med term skeletal system

where does blood cell production occur

bone marrow

what do endo-, end-, and intra- mean

within (endometriosis = IN metr (uterus)

what does -blast mean

build up (building up to blast)

what does -clast mean

break down (c = catastrophe)

what does myel/o mean

bone marrow (myel= miel, bone marrow is sticky like Miel)

what does physi/o mean

produce (physically make something)

what does tuber/o mean

rounded (tube shaped, tube=tubo)

what does gnath/o mean

jaw (gnaw = jaw)

what does mandibul/o mean

lower jaw (mandilon = below girl, follows what she does)

what does maxill/o mean

uper jaw (max = above)

what does spondyl/o mean

spine (sp = spine)

what does cervic/o

nech (cervix is thick like a neck)

what does lumb/o

lumbar (back, lumber (wood) is held on back)

what is sacr/o

sacrum (last part before tail (Second to last (last = tail)

what is coccyg/o

coccygeal (tail, co=cola = tail)

what is thorac/o

thorax (Thors chest)

what is stern/o

sternum (Sits at middle of chest)

what is Brachi/o

arm (brachial artery in arm)

what is humer/o

humerus (long bone between shoulder and elbow) (High upper arm)

what is radi/o

radius (one of the two bones between elbow and wrist/forearm) (Radius= right next to your thumb)

what is uln/o

ulna (one of the two bones between elbow and wrist/forearm) (Ulna = Under side of pinky)

what is carp/o

carpus (wrist)

what is metacarp/o

metacarpals (Middle of your hand)

what is dactyl/o

digits (teradactyl has scary fingers)

what is cox/o

hip (c0ck by hips)

what is ili/o

ilium (last part of small intestine)

what is ischi/o

ischium (lower part of hip bone, isch = itchy down there)

what is the patella

kneecap (p=caPa)

what is the tibia

big shin bone (t = “tinggggg” when things hit on it)

what is the fibula

outer shin bone (Funny, when you touch it it tickles)

what are metatarsals

bones before your toes

what does ab- mean

away (abduct = take someone away)

what does amphi- mean

both (amphibian like a frog can live on BOTH water AND land)

what does pro- mean

before (a professional at something did it best before everyone)

what is the humerus

long bone in an animal's upper front leg, located between the shoulder and the elbow (hum= human upper arm)

what is the carpus

the wrist (pu=pulsera=wrist)

what is metacarpophalangeal and metatarsalphalangeal

fetlock (equine, the equines knuckles) (metacarpal = beyond wrist, metatarsal = beyond ankle, phalang = digits, so these phrases are the knuckles of both hands and feet

where are the paster/coffin of a horse

pastern is between first and second phalanges, coffin is between second and third phalanges (coffin= closest to the ground, coffins go underground, pastern = above coffin), these are both interphalangeal

what is -plasm

abnormal growth (problem growth)

what is malac/o

soft (marshMALow = soft)

what is por/o

pore (poros)

what is ankyl/o

stiff (ankles are stiff)

what is the cranium

portion of the skull encasing the brain

what is a suture

where bones and skull unite (sutures bring things together)

what is the frontal bone

bone forming the forepart of the cranium (front of cranium)

what is the pareital bone

lateral bones of the cranium (par= parejos = next to each other)

what is the occipital bone

bone forming the back of the skull (O = opposite of front)

what is the foramun magnum

large opening in the occipital bone connecting the cranial cavity to the vertebra canal (for a man = magnum/teacher reference)

what is the temporal bones

bones forming the sides and base of the skull (temples are on the side of your head)

what is the hyoid bone

u shaped bone at base of tongue (hyoid = hide = hide under tongue)

what are the turbinates

scroll like bones in the nasal cavity (turbines = air, nose = air)

what is the sternebra(e)

series of unpaired bones on ventral chest that make up the sternum

what are intervertebral disks

cushion found between the bodies of vertebrae (inter vertebrae = in between vertebrae)

what is the cervical

vertebrae of the neck (cervix = neck)

what is the atlas

first cervical vertebrae (help head go up and down, T = up and down, YES then no)

what is the axis

second cervical vertebrae (help head go left and right, X = left and right, yes then NO)

what is spondylitis

Inflammation of the spine (sp=spine, itis=inflammation)

what is the clavicle

bone found in some species that serves as portion of the chest, collarbone (c=chest)

what is the xiphoid process

caudalmost sternebra (last part of sternum (breastbone), caudal closest to tail)

what is the ilium

cranial bones of the pelvis (il = I lean on my hips, ilium = hips)

what is acetabulum

cup shaped socket on the pelvis (ac/a$$ can look weird if these are indented)

what is ischium

caudal bones of the pelvis (is = I sit on my ischeum)

what are pinbones

most caudal projections of ischeum (pin = pointy bones)

what is the pubic symphysis

where left snd right side of pelvis meet at the front (pubic = front pelvis, sym = same, together)

what is the olecranon

bony point of the elbow in an animal (ole = HOLA = sticking out saying hello)

what is the stifle

joint between femur and tibia (like human knee) (stif = stiff knee)

what is the patella

bone over stifle joint (ella = umbrella, goes over something)

what is the fibula

lateral and smaller bone next to tibia (outer part of tinggggg = shin)

what is the dewclaw

digit 1 or the medial digit in some species (little extra toe that sits above the rest of the toes)

what is the synovial joint

lubricating system inside movable joints, such as your knees, shoulders,elbows, and hips (s= slippery)

what is the bursa joint

small, fluid-filled sac found near joints (b=buffer = cushion)

what is osteomyelitis

inflammation of bone and bone marrow (myelo= bone marrow)

what is chondroma

tumor of cartilage (oma=tumor)

what is osteosarcoma

malignant bone tumor (sarcoma = malignant tumor)

what does Fx stand for

fracture

what is a comminuted fracture

multiple pieces or splinters (com=comes in many pieces)

what is a compound fracture

open wound (compound = comes out = open)

what is a greenstick fracture

half bent/half fracture (green tree branch, half broken half bent)