The Skeletal System

SKELETAL SYSTEM How many bones do you think our body

has? Bones are the framework of our body

and without them our body would be like pudding!

Did you know that some words have two different combining forms? Some are from Greek and others are from Latin.

Introduction

WORD GREEK LATIN MEDICAL WORD EXAMPLE

bone Oste/o Osse/o Osteoarthritis, osseous

Bent, crooked, stiff

Ankyl/o Scoli/o Ankylosing, scoliosis

cartilage Chondr/o Cartilagin/o Costochondral, cartilaginous

joint Arthr/o Articul/o Arthroscopy, articulation

vertebra Spondyl/o Vertebr/o Spondylitis,vertebral

Examples:

THE SKELETAL SYSTEM

PART 2 Pathological Conditions

LET’S TAKE APART WORDS AND BUILD UP DEFINITIONS

Osteoporosis

Oste/o bone

-Por/o passage or pore

-osis condition

Whole Definition?

A condition of porous bones

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Osteomyelitis

Oste/o bone

Myel/o spinal cord or bone marrow

-itis inflammation

Whole Definition?

Inflammation of the bone and/or bone marrow.

SCOLIOSIS

Scoli/o = crooked, bent

-osis = condition of

Whole Definition?

Condition of crooked or bent [bones]

KYPHOSIS

A condition of humpback

LORDOSIS

A Condition of swayback (bent)

LET’S BUILD DEFINITIONS BASED UPON WORD PARTS/ELEMENTS

Oste/o/arthritis =

Oste/o = bone

Arthr/o = joint

-itis = inflammation

Whole Definition?

Inflammation of

the bone(s) and joint(s)

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

Ankylos (Greek)= bent; -osing = a condition of doingspondylos(Greek) = vertebrae-itis= inflammation

DefinedType of arthritis that affects the vertebral

columnCauses deformities of the spine

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

HALLUX VALGUS Deformity in which the great toe is

angled laterally toward the other toes. Often called: Bunion

BONE FRACTURES (BREAKS)

Closed fractureBreak in the bone but no open wound in skinSimple fracture

Open fractureBreak in the bone, as well as an open wound in skinCompound fracture

FRACTURE: BROKEN BONE

Complete fractureBreak extends through the entire

thickness of bone

Incomplete fractureOne side of bone is broken and one side

of bone is bent considerably but not broken

Greenstick fracture

FRACTURE: BROKEN BONE

Colle’s fractureBreak occurs at lower end of the radiusWithin one inch of connecting with wrist bones

Hairline fractureMinor fracture in which the bone

continues to be in perfect alignmentAlso known as a stress fracture

FRACTURE: BROKEN BONE

COLLES’ FRACTURE (WRIST BONE)

Pathological fractureBone is weakened by a preexisting

diseaseBreak is in response to a force that would not cause a normal bone to break

Treatment of fracturesClosed reductionOpen reduction

FRACTURE: BROKEN BONE

PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURE

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICEDiaphysisEpiphysisOsteoporosisForamenCancellous boneCortical bonePeriosteumAnkylosing

Spondylitis

ScoliosisKyphosisLordosisOsteoarthritisPathological FractureOsteomyelitisOssificationParietalOccipital

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