1: Bones, cartilage and fractures Flashcards

1
Q

What is the dense, outer part of a bone called?

A

Cortex

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2
Q

What type of bone makes up the dense outer cortex?

A

Compact (cortical) bone

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3
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What is the porous, inner part of a bone called?

A

Medulla

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4
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What type of bone makes up the porous inner medulla?

A

Spongy (trabecular) bone

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5
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Apart from spongy bone, what is found in the medulla?

A

Bone marrow

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6
Q

What happens in the bone marrow?

A

Production of red and white blood cells

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7
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What is the name of the fibrous sleeve which covers bones?

A

Periosteum

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8
Q

The periosteum is ___ - this allows it to supply compact bone with blood.

A

vascularised

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9
Q

Why are bone fractures extremely painful?

A

The periosteum - which is well innervated - tears

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10
Q

In ossification, ___ ___ turns into bone.

A

hyaline cartilage

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11
Q

Ossification commonly occurs in long bones - give two examples.

A

Humerus Femur

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12
Q

What, when ossified, signals the end of bone growth?

A

Epiphyseal growth plate (see diagram)

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13
Q

Which two bones are especially prone to fracture?

A

Neck of the femur Clavicle

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14
Q

What two features of the neck of the femur make it especially prone to fracture?

A

Less compact bone Thin, angled structure

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15
Q

Fractures of the clavicle are common when children fall onto their outstretched ___.

A

hands

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16
Q

What forms at the site of the break during fracture healing?

17
Q

What does “reduced” mean in the context of fracture treatment?

A

The bone ends have been realigned with one another

18
Q

What does “fixed” mean in the context of fracture treatment?

A

The bones have been held together in the correct alignment

19
Q

What does “fossa” mean?

A

A depressed area

20
Q

What is a foramen?

A

A hole in bone for the passage of other structures

21
Q

The skull can be divided into two areas - what are they called?

A

Neurocranium (bones of the cranial vault) Viscerocranium (bones of the facial skeleton)

22
Q

The line dividing the neurocranium and the viscerocranium is called the ___ of the skull.

23
Q

Name the vertebral sections and the number of bones within each.

A

7 cervical bones (C1-C7)

12 thoracic bones (T1-T12)

5 lumbar bones (L1-L5)

Sacrum (S1-S5)

Coccyx (C1-C4)

24
Q

Ribs 1-7 are __ ribs.

25
What are the true ribs? How do they attach to the sternum?
Ribs 1-7 Via costal cartilages
26
Ribs 8-10 are __ ribs.
false
27
What are the false ribs? How do they attach to the sternum?
Ribs 8-10 Via one common costal cartilage
28
Ribs 11 and 12 are __ ribs.
floating
29
What are the floating ribs? How do they attach to the sternum?
Ribs 11 and 12 They don't attach to the sternum
30
Which bones make up the **pectoral girdle**?
**Left and right scapulae** **Left and right clavicles**
31
Which bones make up the pelvic girdle?
**2 hip bones** **Sacrum**
32
Where specifically is the **arm**?
**Between the shoulder and elbow joints**
33
What lies between the **elbow and wrist joints**?
**Forearm**
34
The **hand** is **distal** to the \_\_\_.
**forearm**
35
Where specifically is the thigh?
**Between the hip and knee joint**
36
Where specifically is the **leg**?
**Between the knee and ankle joint**
37
The foot is distal to the **(thigh / leg / ankle)**.
technically all of the above best answer is the **ankle**