Chapter 3, Problem 22MC

The surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity is known as osteclasis._________________

A syndesmosis is ________. a narrow fibrous joint the type of joint that unites bones of the skull a fibrous joint that unites parallel bones the type of joint that anchors the teeth in the jaws

Definition Correct Answer Possible Answers hump ___________________ ankyl/o cartilage ___________________ arthr/o crooked, bent, stiff ___________________ burs/o joint ___________________ kyph/o bursa ___________________ Chondr/i, chondr/o

An abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine is known as ________ kyphosis lordosis scoliosis spondylosis

Baby Juanita was treated for ______________, which is congenital deformity of the foot involving the talus ankle bone. Her family calls this condition clubfoot. osteomalacia rickets scoliosis talipes

A gomphosis ________. is formed by an interosseous membrane connects the tibia and fibula bones of the leg contains a joint cavity anchors a tooth to the jaw

If bleached human bones found lying in the desert were carefully examined, would osteons be present? How about osteocytes and a marrow cavity?

The opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass is a ____________. foramen foramina process symphysis

The surgical removal of a joint is a/an._________________