Skeletal System Vocabulary

annularis fibrosus

appendicular skeleton

apposition

articular cartilage

axial skeleton

canaliculi

cancellous

closed fracture

Colle's fracture

comminuted fracture

compact bone

compound fracture

concentric lamellae

concha

condyle

crest

demifacet

diaphysis

endochondral

ossification

endosteum

epicondyle

epiphyseal line

epiphyseal plate

epiphysis

facet

fissure

flat bone

foramen

fossa

greenstick fracture

head (of bone)

impaction fracture

intramembranous

ossification

intervertebral disc

irregular bone

kyphosis

lamina

limb bud

long bone

lordosis

marrow

medullary cavity

metaphysis

nucleus pulposus

osteitis

osteoblast

osteoclast

osteocyte

osteomalacia

osteomyelitis

osteoporosis

osteoprogenitor

Paget's disease

pathological fracture

pedicel

perforating canal

periosteum

Pott's fracture

primary curvature

red marrow

rickets

scoliosis

secondary curvature

sesamoid bone

short bone

sinus

spiral fracture

spongy bone

stress fracture

trabeculae

trochanter

tubercle

tuberosity

Volkmann's canal

wormian bone

yellow marrow

Articulations Vocabulary

abduction

adduction

amphiarthrosis

ankylosis

arthritis

articulation

ball-and-socket

biaxial

bursa

bursitis

cartilaginous

circumduction

condyloid

depression

dislocation

dorsiflexion

ellipsoid

elevation

eversion

extension

fibrous

flexion

ginglymus

gliding joint

gomphosis

gout

hyperextension

inversion

ligament

luxation

monaxial

osteoarthritis

pannus

pivot

plantar flexion

pronation

protraction

retraction

rheumatoid arthritis

rotation

saddle joint

sellaris

spheroid

sprain

supination

suture

symphysis

synarthrosis

synchondrosis

syndesmosis

synostosis

synovial

trochoid