by Kimberlee Carter, from Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Kimberlee Carter and Marie Rutherford, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Attribution
Except where otherwise noted, this chapter is adapted from “Skeletal System” in Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Kimberlee Carter and Marie Rutherford, licensed under CC BY 4.0. / A derivative of Betts et al., which can be accessed for free from Anatomy and Physiology (OpenStax). Adaptations: dividing Skeletal System chapter content into sub-chapters.
- 1. a) Amphiarthrosis, 2. a) Appendicular Skeleton, 3. a) Chronic, 4. b) Lordosis, 5. b) bones that are broken and crushed into pieces. ↵