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These bingo cards contain 97 skeletal system terms and definitions for high school students in Grades 9–12. The word list includes bone cell types like osteoblasts and osteoclasts, joint classifications, anatomical movements such as flexion and abduction, and pathological conditions like osteoarthritis. Use them for anatomy vocabulary review, unit assessments, or test preparation in health and life science courses.
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- The study of the bones
- The process of blood cell creation
- Constitutes approximately 80% of the adult bone mass and forms the outer hard shell of the bone
- Cylindrical -shaped units surrounding a central canal that contains the bones vascular structures and nerves
- Channel located in the osteon that contains blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves
- Constitutes approximately 20% of the total bone mass and is lighter and less dense than compact bone
- Bone forming cells
- Mature bone cells
- Bone destroying cells
- The process of bone tissue development by osteoblasts
- Bone development from the membranes such as those found in the flat bones of the skull
- Bone development from cartilage
- The process of bone destruction by osteoclasts and bone forming by osteoblasts
- The cylindrical part of long bones
- Surround the diaphysis and is a dense, fibrous sheath containing blood vessels, nerves, and osteoblasts for growth and facture healing
- The hollow space within the diaphysis; filled with red and yellow bone marrow
- Two ends of long bones
- Hyaline cartilage covering the epiphysis to provide smooth movement within the joint
- Hyaline cartilage found near the ends of growing bone, allowing them to increase in length
- Consists of 80 named bones located along the skeleton's central axis and includes the skull, vertebral column, sternum, and the ribs
- Consists of the bones of the shoulder and pelvic girdles and the bones of the upper and lower extremities
- Where two or more bones come together or join
- Joints joined by dense fibrous connective tissue; resemble synarthrotic joints
- Joined by either fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage; resemble amphiarthrotic joints
- Enclosed by dense fibrous joint capsule which is lined with a fluid-secreting membrane
- Joints where movement is not permitted or is extremely limited under normal conditions; resemble fibrous joints
- Slightly movement joint; resemble cartilaginous joints
- Freely moveable joints; resemble synovial joints
- Dense fibrous capsule surrounding the joint like a sleeve
- Join bone to bone and strengthen the joint
- Covers the articular surfaces of bone to decrease friction during movement and increases shock absorption
- Ring of fibrocartilage around the edge of the articular cartilage to increase its surface area
- The inner region of a joint capsule
- Membrane lining the joint cavity that secretes synovial fluid
- Fluid filling the joint cavity that serves to decrease friction during movement, lubricate the joint cavity, and provides nourishment and shock absorption
- Found in some synovial joints, such as the knee, which protect articular cartilages and act as packing material to fill spaces that occur in the joint cavity as the joint cavity changes shape during movement
- Flattened saclike structures between ligaments or tendons and bones to reduce friction
- Elongated bursae surrounding tendons to increase their gliding capacity
- Act as shims to make irregular bone shape fit together and help the joint move smoothly and serve as shock absorbers; found in the knee and jaw
- Move around one axis and in only one plane; hinge and pivot joints
- Possess a convex surface one one bone and a concave surface of another bone; allow flexion/extension
- Possess a ringed or notched surface of one bone that fits into a projection of another bone; allows rotation
- Permits movement around two perpendicular axes and in two perpendicular planes; Saddle and condyloid (ellipsoidal) joints
- Possess a concave surface of one bone that fits into a convex surface of another bone; allows flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, opposition/reposition and circumduction
- Possess and oval-shaped surface or condyle of one bone that fits into a depression or socket of another bone; allows flexion/extension and abduction/adduction
- Permits movement around three axes and in three planes; gliding and ball and socket joints
- Consists of the ball end of one one bone fitting into a socket-shaped surface of another bone; allows flexion/extension, abduction/adduction and rotation
- The interactions of relatively flat surfaces of articulating bones; least moveable synovial joints; allows flexion/extension, inversion/eversion, and lateral flexion of the spine
- Harmless release of nitrogen bubbles trapped within synovial fluid and can be described as creaking, cracking, grating, crunching, or popping sounds
- Bending a joint so the angle between bones decrease
- Straightening a joint so the angle between bones increase
- Overextending the joint beyond its normally straightened position
- Movement away from the midline of the body
- Occurs as the shoulder or hip moves away from the midline
- Occurs as the hand moves away from the body in anatomic position
- Movement towards the midline of the body
- Occurs as the shoulders or hips move toward the midline in the horizontal plane
- Adduction of the thumb moving it towards the rest of the fingers
- Returning the thumb to its anatomic position next to the index finger
- Occurs as the hand moves towards the midline of the body in anatomic position
- Circular or conical movement in which one end of the body is relatively fixed and the other end moves in a circle
- Occurs when a bone pivots or rotates around its own central axis
- Refer to the direction of rotation and is used to describe movement of the appendicular skeleton
- Occurs when the glenoid cavity moves upward
- Occurs when the glenoid cavity moves downward
- Lateral rotation in which the bones of the forearm are in a parallel position and the palms face anteriorly in the anatomic position
- Medial rotation in which the bones of the forearm cross to form an X and the palms face posteriorly in the anatomic position
- Movement of the ankle so the foot moves inferiorly toward the plantar surface or bottom of the foot
- Movement of the ankle as the foot moves superiorly in the direction of the dorsum of the foot-- the toes are moving towards the shin or leg bones
- Turning the foot inward so the bottom of the foot faces the midline of the body
- Turning the foot outward so the bottom of the foot faces away from the midline of the body
- Superior or upward movement, essentially raising or lifting the shoulder or jaw
- Inferior or downward movement, essentially lowering or dropping the shoulder or jaw
- Movement of the jaw or shoulder blade in an anterior or forward direction
- Movement of the jaw or shoulder blade in a posterior or backward direction
- Side-to-side movements of the jaw or mandible
- Inflammation of the shoulder and its joint capsule creating a lack of ROM which leads to pain and the development of adhesions eventually causing the shoulder to become stiff or frozen
- Accumulation of synovial fluid behind the knee
- Inflammation of a bursa
- The temporary displacement of bones within a joint with a complete loss of contact between articulating surfaces
- Occurs when separation between articulating surfaces is only partially lost
- Any disruption or break in the continuity of bone
- Fractures in which the skin is broken
- Fracture in which skin over the broken bone is intact
- Pouchlike structure filled with synovial fluid and commonly arise from joint capsules or tendon sheaths
- A type of arthritis resulting from deposition of uric acid crystals in joints
- An exaggeration of the normal posterior or kyphotic curvature in the thoracic spine
- Exaggeration of the normal anterior or lordotic curvature in the lumbar spine; also known as hyperlordosis, swayback, or saddleback
- A recurrent form of arthritis affecting joints, the skin, heart, and nervous systems
- Characterized by inflammation of the joint capsule and progressive joint damage, leading to eventual loss of articular cartilage; also called dengenerative joint disease, degenerative arthritis and wear and tear arthritis
- Loss of normal bone density and is the most common bone disease
- A softening and degeneration of the articular cartilage on the posterior patella
- Chronic, inflammatory, and systematic type of arthritis in which synovial membranes are destroyed; autoimmune disease marked by periods of exacerbation and remission
- A lateral curvature in the normally straight vertical line of the spine, usually in the thoracic region
- Used to describe osteoarthritis (OA) of the spine; also called spinal OA
- Occurs when a ligament is torn or stretched beyond its normal capacity
- Generalized term to describe disorders affecting the jaw, its musculature, or both
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