Vocabulary List:

Skeletal System

November 30, 2009 (updated December 2, 2009)
acetabulum
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tube
acromion
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tube
ankle
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tube
articular
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tuberc
bone
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tuberc
bursa
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
calcaneus
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
calcium
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
cancellous
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
carpal
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
cartilage
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
cavity
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
cervical
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
clavicle
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
coccyx
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
column
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
comminute
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
compound
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
compression
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
condyle
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
cortical
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
costal
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
diaphysis
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
distal
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
epiphyseal
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tuberc
epiphysis
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
ethmoid
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
extremity
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
femoral
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
fibula
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
fissure
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
fontanelle
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
foramen
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
fossa
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
fracture
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
frontal
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
humerus
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
ilium
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
impact
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
impacted
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
intervertebral
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tube
ischium
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
joint
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...
lacrimal
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tube
lamina
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
lateral
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
lesion
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
ligament
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
lumbar
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebrae thora...
mandibular
bone joint muscle orthodedist rheumatologist osteoblast osteoclast calcium sesamoid diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal metaphysis periosteum articular cartilage cortical haversian medullary cavity cancellous spongy tra becular trochanter femoral tubercle tuberosity condyle fossa foramen fissure sinus suture fontanelle frontal parietal temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid nasal lacrimal maxillary mandibular zygomatic vomer sinus skull vertebral column spinal intervertebral cervical vertebra...