Bone Vocabulary

Mrs. Chotkowski

Jr. / Sr.

Vet Science

Dislocation or Luxation:

Displacement of a bone from its joint.

Periostium:

Tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of the bone

Meniscus:

Curved fibrous cartilage found in some synovial joints

Connections between two bones:

Joints or articulations

Sequestrum:

Piece of dead bone that is partially or fully detached from the surrounding healthy bone

Manubrium:

Cranial portion of the sternum

Amputation:

Removal of all or part of a joint

Varus:

Inward curvature of a bone

Ankylosis:

Loss of mobility of a joint

Chondromalacia:

Abnormal softening of cartilage

What do extensor tendons

do ???????

Straighten a limb

What is it called when there is an extreme straightening of a limb beyond its normal limits ?

Hyperextension

A band of fibers that holds a structure together in an abnormal

fashion is a /an:

Adhesion

What is the term for the facial structure of flat faced dogs such as:

Boxers, Pugs, Bull Dogs, Bull Mastiffs ………??

Brachycephalic

Surgical removal of a claw is called:

Onychectomy

A break in the skin from a broken bone, causing an open wound in the skin is called ?

Open or Compound Fracture

The fibrous band of connective tissue on the ventral abdomen, that is the center attachment of the abdominal muscles, is called what ?

Linea Alba

A fibrous band of tissue that connects bone to bone is called ?

Ligament

Another term for growth plate is?.....

Physis

Involuntary Muscle is called:

Smooth,

non-striated, unstriated or visceral