Which bone is known as the kneecap?
Patella
Which condition is abnormal softening of bones due to disease?
osteomalacia

The surgical removal of a bursa
Bursectomy
Surgical repair of the skull
Cranioplasty
The medical term for collarbone clavicle

The medical term for breastbone
Sternum
The top part of the sternum
Manubrium
The bottom part of the sternum
Xiphoid process

What is the calcaneus bone?
the heel bone
That is the thigh bone?
Femur
What is the scapula?
Shoulder blade

What are the finger and toe bones called?
phalanges
What is the abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine?
lordosis
What is the abnormal sideways spine curvature?
scoliosis

What is the abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side?
kyphosis
What term describes a fracture where the bone is splintered or crushed?
comminuted

What is the condition of excess uric acid crystals in the joint?
gouty arthritis (gout)
A defect in which the spinal canal fails to close around the spinal cord?
spina bifida
Surgical repair of the cartilage chondroplasty

Inflammation of the vertebrae? (spondyl = vertebrae) spondylitis
Surgical repair of a damaged joint?
arthroplasty
Death of bone tissue?
osteonecrosis

Which bone tissue functions as a fat storage area?
yellow bone marrow
Inflammation of bone AND bone marrow?
osteo/myel/it is
What is the flexible tip of the nose made up of?
cartilage
Surgical incision into a joint?
arthr/otomy

Surgical incision into a bone oste/otomy
Surgical removal of a spinal lamina laminectomy
A marked loss of bone density and an increase in bone porosity is called…..
osteoporosis

A surgical puncture of the joint space to remove fluid for analysis arthro/centesis
The lower portion of the sternum xiphoid process