| A | B |
|---|
| arthr | joint |
| burs | sac |
| carpo | wrist |
| chondro | cartilage |
| costo | rib |
| cranio | skull |
| endo | within |
| inter | between |
| itis | inflammation |
| myelo | bone marrow |
| ortho | straight |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| osteo | bone |
| peri | around |
| pod | foot |
| pop | pore, duct, small opening |
| scolio | crooked, bent |
| spondylo | vertebra, spine |
| tarso | ankle bones |
| thorac | chest |
| Atlas | first cervical vertebra, jointed with the occipital bone allowing the head to nod |
| Axis | second cervical vertebra, forms a pivot that allows the head to turn |
| Bursae | fluid filled sac on the sides of the joint to help with friction |
| Closed fracture | broken bone that does not break through the skin |
| Compact bone | dense bone used to create the hard structure of the skeleton |
| Epiphysis | end of a long bone |
| Foramen | holes in the bone for blood vessels and nerves to pass through |
| Hematopoiesis | formation and development of blood cells |
| Open fracture | broken bone that breaks through the skin |
| Osteoblasts | bone-forming cells |
| Osteoclasts | absorbs bone tissue during growth/healing |
| Osteocytes | mature bone cells |
| Red marrow | spongy tissue inside long bones that helps to produce red blood cells |
| Spongy bone | porous bone usually at the epiphysis, surrounded by compact bone |
| Suture Joint | junction between bones of the skull |
| Synovial Fluid | clear, thick fluid that helps to lubricate a joint |
| Yellow Marrow | spongy tissue in the middle of long bones that helps to store fat |
