Anatomy Lecture 4: What bones Commonly Fracture? Flashcards
How many bones are in the adult skeleton?
206
What are bones of neonatal Babies composed of?
Bones of neonatal Babies begins as Hyaline Cartilage
What is the name of the processes of ossification of hyaline cartilage?
Endochondral Ossification
How can the structure of bone be divided?
Outer Cortex
Inner Medulla
What is the Outer Cortex of Bone made from?
Compact cortical bone
What is the Inner Medulla made from?
Cancellous bone
What is the site of red and white cell formation?
Bone marrow
What is the most superficial layer of bone called?
The Periosteum
Why does the neck of the femur commonly fracture?
Made of less compact bone
More angled structure/thinner.
What are the vessels that carry blood to the Periosteum?
Periosteal Arteries
What is founded around a fracture line?
A Callus - starts out as lump of bone. It is then remodelled
What is putting the bone back into its normal line surgically called?
Reducing the Fracture
What are the bone processes on the upper limb?
Greater Tubercle of the Humerus
Styloid process of the radius
What are the bone processes on the lower limb?
Ischial Tuberosity of Pelvis
Lesser Trochanter of the Femur
Femoral Condyl of the Knee
Tibial Tuberosity of the Tibia
Malleolus of the ankle
How is a Foreamen formed?
Adjacent structure applies a force
Bone has to grow round structure
Bone that have a hole in it are called a Foreamen
How can the skeleton be divided?
Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton
What does the Axial Skeleton consist of?
Bones of the skull
Bones of the neck
Bones of the trunk - chest, abdomen, back
What are the bones of the facial skeleton?
The Zygoma
The Maxilla
The Mandible
The Nasal Bone
What is a Le Fort 1 fracture?
Le fort 1: This is a Maxilla Fracture