Anatomy Flashcards
MC fractured carpal bone?
Scaphoid
Fracture to the hook of the hamate may potentially injure what structure?
Ulnar Nerve
Fracturw to the scaphoid bone may injure what structure?
Radial artery
MC type of shoulder dislocation?
Anterior
Blood vessel injured in posterior should dislocation
axillary artery
proximal ulnar fracture and radial head dislocation
monteggia fx
tx: orif
distal radius fx due to fall on outstretched hand
colles fx
tx: closed reduction
subluxation of distal radius to the elbow caused by pulling an extended, pronated arm
nursemaid’s elbow
The plane that cuts the body into an anterior and posterior part
Coronal plane
Longest, heaviest, strongest bone of the body
femur
Most frequently fractured bone
clavicle
the first bones to ossify
clavicle
what type of joint is the wrist?
condyloid joint
Largest muscle of the body
gluteus maximus
In the so called “crocodile tears” syndrome, a px has spontaneous lacrimation during eating bcoz of a misdirected regenerating autonomic nerve fibers following an injury to what nerve
facial nerve proximal to the geniculate ganglion